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, 8 December 2024

Television Personalities John Peel Session 20th August 1980

 

All I really knew about the Television Personalities is that they has recorded 'Where's Bill Grundy Now?' and 'Part-Time Punks', great tracks and a rather satirical view of the punk scene. It was my daughter who started talking about the band. I think that she once took a bit of a lead from me musically, but she very quickly went off on a multitude of tangents leaving me a long way behind.TVP were a case in point.

I did go with her some years ago for a gig at the 100 Club for a celebreation of Dan Treacy's music. Prior to this gig, I did a bit of hoemwork and reaslised that I knew more than the aforementioned two tracks. Not many more, but a few!

Here is the Peel Session that they did back in 1980. I think it's great, very different.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-XLiuFXtEXp

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-b3WdyL897a



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