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.


Thursday, 18 June 2026

The Hexagon Reading 18th March 1990 - Major Upgrade

 


DomP has come up trumps again. This '10 Tour' gig from Reading's Hexagon Theatre is already posted on the site, but the difference in sound quality between that version and this one is like the difference between day and night. As such it is really the definitive full set record from the tour. I should have gone to this gig... it was two days before my 21st birthday. Instead I had tickets for the London dates, Poole, Crawley (awful!) and Leicester (the less said about that one the better!)... that is a far as my finances would stretch at that time. The gigs on this tour were great (although I still question why Hugh felt the need for a second guitarist to be on stage) and world's apart from the disappointment of Ally Pally a few months later.

Thanks Dom. Great work!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-YhGDt7Jw9OagF6Eh

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-21dt03OVEUn9p6D0



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