Wingmen O2 Academy Islington London 21st January 2023

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, 19 January 2025

Wingmen O2 Academy Islington London 21st January 2023

With Baz playing a couple of solo gigs in the past few days this seems to be an apposite post and an excuse to step away from The Stranglers for a moment. We are on the cusp of an anniversary of this gig from the short tour from the Wingmen at the beginning of 2023. I am not around to post on Tuesday so this is an almost birthday post. The album has some great material and some wry observations on the character of a proportion of our fellow countrymen... Oh! What a Carry On indeed!