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, 18 June 2023

Keystone Berkeley 13th November 1980

 


A great radio broadcast from the west coast documenting the band's appearance at the Keystone Berkeley in California. Hugh's on great form. The US tours of 1980 and 1981 are brilliantly represented in the bootleg record but I have often wondered why the sets were so short... perhaps it was down to unbearable heat in the smaller clubs they were booked into, but that doesn't sound so feasible given that the band did their apprenticeship in subterranean furnaces such as the Hope & Anchor.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-GpChBnrUpT

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-qxaWNGzqAS

01. Toiler On The Sea
02. Duchess
03. Baroque Bordello
04. Hanging Around
05. Down In The Sewer
06. Who Wants The World?
07. Threatened
08. Just Like Nothing On Earth
09. Tank
10. Nuclear Device/Genetix
11. Dead Loss Angeles
12. The Raven
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