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.


Thursday, 31 July 2025

Five Nights in the English Towns (November 1975)

Anyone fancy a few nights out... take a look at this listing taken from the 22nd November 1975. Things are starting to stir, also out and about this week are Squeeze, the 101ers, Kilburn & The High Roads... Nazareth and Uriah Heep.

I'll be with you as soon as Basil Brush is finished!

Just out of interest I tried looking up these venues. The Cart & Horses in Stratford is still running as a music venue and sells itself quite significantly as the birthplace of Iron Maiden.

The Cart & Horses, Stratford

According to responses on Facebook, the site of Sundowners in Folkestone is now occupied by the F51 Skate Park.

F51 Skate Park, Folkestone

The Goodwill To All in Wealdstone was closed and demolished in 2011. From some of the reports and comments about the pub, goodwill was not always extended to all!

Goodwill To All, Wealdstone

Ockley in Surrey is quite close to the Sussex towns of Crawley and Horsham. The once Red Lion now goes by the name of the Inn on the Green and is still a functioning pub.

Inn on the Green, formerly the Red Lion, Ockley.

Of the Gaiety Bar in Aldershot I can find no information, other than the fact that The Jam played there back in late '74.




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