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.


Sunday, 15 March 2026

Killing Joke The Tube Channel 4 UK TV 25th January 1985 (and 16th December 1983)

 


The Tube was perhaps the best thing to happen in music in the UK in the early '80s. From the opening show in November 1982 with The Jam's final live television appearance to the final show in April 1987 (an end that was catalysed by host Jools Holland's stating "be there or be ungroovy fuckers" in a pre-watershed trailer!), the show featured a veritable who's who of the (mostly) alternative UK music scene. As such it was a must watch.

In a final 'Night Time' themed post, here is Killing Joke's two appearances from December 1983 (which features the 'Night Time' track, ' Eighties') along with their performance from January 1985.

This was first downloaded from the much missed Punktorrents site.



16th December 1983

01. Dominator
02. Eighties
03. Frenzy

25th January 1985

01. Night Time
02. Love Like Blood
03. Kings & Queens

Watch as Cliff Richard fist pumps the air as host Paula Yates introduces Killing Joke.... who knew that he was a fan!

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