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, 23 June 2024

Hugh Cornwell Colchester Arts Centre 4th November 2017

 


Here's one that passed me by. A local gig for Chatts and thanks to him for the file to share. I have posted it here in the original 24 bit format but if you are inclined to burn it to CD it can easily be converted to 16 bit. Thanks also to MeAnIe for the artwork!

Here we have Hugh performing acoustically at the intimate Colchester Arts Centre in the wilds of Essex. It's the usual mix of Stranglers and solo material, separated into two sets. 'Outside Tokyo' is an interesting inclusion.

On the night Hugh was suffering with his throat but he did well, and it's not obvious that he was struggling.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-Zenq7A95V4

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-6sv63qzIAs




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