The Stranglers, London The Roundhouse 06 November 1977

Details
Title | The Stranglers, London The Roundhouse 06 November 1977 |
Author | WaltzInBlack |
Duration | 1:09:12 |
File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xx7y0dMLEAc |
Description
Set List: No More Heroes / Ugly / Bring On The Nubiles / Dead Ringer / Sometimes /
Dagenham Dave / In The Shadows / Hanging Around / 5 Minutes / Bitching / Burning Up Time /
I Feel Like A Wog / Straighten Out / Something Better Change / London Lady / Peaches /
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself) / Go Buddy Go
To think a short time before they would have been treading the boards in the pubs of the Capital at the Nashville, the Speakeasy, the Roxy, the Red Deer, the Red Cow, the Hope & Anchor, the 100 Club, the Torrington, The Marquee & The Rock Garden either in support or headlining in their own right.
Five nights at the London Roundhouse in Camden. First time such a run of gigs by anybody had featured. This the 4th set of gigs there, they had been involved in during 1977. January saw them supporting the Pink Fairies, then in April their first headlining set just as Rattus Norvegicus was about to be released on vinyl. June saw a triumphant return at the end of Rats on the Road summer marathon around the country. Here though following the release of the second album on vinyl, No More Heroes, a huge run of gigs back in the Capital towards the end of the tour that started in September. Some tracks from this series of gigs would go to feature on Live (X-Cert) in 1979.
This night they were on form, a celebration of their two successful albums of the year & a hatful of singles from the charts. 1977 had been their year, a celebration of recognition following their non-stop touring.
They even managed to fit in European gigs in France, Holland, Germany, Sweden aswell as a promo visit to the US.
This gig was recorded by the BBC for John Peel and aired on Radio 1 on 27 December 1977. It wasn't broadcast in its entirety.
Just about the hardest gigging Band around, never stopping. On a mission, as the Pied Piper, taking their Rats Rally to the Sewers wherever your part of the country was.
And before the year was out, there was still time to start on the next album that was to become Black and White.
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