[radiolux]

Another great Stranglers show, recorded by the BBC during their 1980 american tour. Fine SDB recording, though not as great as Toronto 80 (see one of my previous thread on this forum). Taken from a BBC transcription disc. Enjoooooy !

01 Radio Intro
02 Hallow To Our Men
03 I Feel Like A Wog
04 Toiler On The Sea
05 Hanging Around
06 Down In The Sewer
07 Who Wants The World ?
08 Tank
09 Nuclear Device
10 Genetix
11 The Raven

Total time : 51:00
Mp3, 192 kbps
Soundboard recording
Total size : 71 Mo

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WDCABHV4

:maddance3

 

[billy austin]

radiolux, you've done it again! Can't wait to listen to this one. Just a question-I remember seeing them a few times around this period when they used to open with Shah Shah A Go Go which then segued straight into Ice, have you got any of those? I'm loving the stuff you're already posting though!

 

[radiolux]

Yes, they did that Shah Shah A Go Go / Ice medley in late 79 and early 80, like Paris Empire 12 nov 79 and Rouen Exo 7 12 June 80. I've got both of them, so I might post Paris Empire soon, though I wanted to choose SDB recordings first. Cheers !

 

[billy austin]

Yes, they did that Shah Shah A Go Go / Ice medley in late 79 and early 80, like Paris Empire 12 nov 79 and Rouen Exo 7 12 June 80. I've got both of them, so I might post Paris Empire soon, though I wanted to choose SDB recordings first. Cheers !

Shame there's no soundboard of it. It was an awesome opening

 

[grahamlfarrell]

Hey, Mr Stranglers Mistro. Once again. Thank you.

Do you know of any recording of "Mad Hatter" from the "Aural Sculture" album?

 

[radiolux]

Mad Hatter ??? :eek3: That's a strange request, as it is, IMO, one of the weakest tracks of the weakest Stranglers album ever !
Anyway, I don't think I've got that one on any live tape or CDR, sorry, but I might post London Dominion 1985 soon, taken from the Aural Sculpture tour, in exc sound quality. Cheers !

 

[billy austin]

Dominion 85 sounds good. Mad Hatter. Was that the last song Hugh Cornwall ever played with the band? Or have I got that completely wrong

 

[radiolux]

:icon_nono Sorry Billy, but you're wrong, Mad Hatter was the last track on the Aural Sculpture album, released in 1984, 6 years before Hugh departure. it's got some kind of musical atmosphere, like Fred Astaire or something... :spit:

 

[grahamlfarrell]

Mad Hatter ??? :eek3: That's a strange request, as it is, IMO, one of the weakest tracks of the weakest Stranglers album ever !
Anyway, I don't think I've got that one on any live tape or CDR, sorry, but I might post London Dominion 1985 soon, taken from the Aural Sculpture tour, in exc sound quality. Cheers !

LOL yeah, I know. Just it was a good singalong back in the day. It was just about the only Stranglers track I was allowed to play on the record player at partys (orders from the 1st wife. needless to say, I divorced her)

 

[grahamlfarrell]

:icon_nono Sorry Billy, but you're wrong, Mad Hatter was the last track on the Aural Sculpture album, released in 1984, 6 years before Hugh departure. it's got some kind of musical atmosphere, like Fred Astaire or something... :spit:

It was a track about the creatures in "Alice In Wonderland"
or so the lyrics lead me to believe?

 

[billy austin]

:icon_nono Sorry Billy, but you're wrong, Mad Hatter was the last track on the Aural Sculpture album, released in 1984, 6 years before Hugh departure. it's got some kind of musical atmosphere, like Fred Astaire or something... :spit:

Yes, I know the song well. I seem to remember, though I could be completely wrong, that at the last gig Hugh ever played with the band at Alexandria Palace, the last song they played in the encore was Mad Hatter so it was the last song he ever performed with them. Maybe my memory's playing tricks with me. Not my favourite song either by the way

 

[radiolux]

Yes, that's what Hugh Cornwell said in his book (Song By Song). It's about a party he went to, which was like a scene out of Alice In Wonderland.

 

[billy austin]

I was wrong. Punch and Judy was the last song Hugh performed with The Stranglers. Another silly song

 

[bigsheep]

Thanks, very good set.

 

[Fat Reg]

Many thanks for this (and all your other amazing Stranglers posts). Looking forward to the Dominion show!