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, 12 March 2026

Vlad The Oligarch - The Saga Continues

 


Once again (and rather unexpectantly) a door has been opened to allow another peak into the world of Vladimir, a well known peripatetic Man of the Soviet, not to mention long standing comrade of The Stranglers. It is now 43 years since we were first introduced to Vlad in Odessa, then an upstanding product of the Communist state. Quite literally we have followed his mixed fortunes in real time. Now in his autumn years he is returning to the East as a wronged oligarch. In this, the seventh part of this chronicle, our man ties himself to the fortunes of the mighty Hamilton Academicals!

Good to have you back Vlad!

The appearance of this track got me thinking. Whilst the six preceding adventures of Vladimir have seen an official release on the Epic compilation, 'Here & There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983-1991', wouldn't it be something to see the 'Chronicles of Vladimir' released on vinyl.... a future Record Store Day release perhaps....10" coloured vinyl. What do you say? 

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