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Were The Clash in '77 a Riot of Your Own?
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In April 1977 The Clash released their debut album, with Strummer, Jones, Simonon and Chimes kick-starting the punk'n'politics mix that in a short time they turned into Revolution Rock, to become for many the most important band ever.
As Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers explains: “The big watershed was the first Clash album - that was go out, cut your hair, stop mucking about time. Although the Damned and the Pistols were great, they were only exciting
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musically. Lyrically, I couldn't really make out a lot if it. To realise that the Clash were actually singing about their own lives in West London was like a bolt out of the blue.”
Our strictly unofficial '77 Clash tees celebrate both the music and the era. Available from here or click the image above.
19.77% off Clash and all our music T-shirts & Prints
Our music range of shirts includes not only these new Clash designs but also the Pistols, Bowie, Dylan, Pogues, Bragg and Woody.
All at a celebratory 19.77% (geddit?) off if you buy two or more. That's a saving of almost £10 off the usual price of two shirts, almost £15 off three, buy our and the fourth is virtually free.
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Note 19.77% off is only on our music range of shirts and prints. Purchase two or more shirts or a single print to qualify. Discount does not apply to p&p charges. Expires midnight Friday 17th March.
See the full music range here
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A Debut Album of Instant Classics
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Janie Jones, White Riot, Remote Control, London's Burning, Career Opportunities, and plenty more too. Few lasted much more than two minutes. All became instant anthemic classics. Our design provides both the original sides one and two track listings, backed with the only way each and every one should be played, or listened to, LOUD!
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'77 Track Listing tee available from here or click on the image above.
Purchase with any other Clash or other music design for 19.77% off quote coupon code 1977 at checkout.
A Garageland Philosophy
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'I don't want to hear about what the rich are doing, I don't want to go to where, where the rich are going.' Strummer's words match our sentiments exactly. Imagine the type of people you would meet in that vacuous, entitled, 5-star world!
Written by Joe Strummer as a response to NME journalist Charles Shaar Murray, who, after a gig in 1976, wrote a review saying that they were "the kind of garage band who should
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be returned to the garage immediately". It also served as a declaration to their fans, and their new record company, with which they had signed a contract for £100,000 in January 1977, that they would still remain the same as they were before the signing.
Our Garageland design features the orignal lyrics and is available both as a T-shirt and a limited edition print from here or click on the image above.
Purchase with any other Clash or music design for 19.77% off quote coupon code 1977 at checkout.
Still so bored with the U.S.A.
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In 1977 the Clash were singing that they were so bored with the USA. So quite what they would have made lyrically and graphically of Trump goodness only knows! In truth The Clash loved the culture of America, from James Dean via brand new cadillacs and Bo Diddley to playing the Shea Stadium, NYC. The first Americana band? They knew more than most that however awful the occupant of the White House, it was the politics they were against not the people and their culture.
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I'm So Bored with the USA 2017 shirt available from here or click on the image above.
Purchase with any other Clash or music design for 19.77% off quote coupon code 1977 at checkout.
Getting the Punky Reggae Party started
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The Clash are best known as one of the pioneers of punk. But right from the start they showed a huge interest in different musical forms. Their cover of reggae hit 'Police and Thieves' was one of the stand-out tracks of their debut album.
The original version was written and performed by Junior Murvin, recorded with Lee 'Scratch' Perry in May 1976, about Jamaican gang warfare and police brutality, violence which the band had seen replicated at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1976.
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Later they would add jazz, country and western, the Blues, rap and more to their musical influences.
Police and Thieves shirt is available in a choice of two colours from here or click on the image above.
Purchase with any other Clash or music design for 19.77% off quote coupon code 1977 at checkout.
08.04.17 Join us for our 40th Anniversary Album Party
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8th April 1977 - 'The Clash' the band's debut album, was released. On Saturday 8th April 2017 we're holding a 40th anniversary album launch party. 'Side One' will be played live 'as was' by 48 Thrills joined by two of the stars of the hit play Meeting Joe Strummer, Steve North and Nick Miles. For 'Side Two' we've commissioned young artists of today to rewrite and remix the tracks to play as now. And headlining the show, Captain Ska, described as 'Riotous Protest Music' by Time Out. Will be quite a party!
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Saturday 8th April, Rich MIx Arts Centre, Shoreditch East London. Presented by Philosophy Football in association with the RMT and supported by the Fire Brigades Union, Brigadista Ale and R2 magazine.
Tickets just £9.99 from here or click on the image above.
Look out next for the launch of our limited editions of just 100 each of Russian Revolution centenary plates and a limited edition Soviet style enamel badge too. For news of both, or to keep up with us daily, follow us on twitter and friend us on facebook as well.
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