Electric Circus Manchester 9th December 1976 Revisited

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.

Friday 28 July 2023

Electric Circus Manchester 9th December 1976 Revisited

I am indebted to site contributor, Mark, who informed me that there is an inherent speed problem with the previously posted sets from the first Anarchy Electric Circus date (9th December).

He has provided me with speed corrected versions. In addition to that he sent me an mp3 recording of The Heartbreakers set, thus giving a complete record of one of the most discussed/written about gigs in the history of rock 'n' roll. Thanks to Mark and a grateful nod to the recorder back on that distant winter night in 1976 who was prepared to schlep a tape recorder into the Electric Circus to capture the event for posterity.

FLAC (All sets): https://we.tl/t-8KG7jhIUor

Buzzcocks Artwork: https://we.tl/t-xJdbbD0Irj