Aural Sculpture

Aural Sculpture is the eighth studio album by the Stranglers, released in November 1984 by Epic Records. It was also the name given to a one-sided 7-inch single given free with a limited number of copies of their Feline album in 1983. The "Aural Sculpture Manifesto" on the 7" single was played before the Stranglers appeared on stage during concerts during both the 1983 "Feline" tour and the 1985 "Aural Sculpture" tour.

Aural Sculpture
Studio album by
The Stranglers
Released5 November 1984
Recorded1984
StudioICP Recording Studios, Brussels
Genre
  • New wave
  • post-punk
Length43:10
LabelEpic
Producer
The Stranglers chronology
Feline
(1983)		 Aural Sculpture
(1984)		 Dreamtime
(1986)
Singles from Aural Sculpture
  1. "Skin Deep"
    Released: September 1984
  2. "No Mercy"
    Released: November 1984
  3. "Let Me Down Easy"
    Released: February 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Great Rock Discography6/10

The album featured acoustic guitar as well as a three-piece horn section (trumpet, trombone and saxophone). The horns were the suggestion of producer Laurie Latham, who was brought in after Epic Records rejected the initial demos of the album tracks.

Aural Sculpture reached number 14 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1984. There were three singles released from the album: "Skin Deep" (No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart), "No Mercy" (No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart) and "Let Me Down Easy" (No. 48 in the UK Chart). All were accompanied by 12" single versions, while "No Mercy" had a further two format releases in picture disc and EP.

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