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.


Tuesday, 31 December 2024

The Jam Northstage Theatre Glen Cove NY 16th May 1982

 


So now we conclude this six year journey with The Jam. Listen to all six uploads and it is quite evident how the band changed musically.... philosophically I think they were very consistent throughout. Here they are in the US, Long Island I believe. The sound is again excellent. The audience seems to be well into it or perhaps it is just the over-enthusiastic bloke, in close proximity to the taper, whooping and hollering throughout that gives a false impression! Elsewhere in the recording Weller chastises some of the audience seemingly not sufficiently engaged with what's occuring onstage.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-DAqSO95cFV

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-ySP3ELn4mi


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