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, 8 February 2025

The Adverts Basement Tapes 1977 Demos

 

OK, if you are looking at this page from the UK, the weather is shite, the best that February has to offer, so I would recommend that you retrieve a copy of 'Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts' put it on the turntable and grab a beverage of your choice and give it a critical listen.

As an accompaniment piece, here's an album of demos recorded in 1977 that go by the name of 'The Basement Tapes. Six of these tracks in a refined form made the album cut whilst 'Quick Step' and 'We Who Wait' appeared as the B-side contributions to the 'One Chord Wonders' and 'Safety In Numbers' singles respectively.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-6ZuRvmG8jb

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-tgdUXSjJcY



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