The Stranglers: Fey Bikers On Azur
Simon Witter, NME, 17 October 1987
THE PHONE RANG. It was the chief. "Be at the airport tomorrow morning. The Stranglers. Marseilles. Bikers' convention. JJ Burnel burning up the track on a 15-year-old Triumph 750 Hurricane. Can you make it?"
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