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.


Tuesday, 31 December 2024

The Jam Guildhall Portsmouth 24th May 1979

 

Please note that the FLAC file in this post has been replaced by a speed corrected version. Many thanks for the correction!

Ok, so it's 1979 and The Jam are on top of the world. This gig, coming only six months after the earlier posted Manchester Apollo gig, has a very similar set list with 'Strange Town' now added. This sounds like a recording from the desk. Great stuff indeed! Thanks to the original uploader.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-gw1KwczNn5

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-pbp6G7ei1P



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  1. Anonymous31 December 2024 at 18:43

    Thanks, but the speed's all over the place. Malmo's even worse, in that regard. I'll fix them both. These aren't accurate representations of anything.

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  2. Musky0331 December 2024 at 19:15

    Oh, I'll listen again. My hearing must be worse than I thought. I blame Burnel. Thanks for the fix!

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  3. Anonymous31 December 2024 at 21:15

    Rapid service. I turn back into a frog at midnight.
    Portsmouth (speed-corrected @+3.63%)
    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pN4vgEamfj5gtbntE8kHy5_rdIIN1Q5E?usp=sharing

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  4. Anonymous31 December 2024 at 22:56

    Definitely not from any desk.

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  5. Anonymous3 January 2025 at 06:40

    I corrected this on the fly. Since established it needed another +0.37%. Spot-on now. New files (left as WAVs). Remastered & re-tracked: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18-_E9v4rSoOGuafAK0mytyGPj3VxFzyC

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