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Letters from teenage girls asking to 'snog' and 'bed' the Rolling Stones go up for auction after suitcase was found in attic of Brian Jones' old house
By Frankie Elliott For Mailonline

Published: 15:33 BST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 15:52 BST, 3 July 2024

Wild letters from teenage girls wanting to 'snog' and 'bed' the Rolling Stones have been found in an old suitcase that belonged to Brian Jones and have gone up for auction.

Multi-instrumentalist Jones kept the 3,000 handwritten letters that were sent to him from crazed fans from across the world in 1964.

At the time the youthful band had already had two number ones and were at the forefront of the 'British Invasion' of rock and pop in America.

Jones was a founding member of the Stones alongside Keith Richards and Mick Jagger in 1962, but was dismissed in June 1969 after he developed alcohol and drug problems. Less than a month later, he died by drowning in a swimming pool in his East Sussex home at the age of 27.

The battered travel trunk was found in the attic of another Jones property in Woodley, near Reading, and was full to the brim with the fan mail.

Some of the correspondence was polite and reserved, with one girl informing the guitarist she had 'dropped the Beatles' for the Stones because their hair wasn't long enough. But a lot of the letters were sent from lustful teenagers expressing their carnal desires for the band.

One girl asked Jones if he would be her playmate while another, Nicola from Worcester, told him 'I would love to go to bed with you much to my boyfriend's annoyance'.

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She added: 'I'd better sign off now before I get too worked up!!!'

Another girl wrote to Jones: 'I'm only 16 and they tell me I am too young for you. Is that true? If it is I think it will break my heart.'

And another fan, Kath from Stratford-on-Avon, described how she was 'absolutely crazy' about Keith Richards who was 'easily the best Stone'.

She vowed the next time she goes to a Rolling Stones concert she would 'jump on the stage and start snogging you.'

Not holding back, she went on: 'I would like to go to bed with you...please try to oblige.'

The letters were found in the attic of a house Brian Jones and his former girlfiend Linda Lawrence shared in the mid-1960s.

The trunk had been left behind by them and acquired by a couple who bought the property in the 1970s.

It has now been consigned for sale at Tracks Auctions of Lancashire by friends of the couple.

Chad Craddock, from Tracks Auctions, said: 'In the early days Brian Jones was by far the most popular member of the band, particularly with the group's girl fans.

'Brian was always immaculately turned out and immaculately coiffed, this together with his softly spoken way and his androgynous looks made up his not insignificant appeal to the Stones female following.

'This amazing collection of fan letters found in an attic in a house Brian shared with his then girlfriend Linda Lawrence is testament to his popularity.

'One of the more striking features of the correspondence is the sheer number of letters it includes from American fans and the impact The Rolling Stones' first visit there in June 1964 had on American teenagers.

'This collection of letters gives a powerful insight into the effect of The Rolling Stones and their music had on British and American teenagers.

'In particular, it highlights the effect that the 'British Invasion', started by The Beatles in February 1964 and given great impetus by the Stones visit in June later that year, had in waking up the youth of America to the emerging music of the British beat groups.'

The travel case measures 29ins x 17ins x 8.6ins is being sold in a timed auction that ends on July 15.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024-08-16 00:16 by Ricky.

Oh God I hope one of those letters isn't from teenage me.

UNSOLD ... [bid.tracksauctions.com]

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Aquamarine
Oh God I hope one of those letters isn't from teenage me.

Aquamarine, haha, good one!

~"Love is Strong"~

ROCKMAN

Spot on, Rockman!
Basically it's all "deja vu"
I'd rather spend my money on yet another (and more) Stones concerts. They are still great fun to experience.



I'm a GHOST living in a ghost town

If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band

is it this house ... ?
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the article says linda lawrence lived here

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PaintMonkeyManBlack
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band

Indeed,

Most of my memories involve waking up in the back of a van, at the wrong end of the country and without a clean pair of socks.

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is it this house ... ?
[www.getreading.co.uk]

the article says linda lawrence lived here

Yes, it has to be. It was evidently the Lawrence's family home.

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Aquamarine
Oh God I hope one of those letters isn't from teenage me.

It would make a great novel, or documentary, to find some of the writers today. Names might need to be changed to protect the very, very naughty!





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024-08-16 19:08 by SomeTorontoGirl.

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Aquamarine
Oh God I hope one of those letters isn't from teenage me.

It would make a great novel, or documentary, to find some of the writers today. Names might need to be changed to protect the very, very naughty!

And then the grandchildren talking about the letters...."did you see the letter Grandma sent to Brian Jones in 1964?"

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Hoping someday a similar cache turns up of letters from the mothers of his children.

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SomeTorontoGirl
It would make a great novel, or documentary, to find some of the writers today. Names might need to be changed to protect the very, very naughty!

If UK copyright law resembles other European copyright laws (which it might, from pre-Brexit times), those letters' contents are protected by copyright. You'd have to track down each writer and get their consent to publish them some way or other.

Apart from that, considering the year of origin 1964, the letters are possibly less naughty than some may hope for ...

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NICOS

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Aquamarine
Oh God I hope one of those letters isn't from teenage me.

It would make a great novel, or documentary, to find some of the writers today. Names might need to be changed to protect the very, very naughty!

And then the grandchildren talking about the letters...."did you see the letter Grandma sent to Brian Jones in 1964?"

Is it too late for the Witness Protection Program?

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Aquamarine
Is it too late for the Witness Protection Program?

Likely not…but am pretty sure that would require you to sever all contacts and never be seen at another Stones show. Likely not worth it.

To snog or not to snog, that is the question.

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Aquamarine
Is it too late for the Witness Protection Program?

Likely not…but am pretty sure that would require you to sever all contacts and never be seen at another Stones show. Likely not worth it.

Oh, well, in that case I'll risk it!

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PaintMonkeyManBlack
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band

It's a long way.

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PaintMonkeyManBlack
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band

It's a long way.

to the the top

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PaintMonkeyManBlack
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band

It's a long way.

to the the top

yes, there too...or something.