THE STRANGLERS – LA FOLIE 7″ – EXC+ UK 1982 PUNK

The Stranglers – La Folie
(Liberty Records  1982  BP410)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– a little ringwear

The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. The original line up was Hugh Cornwell (vocals, guitar), Jean-Jacques Brunel (bass, vocals), Dave Greenfield (keyboards) and Jet Black (drums).

“La folie” is a 1981 song by The Stranglers. The title track from La folie, it was released as the follow-up to “Golden Brown” in April 1982, and peaked at number 47 in the UK Singles Chart. Sung in French by bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, it was Burnel who convinced his bandmates of the song’s potential as a single, despite Hugh Cornwell feeling that “Tramp” was the better choice. The song makes allusions to Japanese necrophiliac murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa.

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