Back in the second half of the '80's if you wrote a letter to JJ he would reply and for a while his responses included a diecut vinyl sticker or two from the French leg of the Feline tour. I had a couple of these, one was stuck on my bass and that cat eventually lost its tail. I cannot recall what happened to the other. This was the image of the sticker with the 'en tournee' wording (25mm).
It's funny to think from the perspetive of the current digital age that there was a time when you could commune of sorts with the people in your favourite bands. Inclusion of an S.A.E. improved your chances of a response. S.I.S. managed this very well... although back then I had Burnel's Somersham address from where he would reply direct. The Stranglers were always really attentive when it came to that kind of contact with the fanbase.... maybe not as verbose in their replies as Paul Weller, but it was always much appreciated and in my book stood The Stranglers aprt from many of their contemporaries.
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