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, 8 November 2025

Edinburgh Corn Exchange 23rd October 2025

 


So, from the recent tour, here's the band's performance from Edinburgh. Many thanks as always to Chatts and DomP for their combined efforts on this one. This time around the band did indeed change things around a bit.... right from the first note of the intro tape with Edith Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien' replacing 'Waltzinblack'. 'Dead Ringer', 'Tramp' and 'Pin Up' all in there. Who thought that they'd ever hear '15 Steps' or 'Mercury Rising' played live again? And I never expected to hear 'Mean To Me'... the highlight of my night in London. I may get 'Fools Rush Out' next time. What was it that Malcolm and Vivienne Westwood said? 'Be reasonable, demand the impossible'. Its not impossible, surely, it's just a short song... please, pretty please!




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