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All Live and All of the Night | ||||
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Live album by the Stranglers | ||||
Released | 8 February 1988 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1985 and 1987 | |||
Venue | Le Zénith, Paris Hammersmith Odeon, London The Reading Festival, Reading | |||
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Length | 50:59 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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The Stranglers live albums chronology | ||||
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Singles from All Live and All of the Night | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
All Live and All of the Night is the second live album by English rock band the Stranglers,released on 8 February 1988 by Epic Records. The release peaked at No. 12 in the UK Albums Chart in March 1988. [3]
By 1986,the band were onto their ninth studio album, Dreamtime ,and had added a horn section to the live presentation. Although there had been demand for a new live album for some time,contractual obligations to their former record label EMI had prevented them from releasing any live recordings of their earlier material until 1987,making All Live and All of the Night their first live album to be released since 1979's Live (X Cert) . [4]
The concerts from which tracks were taken,span the period from April 1985 to August 1987. The live recording of "All Day and All of the Night" was dropped in favour of a "live" version specially recorded in the studio,as the true live recording was not considered to be up to the desired quality for this album. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
The Great Rock Discography | 4/10 [8] |
In a retrospective review,AllMusic's Alex Ogg gave the album three stars out of five,writing,"While not as good as Live (X Cert),the Stranglers' live album it bookends,this does have some things to recommend it. First,it was recorded a decade down the line and was able to draw from a wellspring of generally excellent material. Secondly,at this stage in their career,the Stranglers remained just about relevant,and were still a robust live act." Ira Robbins of Trouser Press wrote,"Despite their recent wimpo work,onstage —banging out such classics as "London Lady," "Nice 'n' Sleazy" and "No More Heroes" with a horn section —they can convincingly revive the grungy electric power we used to know and love. ... fortunately,these concert renditions improve on the songs,providing them with a little context." [9]
All tracks are written by the Stranglers (Jet Black,Jean Jacques Burnel,Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield),except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No More Heroes" | 3:48 | |
2. | "Was It You?" | 3:40 | |
3. | "Down in the Sewer" | 6:24 | |
4. | "Always the Sun" | 4:28 | |
5. | "Golden Brown" | 3:35 | |
6. | "North Winds" | 3:59 | |
7. | "European Female" | 3:41 | |
8. | "Strange Little Girl" | Black,Burnel,Cornwell,Greenfield,Hans Wärmling | 2:42 |
9. | "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 4:25 | |
10. | "Toiler on the Sea" | 6:26 | |
11. | "Spain" | 3:46 | |
12. | "London Lady" | 2:36 | |
13. | "All Day and All of the Night" (studio version) | Ray Davies | 2:26 |
Total length: | 50:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Souls" | 3:18 | |
15. | "Uptown" | 3:00 | |
16. | "Who Wants the World?" | 3:03 | |
17. | "Nuclear Device" | 3:42 | |
18. | "All Day and All of the Night" (live version) | Davies | 2:32 |
19. | "Punch and Judy" | 3:42 | |
Total length: | 70:16 |
The 2001 reissue omits the studio version of "All Day and All of the Night".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Souls" | 3:22 | |
14. | "Uptown" | 2:32 | |
15. | "Shakin' Like a Leaf" | 2:45 | |
16. | "Who Wants the World?" | 2:59 | |
17. | "Peaches" | 3:49 | |
18. | "Straighten Out" | 2:54 | |
19. | "Nuclear Device" | 3:31 | |
20. | "All Day and All of the Night" (live version) | Davies | 2:23 |
21. | "Punch and Judy" | 3:43 | |
Total length: | 76:53 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]
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