Thursday 29 September 1977

The Bataclan, Paris

Short European Tour of Holland, France, Switzerland,
Germany and Sweden

updated 8 July 2008 - added 3 photos courtesy laubai
updated Dec 2014 - added poster
updated October 2020 - added bootleg tape & unknown interview, handmade poster
updated November 2022 added French article
updated May 2023 added Deny Fanzine & better poster
updated Jan 2024 added a relfective blog artcile




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Recordings in circulation

Clash on Tour LP

Sound 3 - 24min - LP/m - tracks 9 - for info on bootlegs check Clash on Stage website

Clash on Tour LP - White Riot




Audio 2

full gig [upgraded] - Sound 3.5 - 50min - 1gen - tracks 18

White Riot




Sources

The full recording.

A recent recording [2000] is a big upgrade on the older tapes which are circulating and an improvement as well on the edited down to one side The Clash on Tour LP.

one of the best 1977 recordings around

The full upgrade is one of the best 1977 recordings around and is a from a very good low generation audience source. There is some distance but all the instrumentation is fairly clear. Vocals and backing vocals are very good; the guitar sounds a bit thin, bass not focussed and drums fairly distant. Not as enjoyable a sound as the Mont de Marsan full tape but still very good especially with the volume cranked up really high.







Sound quality

The Bataclan - Punk festival 29 Sept 77

A decent sound that suffers only minor distortions in the vocals. The sound lacks a decent range and is a touch flat, a little distant too, yet with a fair degree of clarity. The bass is there, but is lost in the sound.The fuller tape is slighlty better.

Notable highlights include a great version of Complete Control, better sounding versions of the infant White Man, and the The Prisoner and City of the Dead which have begun to show up. London's Burning has been contorted to Paris is Singing at the end.


Le Stadium 16 Oct 78

Again a decent sound if a little flat, not to dissimilar to the other show on the LP.

A fair degree of clarity and maybe a touch more range in the sound on this one though. You can just make out the bass chords though the clarity overall is quite reasonable, with only very mild distortion. The fuller tape has marginally a better sound eminating from a 1st generation source .

The tracks from the second album Give Em Enough Rope, are beginning to show up. Guns on the Roof and Drug Stabbing Time.

What is of most interest here though is the detour at the end of Police and Thieves into the Ramones Blitzkreig Bop. Great. This version was copied and hidden on the official bonus CD [USA only] issued with the 2000 remasters titled Rockers Galore.


The Clash on Tour LP

Link

A seven song edited recording of this gig made up one side of the widely available The Clash On Tour bootleg LP, occasionally refered to as Tommy Guns LP [due to inner labels]. The LP contains edited sets from

Paris - The Bataclan - 29 Sept 1977
Paris - Le Stadium -16 Oct 1978 more info


Tapes

Both shows are edited down for the LP. Fuller tapes exist.

The full tape of the 1977 gig [and the full tape of the 78 gig] have an excellent sound. Both superior to whats on this boot vinyl.

The LP sound quality is reasonable. Easily listenable with some minimal distortion on the first side. Side 2 is a bit more muddy in sound.






Bootleg details can be found here

Visit these websites for a comprehensive catalogue of unofficially released CD's and Vinyl (forever changing) or If Music Could Talk for all audio recordings

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Jeff Dove -
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PDF - webpage

For all recordings go to If Music Could Talk / Sound of Sinners

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Background

Paris is beginning to sizzle

“Paris is beginning to sizzle” laughs Strummer near the end of an incendiary performance at the famous Paris Bataclan. The Bataclan is an historic grand Paris theatre dating back to the 1860’s (see picture) and has witnessed many great performances, The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Vince Taylor, Oasis and Radiohead, but this bootleg documents surely one of its greatest presentations.

The Clash were no doubt inspired by the venue’s rock’n’roll history and its lack of seats in the main auditorium. Punk was big news by now in Paris and the band go down a storm.





A French fans eye view

After the gig, the CLASH went to drink at “La Coupole”, an “existentialist cafe” and finished the night at the Gibus Club.

They saw the local band ASPHALT JUNGLE which they had just mentioned in their “Paris is singing” version. For the TV show, the scenery was “very” punk with flying pterodactys!

