In addition, on 11 November, Jean-Jacques Burnel and Dave Greenfield released their solo album Fire & Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs) which had been recorded during July and August at Spaceward Studios in Stretham and was a soundtrack to the movie Ecoutez vos murs by Vincent Coudanne; in December, Burnel and Greenfield together with Coudanne returned to the studio to mix the recordings for the film score.

[11] Originally, an album release date around May 1984 had been planned, but as the band continued to write more songs, a second recording session at ICP Studios was booked for June/July.

[15] Drummer Jet Black spend the bank holiday weekend of 27/28 May at Right Track Studios in Bristol, producing and playing on the single My Young Dreams by A Marriage of Convenience.

"[19] On three songs (Ice Queen, Punch and Judy, and Mad Hatter), Latham added a brass section who were especially flown in to Brussels and completed their contribution in one long studio session from 11 p.m. to 5 p.m. the following morning.

"[22] In Classic Rock's "The Stranglers: A Guide to Their Best Albums", Rob Hughes wrote that Aural Sculpture was "a welcoming upgrade from the icy electronic motifs of predecessor Feline, offering instead a warm textural palette of acoustic guitars, ripe harmonies and a three-piece horn section."

"[23] Jack Rabid, writing for AllMusic, welcomed the band's gradual shift from their early albums' "sheer unrepentant, harsh rock" to the "lithe little pop songs" on Aural Sculpture, with Hugh Cornwell "now cooing instead of growling".

"[4] Critic Adrian Denning noted that on Aural Sculpture the Stranglers were "pursuing a continuing path towards sensual, sincere and introspective pop/rock - any trace of their punk era gone altogether.

"[24] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press felt that the album contains several strong tracks, writing, "Although not fully satisfying, Aural Sculpture has enough quality merchandise to make it a worthwhile purchase.

[26] The 1999 Japanese CD reissue by Epic included six bonus tracks: "In One Door", "Hot Club", "Achilles Heel", "Place de Victoires", "Vladimir Goes to Havana" and "The Aural Sculpture Manifesto".

[28] A remastered HDCD limited Collector's Edition was released by Epic in 2014, in a vinyl replica-format with cardboard jacket, paper inner sleeve and a black, groove-texture disc with a replica label.