clash images washed up on the internet's seashore

[Kory]

Thanks for that. Midnight Log reggae? It's rockabilly all the way!

Mutant rockabilly

[Marky Dread]

Thanks for that. Midnight Log reggae? It's rockabilly all the way!

Mutant rockabilly

Psychobilly.

[YoungParisians]

Lots of love for Armagideon Time

Record World, 01-March-1980
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[Marky Dread]

Lots of love for Armagideon Time

Record World, 01-March-1980
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Based on these.

[YoungParisians]

Don't think Ive ever seen that orig His Masters Voice sleeve. Was HMV a UK thing?

[Marky Dread]

Don't think Ive ever seen that orig His Masters Voice sleeve. Was HMV a UK thing?

Yeah quite possibly mate. Obviously the Columbia sleeve is US but with a wide distribution.

[Heston]

I'm of the opinion London Calling/Armagideon Time was their greatest single if you factor in music and artwork. London Calling is one of the best 3 minutes of music I've ever heard, and Armagideon Time is flawless. The way they hung together thematically was also a masterstroke.

[Marky Dread]

I'm of the opinion London Calling/Armagideon Time was their greatest single if you factor in music and artwork. London Calling is one of the best 3 minutes of music I've ever heard, and Armagideon Time is flawless. The way they hung together thematically was also a masterstroke.

Can't really disagree especially as both tracks are favourites. Maybe the fact that Armagideon Time is a contemporary cover might relegate down slightly against other tracks they wrote themselves. But as a package that 12" single with the two AT versions is stunning.

[YoungParisians]

Epic Records VP of Marketing (and some US retailers) breakdown the American success of London Calling.
Record World 5-April-1980
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[IkarisOne]

Epic Records VP of Marketing (and some US retailers) breakdown the American success of London Calling.
Record World 5-April-1980
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Very useful as a historical document because it puts to rest the rather baffling notion that the Clash recorded Give Em Enough Rope for the benefit of American radio.

[YoungParisians]

The Clash chatter in these radio trades really picks up in early 1980 with London Calling. American AOR was still such a classic rock wasteland in thru 1979. Only a handful of new wave bands were on the air then: Blondie, Talking Heads, Police, Cars, Elvis Costello. Maybe Nick Lowe and Graham Parker? Intended for radio or not there's nothing on GEER that aligns with the *safe* sound of those artists.

That being said, the (now defunct) alt station in my town, WFNX, used to frequently play Julie in the late 80s/early 90s. Don't know if that entered into general rotation by the PD or just a personal fave by one of the DJs.

[crashtheparty]

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Hits Back original photo used in the cover image? I can’t remember who took it...

[Marky Dread]

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Hits Back original photo used in the cover image? I can’t remember who took it...

Here's a version of that cover if any use.

[crashtheparty]

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Hits Back original photo used in the cover image? I can’t remember who took it...

Here's a version of that cover if any use.

Cheers Marky! I wish I could remember who took it. It’s not the easiest one to google either. It’s Joe in the photo, isn’t it?

[crashtheparty]

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Hits Back original photo used in the cover image? I can’t remember who took it...

Here's a version of that cover if any use.

Cheers Marky! I wish I could remember who took it. It’s not the easiest one to google either. It’s Joe in the photo, isn’t it?

Just remembered there is a poster of it in the cigarette in the Sound System box set! Credited as photo by Simonon.