The Clash: Strummer, Jones, Simonon, Headon (Original Clash Book) [Hardcover]

The Clash (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 10, 2009

This title presents Strummer, Jones, Simonon & Headon, in their own words for the first time. It is the music book of 2008.From "White Riot" to "Rock The Casbah", The Clash were a band like no other. Part of the original wave of British punk bands to emerge in the 1970s, their skilled musicianship, intelligent songwriting, boundless energy, definitive style and passionate idealism caught the spirit of the times and made them a worldwide phenomenon. "Rolling Stone" magazine declared "London Calling" one of the greatest albums of all time, and their music has only become more resonant over the past thirty years. Their story is steeped in mythology. Many people have their own opinions about what made them tick - but now readers can hear the full story from the band themselves.This is the long-awaited, first official book by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. Lavishly produced, "The Clash by The Clash" brings together for the first time remarkable, previously unseen personal and professional photos of the band at home, on stage, in the studio and on the road. The result is more than a book - it is an event.

Editorial Reviews

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"'One of the greatest bands of all time.' The Edge, U2 'One of England's greatest bands.' Nick Hornby 'A massive inspiration for me.' Bernard Sumner, Joy Division and New Order 'I adore The Clash.' Pete Townshend, The Who" --Reviews

About the Author

The surviving members of The Clash have worked together with the full cooperation of Joe Strummer's estate to create this unique collection.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: 101 DISTRIBUTION (March 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843547880
• ISBN-13: 978-1843547884
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 10 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,831,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mindblowing!, October 19, 2008

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RAP - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clash (Hardcover)

This book is amazing. Great photographs, and having the band telling their story is fantastic. Despite being assembled years after Joe Strummer's death, he is a dominant voice in the book. I would compare the style of the book to The Beatles Anthology book, although unlike The Beatles book, The Clash tell their story album by album and tour by tour as opposed to year by year.

You'll love the pictures and the stories. You'll start out flipping through it, and then get sucked in and start reading. This book is sure to become a classic.

By the way, the book is HUGE and HEAVY, and beautifully assembled. If you are a Clash fan, you definitely want this.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, December 4, 2008

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moe armstrong "Moe Armstrong" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clash (Hardcover)

This is the book. Reading the book. Reliving the whole Clash Time. WOW
I mean, carry this book under your arm. If you were not there-now you can be----with this book. I was there and this book made me want to run around Hollywood. Go to London. Spend time in New York. I was reminded how much the music and lyrics of The Clash described the times and places that we lived. Those were the days. This was the group. This was the music. These are the memories and all in one book. This was the group filled with matter. This mattered the group. This book describes the only group that mattered. Who matters anyway?

moe armstrong

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Clash book available, December 3, 2009

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Darin Campbell (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clash (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book, full of commentary by the Clash themselves about all aspects of their career 1976-1985. fantastic pictures, full set lists of all their tours, complete discography etc. If you are a fan of the band you cannot be without this. I go back to it again and again, particularly when listening to Clash albums. The definitive history of one of the greatest bands of all time.