Rolling Back The Ears - Aural Sculpture At 30!

Monday sees another notable anniversary in the career The Stranglers, for it was 30 years ago this coming Monday (17th) that CBS released 'Aural Sculpture'.

More will follow in the coming week, but as a taster, here's a contemporary interview with Hugh Cornwell broadcast on Radio Luxembourg on 19th December 1984 in which he discusses this latest album and how it came into being.

MP3: http://we.tl/VBIkFIvtFe

Devo Moore Theatre Seattle 9th November 2009

Prepared and scheduled to be anniversary post, apologies but I got distracted and it didn't happen, but here's those Akron oddballs Devo. 'The fluid in the punk enema bag' as they once gloriously described themselves!

FLAC: http://we.tl/WPGpGY9sFr

Artwork: http://we.tl/2JIr7WfDRF

Dexys Midnight Runners Electric Ballroom Camden London 20th December 1979

Follwing on from my last post, here is a recording from way back when, back to the time when Dexys dressed as dockers rather than 1940's Hollywood film producers. In 1980 sales of the humble donkey jacket went through the roof thanks to the band's unofficial endorsement!

The set that DMR closed the year and the decade with was quite covers heavy at this stage, Sam & Dave's 'Hold On', Aretha's 'Respect' and a brilliant version of Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon's 1968 hit 'Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache' which backed the 'Geno' single in 1980.

This set is also supplemented by a set of demo's from 1978.

FLAC: http://we.tl/o0IX8IktTu

Dexys On Weekend Wogan 19th October 2014

Dexys with Terry Wogan

BBC Radio 2

19th October 2014

Something of a departure from the norm of this site now. Here's Dexys from their appearance on 'Weekend Wogan' on 19th October 2014. Frontman Kevin Rowland has once again reinvented the band who are again recording and touring. I saw them play in Cambridge about 10 years ago and I have to say they didn't really do it for me then. However, as a band I have great admiration for them. Back in the day they created a pretty unique sound. In much the same way that The Specials fused the attitude of punk with the musical sensibility and rhythms of Blue Beat, Dexys also took something from punk and cooked it up with the sound of Northern Soul. Whilst never a 2 Tone act, that sound gave them a loose association with that powerhouse movement.

Here founder members Kevin Rowland and Jim Paterson are reunited with a few other noted musicians to perform:

01. Incapable of Love

02. Come On Eileen

MP3: http://we.tl/ebTpwddtT1

Winter's Not So Bad - Ruts DC Hit The Road Again

Having near taken the roof of The Garage in London, Ruts DC take to the highways and byways of this green and pleasant land to entertain all. Make the effort and get yourselves along to see them somewhere near you...... you won'r regret it!

Gloucester Leisure Centre 1st November 1986

A mere 28 years ago on this day (which seems to have passed very quicky!) The Stranglers were to be found in the wild west (of England). Here's a set from the Dreamtour.

FLAC: http://we.tl/TI8AQPUFWt

Artwork: http://we.tl/g0QMVOYsxM

01. No More Heroes
02. Was It You?
03. Down in the Sewer
04. Nice in Nice
05. Punch and Judy
06. Souls
07. Always the Sun
08. La Folie
09. Strange Little Girl
10. Golden Brown
11. Nice 'N' Sleazy


01. Who Wants the World?
02. Big in America
03. Bring on the Nubiles
04. Shakin like a Leaf
05. Uptown
06. Tank
07. Toiler on the Sea
08. Spain
09. Peaches
10. Duchess
11. London Lady

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