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.


Friday, 18 April 2025

Pete Shelley 70 - Buzzcocks GLR Session 13th April 1994

 


My Facebook feed informed me that yesterday would have been Pete Shelley's 70th birthday. Yesterday, I also received my copy of 'Yesterday Is Not Here: Radio Sessions 1979-1983'. A nice coincidence. I do not usually bother so much with Record Store Day. I struggle to see the relevance of a rerelease of an album for £30 just to have it on luminous vinyl. Such releases, if offering nothing new musically, seem to be of interest only from a monitary perspective... something to be held on to as an investment or to be touted on eBay at twice the price a week after RSD. That it helps independent Record outlets I would of course applaud though. This radio sessions album does however offer something new... to my ears at least and hearing Pete's Mancunian tones that has put me in a Buzzcocks mood. 


Here's a GLR (BBC Greater London Radio) session from 13th April 1994.

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-iXEhaeIKcj

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-gqn2Huqm6j


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