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The Clash achieved critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom with the release of their debut album The Clash (1977) and their second album Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978). Their experimental third album London Calling , which was released in the UK in December 1979, earned them popularity in the United States, where it was released the ...
The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records.Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts, and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
Black and white silent film written by Joe Strummer featured on The Essential Clash (DVD). [4] Joe Strummer 2000 The Clash: Westway to the World [5] Awarded Best Long Form Music Video at the Grammy Awards 2003. [6] Don Letts: 2006 The Clash: Up Close and Personal [7] [8] — 2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten [9]
The Clash's first official recording was the single for "White Riot", released by CBS Records in March 1977. In April, CBS released their self-titled debut album, The Clash, in the United Kingdom, but refused to release it in the United States, saying that the sound was not "radio friendly". [1]
John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician.He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, formed in 1976.
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"Janie Jones" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It is the opening track on their debut album, The Clash (1977). [3] The song is named after Janie Jones, a cabaret singer who organised sex parties at her Kensington home.
The Clash’s Belfast visit in 1977 is considered by many, including Good Vibrations' Terri Hooley, to be the catalyst for the punk movement in Northern Ireland. [1] Protex was influenced by The Clash and took their original name, Protex Blue, from an album track on The Clash's eponymous debut album. The band did not realise the Clash song was ...