The Burning Up Times - Strangled.co.uk
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<strong>Burning</strong> <strong>Up</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Issue 3<br />
Paradiso Amsterdam 27.11.77<br />
No More Heroes<br />
Ugly<br />
Bring On <strong>The</strong> Nubiles<br />
Sometimes<br />
Dead Ringer<br />
Dagenham Dave<br />
Hanging Around<br />
Five Minutes<br />
<strong>Burning</strong> <strong>Up</strong> Time<br />
I Feel Like a Wog<br />
Straighten Out<br />
Something Better Change<br />
London Lady<br />
Peaches<br />
Grip<br />
subdued and a storming<br />
version of Dead Ringer is greeted with a<br />
ripple of polite applause. JJ seems to be<br />
<strong>co</strong>ming to terms with 5 Minutes – but<br />
there are still some Burnel ad libs at<br />
the end. <strong>The</strong> quality of this re<strong>co</strong>rding<br />
deteriorates and Down In <strong>The</strong> Sewer is cut<br />
in several places.<br />
11 tracks. Rating: worthwhile.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roundhouse,<br />
05 or 06.11.77<br />
<strong>The</strong> band perform fi ve <strong>co</strong>nsecutive<br />
nights at <strong>The</strong> Roundhouse (2nd to 6th<br />
November) and the bootleg releases<br />
London Ladies and Rattus Britanicus<br />
<strong>co</strong>ver parts of these shows – with from the<br />
5th few fi nding their way on the offi cial<br />
Live (X Cert). This boot is a gem straight<br />
from the mixing desk and super quality<br />
reigns pretty much throughout. Probably<br />
the full set, although whether this is<br />
from the 5th or 6th November remains<br />
very unclear. Great opening with Heroes<br />
followed by a powerful Ugly. Contains<br />
Hugh’s classic line ‘did someone say<br />
wanker?’ before Dead Ringer. We also get<br />
an early version of In <strong>The</strong> Shadows. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
should have released a full gig from one<br />
of these nights at <strong>The</strong> Roundhouse rather<br />
than the <strong>co</strong>bbled together X Cert. Never<br />
too late, eh?<br />
18 tracks. Rating: essential!<br />
Hope and Anchor,<br />
22.11.77<br />
Considered by many to be the<br />
ultimate Stranglers gig, this<br />
was for many years a ‘bootleg’<br />
before it was sensibly released<br />
by EMI in 1992. <strong>The</strong> set<br />
<strong>co</strong>ntains just about everything<br />
(and more!) from the fi rst<br />
two albums. It’s now very<br />
rare (deleted, even?) and<br />
<strong>co</strong>nsequently goes for silly<br />
money such as £20+ on eBay.<br />
Re<strong>co</strong>rd moguls take note:<br />
there’s a market for this stuff,<br />
so how about a few more<br />
releases from the vaults? Top<br />
marks EMI for the artwork.<br />
19 tracks. Rating: Essential<br />
<strong>The</strong> Paradiso Amsterdam,<br />
27.11.77<br />
<strong>The</strong> fi nal offering of the year:<br />
an audience re<strong>co</strong>rding and<br />
very good quality it is. After<br />
a dodgy start, the sound<br />
improves quickly with a<br />
blistering version of Heroes<br />
as the opener. Hugh informs<br />
the audience they are making<br />
history as they are all on<br />
Candid Camera, and the<br />
band rattle through the set<br />
at tremendous pace and on<br />
top form. Excellent and clear,<br />
(the keyboards on Nubiles almost drowns<br />
Hugh out at one point) and JJ goes for it<br />
on 5 Minutes, with a few new lines at the<br />
end. Great stuff from start to fi nish.<br />
15 tracks. Rating: re<strong>co</strong>mmended!<br />
Ice Cube would like to say a big thanks to<br />
Mad Hatter & Rodney Blackstaff for their<br />
help and words of wisdom.<br />
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