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

Warwick Arts Centre 19th November 1997

 


Thanks to yesican for the share of this gig. Much appreciated! It's 1997 and 'Written in Red' is ten months old (just three tracks from the album feature in the live set at this point). I am truly glad that the band got through this period to attain further critical acclaim some years further down the road. The fire was burning low in the grate at this point, the live performances retained some semblance of the band but if I were subjected to a cold hearing of 'Written In Red' I would struggle to identify the band. Nevertheless, the late '90s Stranglers, love them or loathe them are all part of that convoluted 52 year career path that we all to a varying extent followed assiduously.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-OOkX5NDjE8wBEmGY

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-crRfpjt0giiaPjHU



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