Cheers Marky. It's criminal that 1981 was almost into May before they were allowed to play.
Maybe it's my memory fading, but why was that?
From BMC Not touring to promote the album release seemed further commercial suicide, however this was not their original intention as they announced an exhaustive UK tour in December. By January though this was amended to selected dates and by February the tour was cancelled altogether. The chief reason being the refusal of CBS to provide tour support. Epic’s same response to a later proposed 60 date US jaunt meant that this tour too did not materialise.
Cheers Marky. It's criminal that 1981 was almost into May before they were allowed to play.
Maybe it's my memory fading, but why was that?
From memory some UK dates were announced for early 81 then CBS pulled the plug for financial reasons. Early 81 was a weird time for the band. The absurd decision to bring back Bernie and two single releases with virtually no promotion whatsoever.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
Cheers Marky. It's criminal that 1981 was almost into May before they were allowed to play.
Maybe it's my memory fading, but why was that?
From memory some UK dates were announced for early 81 then CBS pulled the plug for financial reasons. Early 81 was a weird time for the band. The absurd decision to bring back Bernie and two single releases with virtually no promotion whatsoever.
All the above.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
Welcome Stefano and thanks for sharing some audio with you first post. It's always interesting to hear Clash pronouncements at press conferences.
Mick is great here, very passionate in his dimissal of CBS and full of confidence about the band at that point.
'Spirit of 81... we really are a 1981 punk group, this is how it sounds, if you're wondering'
Welcome Stefano and thanks for sharing some audio with you first post. It's always interesting to hear Clash pronouncements at press conferences.
Mick is great here, very passionate in his dimissal of CBS and full of confidence about the band at that point.
'Spirit of 81... we really are a 1981 punk group, this is how it sounds, if you're wondering'
Yeah but don't thank the guy that spent 3 weeks working on the show. You selfish person. I'm kidding of course and it was nice to see someone offering up something with their first post. A good interview.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
Welcome Stefano and thanks for sharing some audio with you first post. It's always interesting to hear Clash pronouncements at press conferences.
Mick is great here, very passionate in his dimissal of CBS and full of confidence about the band at that point.
'Spirit of 81... we really are a 1981 punk group, this is how it sounds, if you're wondering'
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Welcome Stefano and thanks for sharing some audio with you first post. It's always interesting to hear Clash pronouncements at press conferences.
Mick is great here, very passionate in his dimissal of CBS and full of confidence about the band at that point.
'Spirit of 81... we really are a 1981 punk group, this is how it sounds, if you're wondering'
It's cool to have it and I've put it with the file. I'd never heard it before so thanks mate.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.