28 years after its original release, The Clash s London Calling was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a recording of lasting qualitative or historical significance . It has topped polls for the best album of the Seventies and of the Eighties. It makes the top five in Best of British album polls. And it has placed, on average, in the mid twenties in the Greatest Albums of All Time polls for the last twenty-something years. o mean feat when artists the stature of The Beatles and Bob Dylan have dibs on many of the top slots, and so many other ground-shaking, heart-breaking and mind-expanding albums fail to make the lists at all. Iconic is a much abused word, but the cover of London Calling has a genuine right to claim it- Q voted Pennie Smith s cover the best rock n roll photograph of all time in 2002, and the instantly recognisable image of Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar has inspired countless imitators. Including Micky Mouse. Joe Strummer once remarked that The Clash
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780224085649
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96619838
Product Key Features
Book Title
Route 19 Revisited the Clash and London Calling
Author
Marcus Gray
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Music
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
870g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Marcus Gray
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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