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 30 September 2023

On The Nice 'N' Sleazy Sleeve Record Mirror 28th April 1978

The edition of Record Mirror in the week of the release of the Nice 'N' Sleazy single carried a short piece in which a man of the cloth in the North West objected to the image that adorned the sleeve. True, the nature of the image would most likely not pass muster in a record company's boardroom meeting in 2023. But before 'snowflake' accusations are levelled at me from all directions, it is worth remembering that the woman depicted was a real victim of murder, one of the 13 victims of Albert DeSalvo, known to the annals of crime as 'The Boston Strangler' a man who had the inhabitants of the east coast city gripped in fear during the early 1960's when he perpetrated his crimes.




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