The cover of London Calling features Clash bassist Paul Simonon in the act of destroying his Fender Precision Bass guitar at a concert in New York City. It was September 20, 1979, at the Palladium ...

Which brings us back to London Calling's album cover. The design wasn't new -- pink and green lettering framing a black and white photo -- in fact, it dated to 1956, when Elvis Presley 's debut ...

London Calling by The Clash was recently voted the fourth greatest album cover of all time by MusicRadar users. Pennie Smith's iconic photograph of Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass ...

Rolling Stone named 'London Calling,' the landmark third album by English rockers The Clash, #1 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s—and with good reason.

As part of 6 Music's National Album Day celebrations, Amy Lamé is joined by Don Letts to play out The Clash's 'London Calling' album in full (listen from 4pm, Sun 13 Oct). A milestone in UK music ...

London Calling reached No. 27 in the U.S. and made the Top 10 in the band's native U.K. It encouraged the Clash to get even more ambitious on their next album, 1981's sprawling Sandinista!

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Clash‘s London Calling.Well, sort of. The album came out in England on December 14th, 1979, but didn’t cross the Atlantic to America until January ...

The Museum of London has announced a new exhibition centered on The Clash.Titled “The Clash: London Calling,” the exhibit will feature more than 100 personal items from the band’s archive ...

Artwork from The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ album is set to be auctioned off later this month. Made up of sketches, drawings and designs for the cover of the 1979 album, the auction is ...

The Clash released their acclaimed double album ‘London Calling’ on 14 December 1979. The LP went to the Top 10 in the UK charts and has gone on to sell over five million copies worldwide.