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Shape Created with Sketch. Following the last-minute recording of final track Train In Vain - a song created so late there was not even time to include it on the artwork - the band headed off for another US tour, where the image for the album cover was taken.
It was on the stage where many first encountered The Clash. The release of energy was just phenomenal. However, for Bragg what the band had to say was just as important as how they played it. Take the title track. These days it's used for everything from match-day anthems for Arsenal and Fulham football clubs, to a soundtrack for London on numerous TV shows and films - from Friends to James Bond.
Yet it is in fact a dystopian tale inspired by a news report about how much of the city would be underwater if the River Thames flooded. The lyrics also refer to issues including nuclear disaster, environmentalism, drug abuse and police violence. The political nature of the album inspired Bragg, along with many others, "to go out and do it for ourselves".
According to Bragg: "If it wasn't for The Clash and their political sensibilities, punk would have just been a haircut and bondage trousers and not a movement. Given that The Clash explored genres other than punk rock for the record, it's perhaps unsurprising that London Calling didn't just inspire guitar bands.
Rapper M. She also sampled The Clash on arguably her most famous track, Paper Planes. Across the Atlantic, the band have also been influential. Chuck D of hip-hop legends Public Enemy describes London Calling as "one of the greatest albums ever made", explaining how the four punks "taught us to fight for what really matters - and to do it as loud as hell".
It was a real message to me," he said. The song, which Strummer initially claimed was about stringent car parking regulations, explores the dangers of an oppressive political system. Its message remains powerful for many, including former US Democrat presidential nominee Beto O'Rourke who quoted the lyrics during a political debate. McHarg has co-curated an exhibition at the Museum of London exploring the background of the record and the impact it has had across the globe.
The Canadian believes part of the reason for its continued success is because it is a "global album". The Clash wanted to meet her: she thinks the Royal College of Art gig was a sort of test. Smith photographed the band regularly after that, and they gelled in a way she had never experienced with other groups. She was also working with the Jam and, at one point, they asked her to go full-time.
But Smith found Paul Weller and his band too self-conscious in front of a camera. They were like stiff cardboard cutouts posing at a wedding. She still prefers to shoot bands like that.
I just need some emotion. Smith had a similar problem with U2 , who also asked her to be their permanent photographer. They stood against a wall. I took pictures and they looked like people standing against a wall. As for Morrissey , she recalls a disagreement they had over a magazine shoot. The photos were never published in the magazine, but they later appeared on the cover of his new single.
She recalls a fall-out with Debbie Harry , too. The Blondie singer was furious when Smith turned up unexpected at a video shoot in London. The situation eased later that night, however, when Smith shot the singer lying on her bed, arms around guitarist and then boyfriend Chris Stein.
There were never any bad times with the Clash, though. The band made her laugh constantly — and when she raised her camera they trusted her completely.
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