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.


Tuesday, 9 September 2025

The Jam Sun Plaza Tokyo 16th May 1981

 


So further along in the 'Sound Affects' story and The Jam are in Japan. This recording was the bootleg LP 'Set Tokya Ablaze'. As single album it is not the full set, but it is a great sounding mixing desk document of the Jam at their peak. The sound has been 'seen to' by DomP who kindly shared this file with me.

I don't know if it is just me but whilst it is brilliant to have the technology available to record a full show with no breaks ('what no tape flip?'  I hear you cry!). I still like the idea of the old style bootleg album... perhaps that's all down to the fact that I could never afford them!

FLAC: https://we.tl/t-AOdoB7u6Js

Artwork: https://we.tl/t-fVcTrJ5cVB





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