Aural Sculpture is the eighth studio album by English rock band The Stranglers. It was released on 5 November, 1984 through Epic Records. It went to number 14 in the United Kingdom, number 37 in Sweden, number 31 in the Netherlands, number 17 in Germany, number 38 in Australia and number 13 in New Zealand.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by the Stranglers.
1. |
"Ice Queen" |
4:01 |
2. |
"Skin Deep" |
3:53 |
3. |
"Let Me Down Easy" |
4:10 |
4. |
"No Mercy" |
3:38 |
5. |
"North Winds" |
4:03 |
6. |
"Uptown" |
2:57 |
7. |
"Punch and Judy" |
3:46 |
8. |
"Spain" |
4:13 |
9. |
"Laughing" |
4:12 |
10. |
"Souls" |
2:41 |
11. |
"Mad Hatter" |
4:00 |
Total length: |
43:10 |
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
Origin |
12. |
"Here and There" | "Skin Deep" 7" |
4:21 |
13. |
"In One Door" | "No Mercy" 7" |
2:53 |
14. |
"Head on the Line" | "No Mercy" EP |
3:08 |
15. |
"Achilles Heel" | "Let Me Down Easy" 7" |
2:54 |
16. |
"Hot Club" (Riot Mix) | "No Mercy" EP |
3:04 |
17. |
"Place de Victoiresa" | "Let Me Down Easy" 12" |
4:09 |
18. |
"Vladimir and the Beast (part 3)b" | "Skin Deep" 12" |
3:56 |
19. |
"Vladimir Goes to Havanab" | "Let Me Down Easy" 12" Collectors Edition |
5:28 |
Total length: |
72:04 |
- ^a Instrumental version of "Let Me Down Easy".[7]
- ^b Parts 3 and 4 of the "Vladimir" series. The 5th part, "Viva Vlad!", appears as the B-side of the cover single "All Day and All of the Night".[8]
2011 expanded vinyl edition
The original 11-track album is coupled with a bonus 10-track album, which features B-sides and extended 12" mixes.
- Side one and two as per original vinyl edition
Origin |
1. |
"Skin Deep" (Extended Mix) | "Skin Deep" 12" |
7:12 |
2. |
"Here and There" | "Skin Deep" 7" |
4:21 |
3. |
"In One Door" | "No Mercy" 7" |
2:55 |
4. |
"No Mercy" (Cement Mix) | "No Mercy" 12" |
6:47 |
5. |
"Vladimir and the Beast" | "Skin Deep" 12" |
3:53 |
Origin |
6. |
"Let Me Down Easy" (Extended Mix) | "Let Me Down Easy" 12" |
6:33 |
7. |
"Head on the Line" | "No Mercy" EP |
4:53 |
8. |
"Achilles Heel" | "Let Me Down Easy" 7" |
2:55 |
9. |
"Place de Victoires" | "Let Me Down Easy" 12" |
4:10 |
10. |
"Vladimir Goes to Havana" | "Let Me Down Easy" 12" Collectors Edition |
5:28 |
Total length: |
91:26 |
2019 expanded vinyl edition
The original 11-track album is coupled with a bonus 14-track album, entitled Shrouded in Black, which features B-sides plus 9 live tracks, most of which are previously unreleased.[9]
- Side one and two as per original vinyl edition
- Shrouded in Black
Origin |
1. |
"No Mercy" (live at Zurich Volkhaus, Switzerland, 14 April 1985) | Previously unreleased |
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2. |
"Souls" (live at Zurich Volkhaus, Switzerland, 14 April 1985) | Previously unreleased |
|
3. |
"Let Me Down Easy" (live at Zurich Volkhaus, Switzerland, 14 April 1985) | Previously unreleased |
|
4. |
"Punch and Judy" (live at Zurich Volkhaus, Switzerland, 14 April 1985) | Previously unreleased |
|
5. |
"Spain" (live at Reading Festival 30 August 1987) | All Live and All of the Night, 1988 |
|
6. |
"Here and There" | "Skin Deep" 7" |
|
7. |
"Hot Club" (Instrumental) | "No Mercy" 12" |
|
Origin |
8. |
"In One Door" | "No Mercy" 7" |
|
9. |
"Head on the Line" | "No Mercy" EP |
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10. |
"Achilles Heel" | "Let Me Down Easy" 7" |
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11. |
"North Winds" (acoustic version) (live at Stadsschouwburg Cultuurcentrum, Brugge, 23 November 2007) | Themeninblackinbrugge, 2008 |
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12. |
"Skin Deep" (live at Hammersmith Apollo, London, 19 March 2010) | Live at the Apollo 2010, 2010 |
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13. |
"Ice Queen" (live at Brighton Dome, Brighton, 26 March 2019) | Previously unreleased |
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14. |
"Uptown" (live at Bristol Academy, Bristol, 26 March 2019) | Previously unreleased |
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[10]
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