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, 30 August 2025

Queensway Hall Dunstable 2nd October 1977

 


Now, the photos and the interview were merely a prelude for this, an early recording pretty new to circulation. The Stranglers are now into week two of a marathon of a UK tour. The sound on this one is pretty good for an audience recording of this vintage. Whilst it is quite difficult to discern what Hugh is saying between songs (at least for my cloth ears!), the band are clearly giving it 100% in what is clearly a boisterous gig in Bedfordshire. Listen out for the drawn out ending of the new song, '5 Minutes'. Thanks to DomP for his audio work on this one and forsharing the file.



FLAC: https://we.tl/t-5DE1tZUhwn

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-TnjfegvfAi


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  1. Anonymous30 August 2025 at 22:27

    Dunstable is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles (50 kilometres) north of London.
    The 90's Band Circus In Town hail from there.

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  2. Musky0330 August 2025 at 22:51

    Good point. What was I thinking? I know Barnstable! Dunstable is only 45 miles from where I am sitting now!

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