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.


Sunday, 6 October 2024

York Barbican 4th November 1999

 


This one is seeing the light of day after being misfiled for a number of years. The set is really interesting with the inclusion 'Pin Up', 'Ice Queen' and 'Two Sunspots' but not withstanding that there is no escaping from the fact that the band were at the nadir of what was even then a long career. John Ellis was moving closer to the door and another line up alteration was on the cards within months.

This is a great sounding recording having received the attention of DomP in the past.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-U2CjVcExYa

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-jzvgrcEOxa

01. Intro/Duchess
02. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
03. Who Wants The World?
04. Coup De Grace
05. Pin Up
06. Skin Deep
07. Threatened
08. Ice Queen
09. Princess Of The Streets
10. The Raven
11. Genetix

01. Always The Sun
02. Goodbye Toulouse
03. Nuclear Device
04. Two Sunspots
05. Burning Up Time
06. Tank
07. Something Better Change
08. Five Minutes
09. Golden Brown
10. Thrown Away
11. Hanging Around
12. No More Heroes
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