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In November last year, the Museum Of London opened an exhibition dedicated to The Clash to mark the 40th anniversary of the London Calling album.
More than 100 items from the band’s archives were on display, including draft lyrics, stage-worn clothes, photographs and film footage which gave fans a fresh perspective into the making of the 1979 album.
BBC Arts are now showing a documentary about the exhibition, which also features archive film and is part of the channel’s Culture In Quarantine initiative.
The film can be watched through the BBC iPlayer here, but it’s only available to view in the UK.
The free exhibition was curated by Robert Gordon McHarg III with The Clash and senior curator of fashion and decorative arts at the Museum Of London Beatrice Behlen.
Speaking prior to the opening, Behlen said: “London Calling is The Clash’s defining album – a rallying call for Londoners and people around the world. The album’s lyrics reflected contemporary concerns, many of which are still relevant today, as it moved away from traditional punk by adopting and reworking much wider musical influences.
“At the Museum Of London, we tell the stories of our capital through the objects and memories of the people who have lived here.
“This display will provide a brand new, exciting and vibrant take on this, showcasing rarely seen personal objects and telling the incredible story of how London Calling was, and for many still is, the sound of a generation.”
Among the items on display were Paul Simonon’s Fender Precision Bass which he famously smashed at The Palladium in New York City – a moment that was captured by photographer Pennie Smith and used on the iconic album cover, Joe Strummer’s notebook from the year along with his typewriter, and the only remaining pair of Topper Headon’s drum sticks from the era.
View some of the exhibits from The Clash: London Calling below.
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- The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go - UK - 7" picture disc - £30.00, $37.80, €35.10 (New Item) (arrived 06-Dec-2023 11:36)on December 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm
THE CLASH Should I Stay Or Should I Go (1982 UK limited edition AA-side 7" Picture Disc single, also including Straight To Hell, clear PVC sleeve A112646)
- The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope - Portugese - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 09-Nov-2023 10:13)on December 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm
THE CLASH Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978 Portuguese first press 10-track LP on a graduated orange label with Portuguese perimeter label text, housed in a fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows moderate wear, whilst the vinyl has just light scuffs to indicate play leaving it Excellent)
- The Clash - Punk Rock Is Back! - CLASH 'London Calling' sleeve - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $119.70, €111.15 (New Item) (arrived 21-Oct-2023 16:14)on December 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm
THE CLASH Punk Rock Is Back! - CLASH sleeve (2023 UK limited edition 14-track vinyl LP, the 3rd album from the London based musician & artist MAL-ONE, also known for his Punk Art sleeve designs & artwork. Released in a Clash 'London Calling' monochrome 'Punk Times' fanzine style sleeve limited to just 20 hand-numbered copies (the lowest number in stock at the time of order will be despatched) and includes a double sided lyric insert, blind stamped Punk Art printsigned by MAL-ONE and astencil style street art poster! All shrink sealed from new in its hype stickered picture sleeve MAL-ONELP003) *Exclusively available in 6 limited edition Sex Pistols/Clash/Jam/Blondie/Specials/Joy Division artwork sleeves*.
- The Clash - Sandinista! - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $44.09, €40.94 (New Item) (arrived 01-Nov-2023 12:43)on December 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm
THE CLASH Sandinista! (2017 UK/EU 36-track triple album 3-LP remastered edition pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl. Their fourth studio album first released in December 1980 and recorded in London, Manchester, Jamaica and New York; their most expansive set of songs incorporating elements of disco, jazz, funk, calypso and much more. Factory sealed from new inside a wide-spined picture sleeve, the title referring to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. Essential) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Clash - Remote Control - P/S - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $37.80, €35.10 (New Item) (arrived 06-Nov-2023 11:59)on December 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm
THE CLASH Remote Control (1977 UK solid centre 7" single, also including a live version of London's Burning recorded in Dunstable [in mono], picture sleeve CBS5293)
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