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London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared, and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look to us
Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out, and draw another breath
London calling, and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking, I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there, too
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
London calling at the top of the dial
After all this, won't you give me a smile?
London calling
I never felt so much alike alike alike alike
the clash - london calling (1979)
I self-published a massive book of my punk hardcore flyer collection. After years of carrying them around, I went ahead and made it proper.
© photo by Paul Wright
Long sleeved shirt / bullet hole painted by Paul Simonon on display at the Black Market Clash exhibition, 20 September 2013.
The Black Market Clash exhibition and pop-up store was open from 7-22 September 2013 at 75 Berwick Street, Soho, London. It documented one of the most important bands in rock and roll history and featured items from the archives of members of the Clash. The store was art directed and curated by the band and Robert Gordon McHarg III of The Subway Gallery.
See all my Clash photos here: The Clash
© photo by Paul Wright
Joe Strummer’s handwritten London Calling lyrics on display at the Black Market Clash exhibition, 20 September 2013.
London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared, and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
The Black Market Clash exhibition and pop-up store was open from 7-22 September 2013 at 75 Berwick Street, Soho, London. It documented one of the most important bands in rock and roll history and featured items from the archives of members of the Clash. The store was art directed and curated by the band and Robert Gordon McHarg III of The Subway Gallery.
See all my Clash photos here: The Clash
from contact sheets, shot with Leica M4, 28mm Elmarit
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Rock the Casbah by The Clash
"Cette peinture donne à voir les deux faces de la chanson "Rock the Casbah" (1982) du groupe The Clash :
à gauche, une vision positive et musicale du Moyen-Orient, telle que Joe Strummer (dont le triple visage se place au centre de la composition) l'avait imaginée.
Et à droite, le détournement belliqueux que les soldats américains et les néoconservateurs en tirèrent, et ses conséquences (Abou Ghrait, otages...).
On raconte que Strummer pleura quand il apprit que la phrase "Rock the Casbah" était écrite sur une bombe américaine sur le point d'être larguée sur l'Iraq pendant la guerre du Golfe de 1991."
This is a public service announcement
With guitar
Know your rights all three of them
Number 1
You have the right not to be killed
Murder is a CRIME!
Unless it was done by a
Policeman or aristocrat
Know your rights
And Number 2
You have the right to food money
Providing of course you
Don't mind a little
Investigation, humiliation
And if you cross your fingers
Rehabilitation
...
Know these rights
Number 3
You have the right to free
Speech as long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it.
Know your rights
These are your rights
...
Finally then I will read you your rights
You have the right to remain silent
You are warned that anything you say
Can and will be taken down
And used as evidence against you
(The Clash - Know Your Rights)
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technique mixte : acrylique, vinylique
pochoir et bombe
toile de coton sur châssis
73 x 92 cm
mixed media : acrylic/vinyl painting
stencil & spray
cotton canvas on stretcher
73 x 92 cm - 36.2 x 28.7 inches
Last available piece from a serie of 4 paintings on canvas
4th July, 1976 Exeter St. David's.
D1001 Western Pathfinder with the 17:10 Paignton - Paddington.
The signalman in the Exeter St. David's Middle Box, the box just visible to left on Station Road Crossing, has given Pathfinder the road. The classic Western Region lower quadrant signal is in the off position.
The guard has given his consent, with flag and whistle, satisfied that all the doors are closed and his responsibilities are fulfilled.
Then my 110 instamatic camera catches that moment as the engineman, still looking back, opens up the twin maybachs and D1001 begins to draw away .
Odd to think that two groups, who would very soon become major influences in my musical tastes, would perform later that night at The Black Swan in Sheffield. The Clash en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash would debut supporting the Sex Pistols en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_pistols.
TOP View Double-decker sightseeing bus, featuring London Calling, The Clash, advertisement, in Manhattan, New York, USA. January, 2020. Copyright Tom Turner
The Clash's Joe Strummer's Fender Esquire guitar, known as his "May Take a Holiday" guitar due to his disappearance when with the Clash after being told by their manager to go take a holiday, he sure did, not being found for some time after.