This TV show was prouced by “Un sur Cinq (1 out of 5)”, a social and culturel broadcast. Freddy Hausser produced the “Pop News” rubrique and presented the CLASH with Phillipe MANOEUVRE (who wrote “Cheap trill” in Rock’n’Folk magazine).

The CLASH played “London’s burning” at the sound check but the cameramen didn’t want to continue. They striked cos the CLASH played too loud. Just one man accepted to film. So, it was a fixed and large plan. 15 min. later, the CLASH played “Complete control”, then “1977”(cut) and it was over.






White-flash: Tonight in Paris - A RADICAL PUNK GROUP

ALAIN “No Future” PACADIS - Link

white-flash
14. RELEASE. September 29, 1977.
Tonight in Paris
A RADICAL PUNK GROUP

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The Clash will give a concert in Paris at the Bataclan 50 bd Voltaire (XI°) on Thursday September 29 at 8:30 p.m. the concert is organized by Skydog and Marc Zermati who has followed the group since its inception: "we must promote radical music and the Clash play radical music" he says.

The Clash are an integral part of British New-wave. It is an organization which includes 7 people and which, according to a strategy determined by a materialistic vision of the facts, proposes to carve out an important place in the phenomenon of rock. There's Bernard Rhodes, the band's manager, who designs the patterns for the band's costumes.

The Clash convey at the same time as a new musical aesthetic a new style of dress, military outfits dyed in black embellished with slogans painted in stencil and metal accessories, an alternative fashion that is spreading through Boys or Seditionarist, the new shops on King's road London. benefit-concerts for London squatters, the group had released a 45 rpm: Keys to your heart (Chixwick Records).

Joe is the group's ideological mentor. Mick Jones (guitar) and Paul Simenon (bass) were part with Brian James (of the Damned) of London SS, a legendary group that never gave concerts. The drummer is new, it's his first band. He does not play on the 33 lap The Clash but on the last 45 lap of the group which will be released in France by CBS.

Finally the last members of the Clash organization are the two roadies, •
who at the Mont de Marsan Punk festival, dismantled all the equipment, dressed in pants whose legs were attached with straps.

The texts of the group indicate the political directions of the group, the anti-Americanism in Pm so bored with the USA ... Yankee dollars talk to the dictators of the world/ln fact it's giving orders/And they can' t afford to miss a world/I'm so bored with the USA/What Kojak for the USA.

In homage to Jamaicans who had fought with English hobbies during the Notting Hills riots, they cover a reggae by Murvin and Perry "Police and thieves in the streets/Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition/From genesis to revelationl The next generation will be hear me/And all the crowd horns in day by day, Denis is a song about a junkie girl: "And you said You'd given it up gone and kicked it in the head/ You said you ain't had none for weeks but baby i seen your arms...”

“Janie Jones” is the story of a whore: “He's in love with rock'n roll woaahh He's in love with getting stoned Woaahh He's in love with Janie Jones ". Hate and war are the new “Peace and Love” of punks: e Hate and War, I hate all the English/They're just as bad as wops/And y hate all the politeness/And i hate all the cops” .

48 hours, city life, metro, brick walls. Cheat respond to lp violence with violence, White riot, blacks have problems but they are not afraid to throw a stone, Garageland: "We're a garage band, we horn from garage land" "London's burnin is a call for civil war: "London's burnin' with boredom now"
Here is the speech of the Clash of the violent words which stick to a violent music which makes them with the Pistols the most respected group of the New Wave.

ALAIN “No Future” PACADIS

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Tickets, Posters, Adverts

Poster


Clash City Collectors | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/
Ray Gange - The Lou's were great fun






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Other

Deny Fanzine

Includes adverts...

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Venue

The Bataclan, Paris

The Bataclan was built in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval in a style inspired by the Chinoiserie trends of the times.

The theatre is located at 50 Boulevard Voltairein in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and has a capacity of 1,500 people. The venue has a rich history, hosting various concerts, theater performances, and cinema screenings over the years and has recently suffered a tragic terrorist attack.

