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.


Monday, 25 May 2026

Ramones Arturo Vega's Loft New York 3rd February 1975

 


Having posted sone shocking scenes earlier today from the interior of Joey Ramone's boudoir, this point me into a Ramones frame of mind. This short DVD was always an item of interest. Filmed in early 1975 (although there is some on-line debate as to whether this was 1975 or early '76 - it matters little in the grand scheme of things, we can agree that it is early!) in Arturo Vega's New York loft. Whilst raw, all of the elements are present and correct... even down to Dee Dee's '1-2-3-4'.

Arturo as I am sure you knew was part of Da Brudders inner circle who was responsible for the band's iconic logo... as design that earned the band more money merch wise than a career of recording and touring ever did! Sadly, Ramones T-shirts are more likely to be seen covering the flesh of supermodels and Hollywood actors than music fans these days. But hey ho... as the band themselves would say!

As I recall this was originally downloaded from the very much missed Punktorrents site.






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