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.


Sunday, 21 May 2023

Elastica On TV In 1995 DVD


 Here's a DVD compilation that I put together many moons ago of Elastica's TV appearances that I had gathered throughout 1995. I am ashamed to say that they were one of the last new bands that I got into (nearly 30 years ago!). I quite liked a few of the Britpop bands, they were certainly a breath of fresh air in a musical environment that favoured instantly forgettable acts that could make someone a quick buck before they moved on to another short lived money spinner. The songs of Blur, Oasis and Pulp have endured for all of that time, surely testament to quality song writing. However, it was Elastica for me all the way. Their songs were great, if not perhaps totally their own! Listen to the first album and you can tell what album was sitting on Justine's turn table at the time, be it Wire, Adam & The Ants, Buzzcocks or even The Stranglers.

Look closely on the 'Later' footage and you may spot a short critter in shorts and a Raven T-shirt!

DVD Iso: https://we.tl/t-Kf4GpoCFLG

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-9qM6qADkb8



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