As for the current status of the building, Le Bataclan is still in existence and continues to serve as a venue for concerts and events. It gained international attention following a tragic terrorist attack in November 2015, but it has since reopened and remains a significant cultural landmark in Paris.





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The Gig

Paris is beginning to sizzle

The recording begins with a reggae track being faded out over the PA and then with no introduction The Clash blast into London’s Burning. The performance starts off fast and furious and just builds in intensity up to the 2 encores, which are especially powerful. Highlights are many. Complete Control has great guitar work from Mick with the solos now mirroring the recorded version released that week.

White Man in Hammersmith Palais “un nouveau chanson” is still in development with some lyrics changed for this gig “punk rockers all over the world, especially here in France, down by the banks of the Seine, I went insane” Capital Radio is fantastic here with a particularly manic Joe ranting over the now extended ending.

There is an edit at The Prisoner but it loses only the very opening chords. Joe responds to a request for White Riot with “listen mate, can’t have a White Riot in case I lose my chequebook!” He then introduces I’m So Bored With The USA with a rare bit of literary criticism by shouting “Henry Miller!”

As mentioned the 2 encores demanded by the enthusiastic crowd are especially brilliant. The second 1977 gets different lyrics and the Bataclan gets a name check in What’s My Name. “Paris is beginning to sizzle” is the intro to Paris Is Burning with almost completely different lyrics including references to Asphalt Jungle, 1984 and a particularly well-received name check for local favourites The Stinky Toys.

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News Reports

Author: Éric | Publication: Une vie de concerts | Date: October 25, 2015 (Event date: 09/29/1977) | Link: uneviedeconcerts.fr | Title: The Clash - Thursday, September 29, 1977 - Bataclan ( Paris ) 1,000 words

Play It Loud !!!! Rock'n'roll is made for the stage The Clash at the Bataclan (1977)

This vibrant eyewitness account recounts the legendary concert on September 29, 1977 , at the Bataclan , marking the awakening of punk in Paris . The author describes a chance encounter with the band and the raw energy of a performance that redefined his vision of rock music.

Author: Éric | Publication: Une vie de concerts | Date: October 25, 2015 (Event date: 09/29/1977) | Link: uneviedeconcerts.fr | Title: The Clash - Thursday, September 29, 1977 - Bataclan ( Paris ) 1,000 words

Play It Loud !!!! Rock'n'roll is made for the stage The Clash at the Bataclan (1977)

The Clash - Jeudi 29 Septembre 1977 - Bataclan (Paris)

https://uneviedeconcerts.fr/archives/2015/10/25/32831489.html

That’s it—with this concert, everything changes. For many weeks, the Pistols' singles have been in heavy rotation on our turntables at the school residence, and our neighbors hate us. The Saints' album, Stranded , and then the one by The Clash , only make our case worse.

I’ve decided that the punk movement is for me. I’m making my first neon t-shirts, cutting my hair (a little), and walking around Paris with my badges. Daniel , my friend and skilled guitarist, temporarily abandons studying the lute to go back to the electric guitar. This Thursday night, we are both here, in front of the Bataclan , for an evening we feel is going to go down in legend.

The young people waiting for the doors to open scare the Parisian passersby who have never seen punks before. The atmosphere is tense; we go into the corner bar, where we stumble upon… The Clash drinking beers and playing pinball. Paul Simonon loses his game and lets me take his place on the machine: it’s stupid, it’s simple, but that night, Rock is far away from The Who , The Stones , and the others I was still worshiping two months ago. Something has changed, and there will be no turning back for me. The rock I love, from now on, will be this—I know it—street rock, played by people like me, not by unreachable stars. Now, even if The Clash's concert were bad, the main thing had already happened. But this concert will be far from bad.

Inside the venue, curiously, the atmosphere is less harsh than one might fear, or imagine when thinking back to the images glimpsed here and there of punk concerts in London . And the pretty "punkettes" from Lou’s who open for The Clash are treated with great kindness by the audience. Respect , even if this respect is probably earned more by the girls' look and attitude than by their music, which is quite dispensable.

