Something Better Change/Straighten Out Promo Advert (Record Mirror 22nd July 1977)

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 1 April 2024

Something Better Change/Straighten Out Promo Advert (Record Mirror 22nd July 1977)

The best A side/B side release ever, bar one (12" of Ghost Town/Friday Night Saturday Morning/Why? pips it). I love 'Something Better Change' even though it could be said that it may have been riding the Summer of Hate wave somewhat :). 'Straighten Out' however is in a class of its own and the better of the two tracks in my opinion. Of course you cannot think of these two tracks without the accompanying promo videos... perhaps the finest footage of the band in 1977.