The famous old pub in Brixton. Jimi Hendrix, The Clash and many more have played here, I am sure I saw The Pogues here many years ago.
The place has been closed for a long time, Local friends of mine have set up a community partnership to try to buy the place and set it up as a community and arts space.
I wish them luck !!
Ramones, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Clash, The Stranglers, Sex Pistols ...
Inside the poster magazine, glossy punks!
Scanned from the original magazine.
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Paul Simonon of The Clash's famous Fender Precision bass guitar which he smashed on stage in anger during a New York gig, a photo was taken by their photographer, Pennie Smith and was later used as an album cover for their London Calling album. Seen at the Museum of London "London Calling 40th anniversary" exhibition. 27/11/19.
© photo by Paul Wright
Paul Simonon’s Fender bass guitar
on display at the Black Market Clash exhibition, London, 20 September 2013.
The Black Market Clash exhibition and pop-up store was open from 7-22 September 2013 at 75 Berwick Street, Soho, London. It documented one of the most important bands in rock and roll history and featured items from the archives of members of the Clash. The store was art directed and curated by the band and Robert Gordon McHarg III of The Subway Gallery.
See all my Clash photos here: The Clash
Gregg Bernstein & Mayor's Mural Crew, 2006, exterior, Silhouette Lounge, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, mural
© photo by Paul Wright
Paul Simonon’s smashed Fender bass guitar. This is the guitar that Paul Simonon smashed in 1979 onstage at the New York Palladium which was photographed by Pennie Smith and used on the Clash's London Calling album cover.
See all my Clash photos here: The Clash
I self-published a massive book of my punk hardcore flyer collection. After years of carrying them around, I went ahead and made it proper.
© photo by Paul Wright
Paul Simonon’s Fender bass amp on display at the Black Market Clash exhibition, 20 September 2013.
The Black Market Clash exhibition and pop-up store was open from 7-22 September 2013 at 75 Berwick Street, Soho, London. It documented one of the most important bands in rock and roll history and featured items from the archives of members of the Clash. The store was art directed and curated by the band and Robert Gordon McHarg III of The Subway Gallery.
See all my Clash photos here: The Clash
The Clash, ‘London Calling’, 1979. The thing about lockdown is, it does throw up spare time. I found myself the other day listening to this. To be honest, I hadn’t listened to it in ages. I know every lick and heard it a million times, so, why bother? Know what? It still kills. The difficult third album. For younger readers, third-album-syndrome is where a band makes their debut, (usually their stage set honed to perfection from countless gigs), the second album not so good as they used all the good songs for the first album and they haven’t had time to write more decent tunes. Thus, the third album is make or break. Time to deliver on the promise: you’ve got a fanbase, but you can’t just do same old, same old. ‘London Calling’ is a masterclass. Recorded 3 years after their debut, and certainly compared to their second album, they are evolved beings.
The title song is the one everyone knows, so, that’s a given. I usually skip it. The rest of the album has feckin everything. Roots reggae, funk, Lover’s Rock, anthems, almost Springsteen rock, Spanish tinges, Ska, old skool rock n roll, Stax horns, rock, all with punky energy. Joe Strummer’s on fire with his lyrics: “He who fucks nuns will later join the church” and “No man born with a living soul/Can be working for the clampdown” being personal faves. Mickey Gallagher’s piano fleshing it out. Paul’s bass a million years from his debut-album playing. Mick Jones a guitar hero. And Topper. You can listen to the whole album just following the drums. Topper is Ingredient X. No Topper, no Clash. Guy Stevens, who produced Mott The Hoople (Mick Jones’ fave band), served behind the desk. The production is awesome. Listen to the follow up album, ‘Sandinista’, and you can hear how much of a difference he made.
And THAT cover. Plus, they sold it for a fiver: a double LP for the cost of a single album. They wanted people to hear it at an affordable price. The band pretty much lost money on every copy sold back then. Just think about that for a moment. If you haven’t heard it for a while, do. It’s probably even better than you remember.