We are right in the center, in the second row, ideally placed. Reggae plays on the sound system when the The Clash quartet enters the stage. Mick Jones has long hair (heresy?) and a popped collar. Simonon , with whom I shared a pinball machine, has the right punk look as we’ve learned to know and love it these past months. Strummer is in a red jacket: London’s Burning! he screams in his strange, broken voice! My hair stands on end. It’s a version very similar to the album, ending with a sharp solo by Mick Jones : yes, The Clash know how to play, and play well. We aren’t in the cliché conveyed by the Pistols , for example, but in front of a Rock band that delivers.

The Clash's music isn't particularly violent—we are far from The Stooges or even the Sex Pistols —no, it is just incredibly full of rage, pride, and a sense of incendiary, exhilarating rebellion. Joe spits like an epileptic devil; Mick , on the other hand, is the perfect image of the classy rocker. Paul is impeccable with his bass worn very low and his elegant look. The new drummer ( Topper Headon ) hits like a runaway metronome. Curiously, there isn't really a pogo in the crowd (the pogo being that new vertical dance invented by the English to devastate concert halls); the Parisians seem rather fascinated by what is happening on stage, by this absolute novelty that constitutes this unheard-of music.

Complete Control , the new single with a magnificent melody, confirms it: oh oh oh… , we sing with Joe . Total See-o-n control - that means you! on a frenzied finale, once again led by Jones's guitar.

I know every song on the album by heart, and I’m surprised to see that a good half of the setlist is dedicated to songs still unknown, but which sound even better than those on the album: clearly, the band has no problem with creativity! My buddy Daniel is right in front of Joe (we are in the front row, of course) and watches the chords: tonight, back at the school dormitory, he will be able to give us a demonstration of what he remembered.

A new song, a Clash reggae… announces Joe in "Franglais": reggae, yes, and it makes the whole Bataclan dance and sway. But also a catchy melody on Mick Jones's decidedly enchanted guitar. The next new track, which seems to be called Capital Radio , turns up the heat.

OK, Mick Jones, a song Strummer calls out, once again in French in the text: it’s Hate & War , and Jones sings rather poorly—he tends to bray—but we are happy to hear a track we know.

In… the… City… of… the Dead! Strummer hammers out. Impeccable riff. Daniel memorizes, memorizes the chords; this one is really good. The tracks are all under the two-minute mark, but the energy released is impressive. Strummer , smiling and spitting at the same time, vituperates: I look to my left, and I look to my right! . From the first listen, these songs are so obvious that you feel capable of singing along with him. Simonon , clearly the coolest of the group, dances, bass held very low. I don’t wanna be a prisoner . Neither do we, Joe , neither do we!

Another reggae to relax for a moment: Police & Thieves by Junior Murvin . Funny, on the album, you get the impression the band went to explore territory other than their own, whereas here, on stage, it’s obvious that this track is pure Clash —the junction between Jamaican music and the band’s both stiff and melodic rock is invisible. Simonon's bass is in the spotlight, and we realize how essential this danceable rhythm is.

There’s some shouting in the hall, but the atmosphere remains friendly. And then The Clash brings out the big guns: I’m so Bo-o-ored with the U-S-A! What can I do? Finally a pogo; Strummer's vocals are masterful. In fact, they have been from the start… masterful, elegant, intense, defiant, class. Classic even, or rather a new Classic.

He's in love with rock'n'roll, whoa / He's in love with gettin' stoned, whoa / He's in love with Janie Jones, whoa / He don't like his boring job, no , it’s Janie Jones , even faster than on the album, even more exciting. I feel tears of happiness rising to my eyes: Let them know! Let them know! Yes, no worries guys, we’ll let them know.

Before we go, Garageland! : We're a garage band / We come from garageland , the most beautiful chorus on the best melody to date composed by Strummer / Jones . It’s moving a lot now in the Bataclan ; some spit flies too, just to say that in Paris , we aren't any softer than in London , eh!

And then of course, White Riot , at three hundred miles an hour, so fast we can't even pogo anymore: White riot, I want to riot / White riot, a riot of our own , yes, the riot is coming, our own… What the hell is wrong with me? / I'm not who I want to be . I'm not even sure at this point if I still know my own name, but it hardly matters.

