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Robin Boardman, Louder Than Words: ‘There’s never a dull moment… An essential aide-memoire… A warts and all report from those on the ground.’
Dan Biggane, Classic Pop: ‘A fitting tribute to a group who remain, for many, ‘The Only Band That Matters.’
From customers
Paul Bedford: ‘Brilliant.’
Ian Fourcandles: ‘It is a beautiful book, really well laid out… Go get it, Clash fans. You won’t regret it.’
Mick Middles, Journalist and Author: ‘Glittering flashback to grittier times, recollections gathered herein courtesy of the marvellous Iain Key on this steely tome. I recall so many of these fractious Clash gigs, often accompanied by Martin Ryan. What a dizzying chunk of time travel!’
The Clash were the premier band to emerge from the punk explosion of the late 1970s, graduating from sweaty London clubs to become an internationally acclaimed rock act playing arenas and sports stadia.
With singer Joe Strummer at the helm and Mick Jones writing guitar riffs that mixed glam rock with uptown Jamaica, the Clash produced vibrant live performances that turned the excitement level up to eleven every time they hit the stage.
Remembered for Strummer’s political pronouncements, anthemic songs like ‘White Riot’ and I Fought The Law’ and classic hit singles including ‘Bank Robber’, ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ and ‘Rock The Casbah’, for a whole generation, the Clash were the only band that mattered.
Their 1979 album London Calling is regarded by many as the greatest double album release of all time.
Now, 40 years after they split, comes their story of the Clash in the words of over 300 fans, capturing the passion and fury of the Clash live on stage. The spittle-fuelled rant of Strummer, clutching the microphone and stamping his foot, Jones buzzing around the stage like a whirling dervish, Paul Simonon throwing shapes and a thunderous bass line into the mix and drummer Topper Headon holding it all together with a ferocious beat like a ‘boom boom’ six gun is a sight no Clash fan will ever forget. With memories from around the globe, this book takes you back there…
With a foreword by Billy Bragg.
Published on 11 April 2025, All The Young Punks is a 336 page limited edition hardback available to order now.
ISBN: 978-1-915858-35-1
Price: £25
Please note that pre-orders will ship mid-February 2025.
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