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, 18 October 2024

20 From '87 (5) 999 Basin's Nite Club Portsmouth 4th June 1987


Here's a great sounding (soundboard?) recording of 999 down in Portsmouth in 1987. The gig took place just a week before the General Election that saw Thatcher returned for a third term. The gig also coincided with the release of the band's lavie album 'Lust, Power & Money'. The two new tracks that appeared on that album, the title track and 'White Trash' are featured in this set, although neither enjoyed longevity in 999's set. Nick is his usual ebullient self on the night as he leads the band through their typcal high energy set.

The band are gigging at the moment with a healthy list of UK gigs seeing them through to the end of the year:

October

Thu 17th Victoria Bikers Pub, Coalville
Fri 18th The Bunkhouse, Swansea
Sat 19th The Water Rats, Kings Cross, London + the Witchdiktors + guests TBA
Sun 20th Prince Albert, Brighton (matinee gig, onstage about 4pm) + Sinful Maggie + The Lengthmen
Sun 20th Prince Albert, Brighton (doors at 7.30pm (10.30pm finish) tickets: £17)

November

Thu 21st The Marrs Bar, Worcester
Fri 22nd The Golden Lion, Bristol
Sat 23rd The Cavern, Exeter
Sun 24th The Junction, Plymouth

December

Thu 5th Cambridge Junction, Cambridge
Fri 6th Steamboat, Ipswich
Sat 7th Mama Liz's, Stamford
Thu 12th Trillions, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Fri 13th Don Memorial Club, Stockton
Sat 14th The Mash House, Edinburgh + Cowboy Hunters + Shock and Awe

MP3 (as received): https://we.tl/t-qNERgb0vVC




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