Paris… is beginning to sizzle… Joe jokes. Paris is Singing! screams! Final encore of London’s Burning ! With Joe citing the names of Parisian bands that matter right now: Asphalt Jungle ! The Stinky Toys ! etc. Yes, it’s 1977, and Paris is singing punk!

And it’s over. What a setlist! Nothing but impeccable songs, whether we knew them already or not. The most obvious thing is this feeling that the revolution—our revolution—is here. The set didn't last very long, about 50 minutes, but the rapid succession of brief songs played at full blast caused a feeling of intense satisfaction. Like a dream, we leave the Bataclan . Paris tonight sang, but it’s the whole world singing with me: I have found THE music of my life.


The Clash au Bataclan (1977)

Ce témoignage vibrant relate le concert mythique du 29 Septembre 1977 au Bataclan , marquant l'éveil du punk à Paris . L'auteur y décrit sa rencontre fortuite avec le groupe et l'énergie brute d'une performance qui a redéfini sa vision du rock.

Auteur : Éric | Publication : Une vie de concerts | Date : 25 octobre 2015 (Concert du 29/09/1977) | Lien : uneviedeconcerts.fr | Titre : The Clash - Jeudi 29 Septembre 1977 - Bataclan ( Paris )

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Voilà, c’est avec ce concert-là que tout change. Cela fait de nombreuses semaines que les singles des Pistols tournent en rotation lourde sur nos platines dans la résidence de l’École, et nos voisins nous haïssent. L’album des Saints , Stranded , puis celui des Clash aggrave notre cas.

J’ai décidé que le mouvement punk était pour moi. Je me confectionne mes premiers t-shirts fluo, me coupe (un peu) les cheveux, et me balade dans Paris avec mes badges. Daniel , mon copain guitariste émérite, abandonne temporairement l’étude du luth pour repasser à la guitare électrique. Ce jeudi soir, nous sommes tous deux là, devant le Bataclan , pour une soirée dont on pressent qu’elle va entrer dans la légende.

Les jeunes gens qui attendent l’ouverture des portes font peur aux passants parisiens qui n’ont encore jamais vu de punks. L’ambiance est tendue, nous entrons au bar du coin, où nous tombons sur… les Clash en train de boire des bières et de jouer au flipper. Paul Simonon perd sa partie et me laisse la place sur la bécane : c’est con, c’est tout simple, mais le Rock est ce soir-là bien loin des Who , Stones et autres que je vénérais encore il y a deux mois. Quelque chose a changé, et il n’y aura plus de retour en arrière pour moi. Le rock que j’aime, désormais, ce sera celui-ci, je le sais, le rock de la rue, joué par des gens comme moi, pas par des stars inatteignables. Maintenant, même si le concert des Clash était mauvais, le principal était advenu. Mais ce concert, il sera loin d’être mauvais.

Dans la salle, curieusement, l’atmosphère est moins dure qu’on pouvait le craindre, ou l’imaginer en repensant aux images entrevues çà et là des concerts punks à Londres . Et les jolies punkettes de Lou's qui ouvrent pour le Clash , seront traitées avec beaucoup de bienveillance par le public. Respect , même si ce respect est probablement plus gagné par le look et l’attitude des filles que par leur musique, assez dispensable.

Nous sommes en plein centre, au second rang, idéalement placés. Du reggae sur la sono, quand le quatuor de The Clash entre sur scène. Mick Jones a les cheveux longs (hérésie ?) et le col relevé. Simonon , avec lequel j’ai partagé un flipper, a le bon look punk comme on a appris à le connaître et à l’aimer ces derniers mois. Strummer est en veste rouge : London’s Burning ! hurle-t-il, de son étrange voix cassée ! J’ai les cheveux qui se dressent sur la tête. Version très semblable à celle de l’album, qui se termine par un solo tranchant de Mick Jones : oui, les Clash savent jouer, et bien. On n’est donc pas dans le cliché véhiculé par les Pistols , par exemple, mais devant un groupe de Rock qui envoie.

