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The
Clash (Kill Your Idols Series)
by David Quantick, John Aizlewood
Book Description: For seven years The Clash conducted a barely
contained experiment in popular music, dragging in styles as far-flung
from their council flat beginnings as rap, reggae, drum and bass, rockabilly
and their own concoction of amphetamine (and cocaine) fuelled rock and
roll. The Clash made only five records and never had a number one hit but
Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon represented one
of the last, great, quixotic attempts to wrest transcendence from rock
and roll. " The idea of the band was to play it maximum," said Joe Strummer,
and that's exactly what they did. The entire Clash back catalog has been
re-mastered and re-released to coincide with the October 1999 release of
From
Here to Eternity, the first ever live Clash album. A complete discography
of Clash albums and singles, and band members' post-Clash careers are included.
The
Complete Clash
by Keith Topping
Paperback from Reynolds & Hearn
Book Published: March, 2004 |
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A
Riot of Our Own : Night and Day With the Clash
by Johnny Green, Garry Barker, Ray Lowry
Chronicles of the 1970s punk era aren't scarce by any means, but Johnny
Green's narrative escapes the multiple traps of dried-out historical reportage,
sociological analysis, and glory taking. Instead, he offers a certain worm's-eye
vantage point on the advance of the Clash's career. A Belfast college grad
when he met the band in 1977, Green accompanied them on endless tours,
and he describes various episodes with a mix of detailed dialogue and picaresque
humor. The Clash don't get the lavish hagiographic treatment one might
expect from a fan. They come off, rather, as funny characters -- intensely
charged and, of course, young, sometimes-stumbling artists with insurmountable
energy for performances. Green describes clearing the spit off band members'
instruments in the same way that he recalls losing the demo tapes of London
Calling. And then it all winds to an uneventful close, as so many things
do.Nonetheless, this is an essential document in the annals of punk.
--Andrew Bartlett - Amazon.com
Paperback: 248 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x
8.26 x 5.51
Publisher: Faber & Faber; (January 1999)
ISBN: 0571199577
The
Clash (Modern Icons)
by Paul Du Noyer
Hardcover: 96 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.51 x
7.50 x 5.14
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; (February 1998)
ISBN: 0312179391
Last
Gang in Town; The Story and Myth of the Clash
by Marcus Gray
Twenty years after its loud birth even punk rock cannot avoid the grasp
of nostalgia. The black leather, silver studs and pierced skin no longer
shockingly new, the aging Sex Pistols are on tour again. The ultimate rejectionist
philosophy is the subject of revivals, celebratory reissues, and analytical
documentaries and books. Only one other band rivaled the Pistols as kings
of punk: The Clash. Marcus Gray's account of the band that was led by Mick
Jones and Joe Strummer offers "the story and myth." Gray details the early
lives of the band, describing the genesis and then the decline of this
most political of punk bands. Gray is highly critical of the band's later
career, arguing that they sold out the punk philosophy by giving in to
the lure of money. Amazon.com
The
Clash: Before and After
by Pennie Smith (Photographer)
Book Description: The Clash's sound, forged by class oppression, social
apathy, and inner-city stagnation, transformed the group from London punks
to stadium stars in a mere five years. The Clash survived the stereotypes
of punk to become one of the world's most successful acts of the 1980s.
That heady period is captured in Pennie Smith's raw photographs and the
witty accompanying captions by members of the band. Smith's moody monochrome
images showcase dynamic stage performances and include many pictures from
the 1979 breakthrough American tour. Smith's camera also recorded the Clash's
downtime offstage -- their comic antics and reflective moments. This absorbing
survey of a seminal group's heyday lets the reader revisit not only the
Clash but one of modern music's golden eras in all its glory.
Paperback: 160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.42 x
11.28 x 8.72
Publisher: Plexus Pub; (October 10, 2001)
ISBN: 0859651673
Out of Print
The Clash
by Bob Gruen
Book Description: Through the 70s, working as chief photographer for
Rock
Scene magazine, Gruen had become designated lens to the decade's most
celebrated acts including the Stones, Elton John, Led Zeppelin and Ike
and Tina Turner. He was John and Yoko's personal photographer after they
came to New York in 1972 and had toured with the Ramones, Blondie and Patti
Smith. When he met the Clash, however, a unique synergy of mutual respect
and musical passion was established, leading to six years of documenting
the globally worshipped band's adventures. As a fan and friend, across
multiple tours, Gruen took the stunning rock'n'roll shots compiled in this
book. Whether Strummer, Jones, Simenon and Heddon were rocking out on stage,
meeting Debbie Harry and Warhol, or posing at top of the World Trade Centre,
Gruen was there, up close with his genius for iconic framing. The images
born of this ideal marriage of classic band and definitive photographer
will strike a major chord with all fans of rock'n'roll, from Elvis to Limp
Bizkit.
Hardcover: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x
13.00 x 10.00
Publisher: Vision on; Limited edition (February 2002)
ISBN: 1903399335
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