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.

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Saturday, 17 May 2025

Killing Joke Royal Albert Hall London 12th March 2023

 


A rather poignant one this one, being as it was Geordie's last gig. As yet a gig not released and nothing on the cards. I did go to this gig and it was great but I was still miffed to have missed the warm-up gig at the 100 Club. In a foyer area I remember hearing something behind some manner of display. On peeking around it threre was none other than one Paul Cook and a mate, no doubt he was avoiding multiple requests for selfies etc.

Were it not for the loss of Geordie, I am sure that Killing Joke would have had a few more years/albums in them and who knows what we could have enjoyed, but I could never envision it without that guitar style of his.

Many thanks to Chatts for the share.

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5 comments:

  1. As far as I'm aware, this gig was recorded & was in the process of being mixed by Geordie - whether it's gets completed & released is a very different matter - so it's good to see this out there...

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  2. Yes I heard/read also that this had been recorded and was in the hands of Geordie to mix, hopefully one day it will see the light of day.
    I was at the gig also right in the middle on the barrier, it was a fantastic evening.
    Thanks Ade and Chatts - Simon(Gizzard)

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  3. According to Big Paul, it's all ready to go but management problems are stopping its release.

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    1. Youth told me the 100 Club gig was also recorded

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  4. Cheers for this

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