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mjp - Someone recently said to me, "You know that you are clearly visible in one of the pictures in Pennie Smith's book The Clash: Before and After, doncha?" And I said, "Of course I know that," but I'd never actually heard of the book.

So I scrounged up a crappy copy on eBay, and lo and behold, there is the teenaged mjp, arm casually resting on the stage monitor in front of Joe Strummer. Because that's just how I rolled, you know. The Clash in St. Paul, 1979 | Charles Bukowski - American author

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This shot was taken in September of í79 on that yearís U.S. Tour, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Minnesota. It was shot on 35mm film, which was pushed to 1600, if I recall. There is beautiful grain in this shot because of it.

Although Iíve taken many thousands of shots since, it remains one of my favorite images. And, of course, we all love and miss Joe.

It is an original print from an independent artist, made at a professional photo lab. It is not a mass-produced item. The ìwatermarkî does not appear on the actual print, of course.

This is an original, copyrighted image. Commercial inquiries welcome.


These were taken by Mike Reiter. We had photography class at Harding High School, Iím pretty sure he got an 'A' for this. Opening acts were David Johansen & The Undertones. Mike & I were in the front row, and we are in Penne Smithís book ìThe Clash: Before & Afterî.† They played a bunch of songs from the then-unreleased LP London Calling, and I distinctly remember being puzzled by their rendition of ìArmageddon Timeî.

The next day I got to meet the entire band in the parking lot of Sun Ray Shopping Center on the East Side of St Paul. They had stopped to buy liquor & groceries on their way to Chicago, and I just happened to be next door applying for a job at J.C. Penny. Thanks to Mike Reiter for letting me post these.










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Epic photo of The Clash playing the Saint Paul Civic Center 8.11.82 Daniel Corrigan



The Clash - St. Paul Civic Centre.

(17) The Clash - St. Paul Civic Centre. 1979.... - The Hand of Ray Lowry | Facebook

1979. Number 10 of 12 in the Limited Edition 'The Clash' collection.

Sketchbook feel. The band onstage during rehearsals at St Paul Civic Centre, captured in this unique way. 

"The rest of the tour happily degenerated into a marathon slog of the length and breadth of the union aboard a homely old battle bus named Arpeggio. Sweating and straining all over the sprawling plains and through the claustrophobic city canyons we fetched up at a giant ice rink in Minneapolis / St Paul for the first serious shows of the journey.

The St Paul Civic Centre was so vast that the bands equipment truck was parked inside the place when we arrived " - Ray Lowry

All Limited Edition Prints are numbered and embossed. This particular edition also has the Ray Lowry signature stamped on the right hand corner. Peace

Running with the St. Paul Civic Centre, 12/09/79 to see The Clash do their thing. A bustling arena.

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The Clash - St Paul Civic Centre - Limited Edition (1 of 79)

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Figures out of the darkness | A double page spread | Pink, blue, oranges and black make up this piece | The Clash onstage during rehearsals at St Paul Civic Centre | Captured in this unique way | 

" The rest of the tour happily degenerated into a marathon slog of the length and breadth of the union aboard a homely old battle bus named Arpeggio. Sweating and straining all over the sprawling plains and through the claustrophobic city canyons we fetched up at a giant ice rink in Minneapolis / St Paul for the first serious shows of the journey.
The St Paul Civic Centre was so vast that the bands equipment truck was parked inside the place when we arrived " - Ray Lowry

Taken  directly from Ray's 1979 tour sketchbooks  | Outer dimension - 23.5" x 16.5 approx | Art Dimension - 18.5 " x  12" approx | Giclée print | Hahnemühle German Etching | 310gsm 



The Clash, St Paul Civic Center, September 1979

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These were taken by Mike Reiter. We had photography class at Harding High School, I’m pretty sure he got an “A” for this. Opening acts were David Johansen & The Undertones. Mike & I were in the front row, and we are in Penne Smith’s book “The Clash: Before & After”.  They played a bunch of songs from the then-unreleased LP London Calling, and I distinctly remember being puzzled by their rendition of “Armageddon Time”.

The next day I got to meet the entire band in the parking lot of Sun Ray Shopping Center on the East Side of St Paul. They had stopped to buy liquor & groceries on their way to Chicago, and I just happened to be next door applying for a job at J.C. Penny. Thanks to Mike Reiter for letting me post these.

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The Clash during their Take the Fifth U.S. tour at Saint Paul Civic Center in Minnesota, September 1979 © Mike Reiter

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