Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
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| Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival | |
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| Live album by Various | |
| Released | March 1978 |
| Recorded | November 22 – December 15, 1977 |
| Venue | Hope and Anchor, Islington, London |
| Genre | Power pop, pub rock, punk rock, new wave |
| Label | Warner Bros. (Cat. No. K66077) |
| Producer | various |
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival is a hit double-LP of live recordings taken from various bands – mainly power pop, pub rock, punk rock and new wave groups - that played the Front Row Festival at the Hope and Anchor, Islington between Tuesday 22 November and Thursday 15 December 1977.[1] It reached number 28 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
The Hope & Anchor has been described as a "seminal live venue" in 1977, catering for "both emerging punk / new wave bands and the numerous pub rock acts operating on the live circuit at the time".[3] The same author called the album as "eclectic" with "superb performances from artists like the Stranglers, the Only Ones, X-Ray Spex, the Saints and the Suburban Studs alongside staple pub rock acts".[3]
