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, 30 May 2025

The Damned Hammersmith Palais London 3rd March 1981


Here's one from The Damned when they played the Hammersmith Palais back in March 1981. The writer who reviewed the gig for Record Mirror in the 11th march issue was seemingly rather underwhelmed by The Damned's performance to the extent that the review, short though it is, is focussed more on Splodgenessabounds than the headlining act. 


Regardless of how The Damned performed on the night I  would love to have been there... out of arm's length from the 'Sieg Heil' ers of course!

Record Mirror 14th March 1981


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




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