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.


Saturday, 28 September 2024

20 From '87 (3) Xmal Deutschand University of Essex Colchester 21st March 1987

 


It's funny how I never played any real attention to this band, even when they played in front of me at the Brighton Centre in 1986 and yet 38 years down the line I an seeing them as a near constant band appearing on my Spotify.

This recording captures the band at the University of Essex in Colchester in March 1987, around the time that the album 'Viva' was released. I did not realise that the track 'Matador' from the album was released as a single in 1986 and that the single was produced by Hugh, which would probably explain the pairing of the two band's on the Dreamtour.

The recording is OK soundwise. The band did experience some technical issue part way through the set. It the downtime when the problem was being fixed, Anja had to tell the audience to stop spitting at her. Who the hell was still spitting in 1987, I mean come on! The crowd to seem to be a bit lairy/pissed up, but that may just be another Saturday night in Colchester!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-EeFsDp5C7a

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-LJbZlB7LHU


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