Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present


Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.


Saturday 10 November 2012

Madness Finsbury Park 6th August 1994


Here's a great sounding recording (1st generation BBC Radio 1 broadcast) of what I recall was the second Madstock. Suggs makes a joke concerning Morrissey, a reference to the latter's ill-considered performance at the first Madstock gathering in 1992.

The line up on the day was great, with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Buzzcocks and Aswad. As I remember the weather was great. I also recall the sight of a mature tree quite near to the stage that appeared to be bearing a strage fruit.... a crop of skinheads!

Here's some artwork (not mine) with the tracklisting:



Note: This version is 21 tracks long (with 'Tomorrow's Just Another Day' as the first track on disc 2).

Enjoy!

FLAC: https://rapidshare.com/files/3371452902/madstockIIFLAC.zip

MP3: https://rapidshare.com/files/2164731290/madstockIIMP3.zip


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4 comments:

  1. meanie10 November 2012 at 10:08

    I remember seeing them in 1983 at a CND rally, can't remember the park, also playing were The Damned, Hazel O Connor, Style Council, Clint Eastwood & The General Saint and of course our mate Peeley.

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  2. Anonymous8 April 2013 at 08:58

    Great! Thanks for making this available!

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  3. Anonymous31 December 2014 at 21:36

    Hi. This is down now. NeilKelly (31/12/14)

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  4. Keef9 May 2021 at 02:54

    I was there too on my own. My mate couldn't come at the last minute. A bunch of those skins and a few mods adopted me for the day it was bloody brilliant!

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