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I cannot believe that Aural Sculptors has been up and running for 14 years now. In that time I have tried to provide a site with content that is of interest to people with my kind of taste in music, such as it is, with an obvious emphasis on the music and activities of The Stranglers. In these endeavours, my time comes free, but unfortunately, the storage space for the gig files, which are the raison d'être for the site in the first place, comes at a price, specifically €228 per year (due for payment on 18th July 2025). So those people who have followed the site for 12 months or more will know the score. Anyone who wishes to make a contribution towards covering the cost of this annual WeTransfer subscription is welcome to do so via the PayPal button on the right side bar on the site home page. As has always been the case there is no pressure from my side, as per my current intentions the site will continue for as long as I have relevant material to share and for as long as the project continues to hold my interest (and here my commitment to old punk bands is pretty long-standing!)

As ever, thanks is due to those of you  who have once again contributed to the site, be that monetarily or through sharing files. It is and always will be highly appreciated.

In the coming year, I will continue to post material from the best era of British music ever (a personal opinion of course). The recent 'Top 30' posts will I hope continue to be engaging, my intention being that the incorporation of contemporary music press articles (of which I have amassed a considerable collection) will provide some additional context that sits beside the audio content. I am at least enjoying reading (if not typing!) the interviews of the day - there is always some new insight to be gleaned from such articles even after the passage of 45 years or more.

It is still my intention to run the site as a Stranglers related blog first and foremost, that being the area in which I am least likely to be found out to be talking shit! However, inevitably 14 years in, the well is starting to run a little dry. As such, contributions to the site of missing Stranglers gigs that may be lurking in your own collections are also most welcome. If you are willing to share files that can be uploaded on here, please drop me an email (address under the site banner at the top of the page). Gaps in my collection can be seen on the 'Live Recordings 1976 to Date' pages, again on the right side bar. As can be seen from this list, there are some substantial gaps between 1991 and 2005 and after about 2007 when my trading dried up.

Thanks for your attention and I hope that you continue to enjoy the site for the rest of the year and into 2026.

Cheers!

Adrian.