With riots, prison sentences and equipment stolen, 1980 and the earlier
part of 1981 was an incredibly turbulent time for The Stranglers. Their
misfortune provided the press with excellent stories but rarely was
their music written about. Understandably, with its paranoid exploration
of extraterrestrial themes, The Gospel According To The Meninblack
hadn't really caught on. With everything to play for when it came to
making the next album, La Folie - and indeed the hit single, 'Golden
Brown' - it would see The Stranglers back at the top of their game. In
this book, Laura Shenton MA LLCM DipRSL offers an in-depth perspective
on La Folie from a range of angles including how the album came to be,
how it was presented and received at the time (live as well as on
record), and what it means in terms of The Stranglers' legacy today.