La musique de The Clash n’est pas particulièrement violente, on est loin des Stooges ou même des Sex Pistols , non, elle est juste incroyablement pleine de rage, de fierté, d’un sens de la rébellion incendiaire, enthousiasmant. Joe postillonne comme un diable épileptique, Mick est par contre l’image parfaite du rocker classieux. Paul est impeccable avec sa basse portée très bas et son look élégant. Le nouveau batteur ( Topper Headon ) frappe comme un métronome emballé. Curieusement, pas vraiment de pogo dans le public (le pogo est cette nouvelle danse verticale inventée par les Anglais pour dévaster les salles de concert), les Parisiens paraissent plutôt fascinés par ce qui se passe sur scène, par cette absolue nouveauté que constitue cette musique inouïe.

Complete Control , nouveau single à la mélodie magnifique, confirme : oh oh oh… , on chante avec Joe . Total See-o-n control - that means you! sur un final forcené, encore une fois emmené par la guitare de Jones .

Je connais par cœur chaque chanson de l’album, et je suis surpris de voir qu’une bonne moitié de la setlist est consacrée à des chansons encore inconnues, mais qui sonnent encore mieux que celles de l’album : visiblement, le groupe n’a pas de problème de créativité ! Mon pote Daniel est juste devant Joe (nous sommes au premier rang, bien sûr) et observe les accords : ce soir, de retour au dortoir de l’école, il pourra nous faire une démonstration de ce qu’il a retenu.

Une nouveau chanson, a Clash reggae… annonce Joe , en franglais : du reggae, oui, et qui fait danser, chalouper même tout le Bataclan . Mais aussi une mélodie accrocheuse sur la guitare décidément enchantée de Mick Jones . Le nouveau titre suivant, qui s’appelle a priori Capital Radio , fait remonter la température.

OK, Mick Jones, une chanson réclame Strummer , encore une fois en français dans le texte : c’est Hate & War , et Jones chante plutôt mal, il a tendance à brailler, mais on est contents de retrouver un titre qu’on connaît.

In… the… City… of… the Dead ! martèle Strummer . Riff impeccable. Daniel mémorise, mémorise les accords, celle-là est vraiment bien. Les morceaux sont tous en-dessous de la barre des deux minutes, mais l’énergie dégagée est impressionnante. Strummer , souriant et postillonnant à la fois, vitupère : I look to my left, and I look to my right ! . Dès la première écoute, ces chansons sont tellement évidentes qu’on se sent capables de chanter avec lui. Simonon , clairement le plus cool du groupe, danse, la basse tenue très basse. I don’t wanna be a prisoner . Nous non plus, Joe , nous non plus !

Un autre reggae, pour se détendre un moment, le Police & Thieves de Junior Murvin . Marrant, sur l’album, on a l’impression que le groupe est parti explorer un autre territoire que le sien, alors qu’ici, sur scène, c’est évident que ce morceau, c’est du Clash pur jus, la jonction entre la musique jamaïcaine et le rock à la fois raide et mélodique du groupe est invisible. La basse de Simonon est à l’honneur, et on se rend d’ailleurs compte combien cette rythmique qui fait danser est essentielle.

Ça hurle un peu dans la salle, mais l’ambiance reste bon enfant. Et puis le Clash fait parler la poudre : I’m so Bo-o-ored with the U-S-A ! What can I do ? Enfin un pogo, le chant de Strummer est magistral. D’ailleurs il l’a été depuis le début… magistral, élégant, intense, revendicateur, classe. Classique même, ou plutôt un nouveau Classique.

He's in love with rock'n'roll, whoa / He's in love with gettin' stoned, whoa / He's in love with Janie Jones, whoa / He don't like his boring job, no , c’est Janie Jones , encore plus rapide que sur l’album, encore plus excitante. Je sens les larmes de bonheur qui me montent aux yeux : Let them know ! Let them know ! Oui, pas de souci les mecs, on va leur faire savoir.

Before we go, Garageland ! : We're a garage band / We come from garageland , le plus beau refrain sur la meilleure mélodie à date composée par Strummer / Jones , ça bouge beaucoup maintenant dans le Bataclan , quelques crachats volent aussi, pour dire qu’à Paris , on n'est pas plus c… molles qu’à Londres , hein !

Et puis bien sûr, White Riot , à trois cents à l'heure, tellement rapide qu’on ne peut même plus pogoter : White riot, I want to riot / White riot, a riot of our own , oui, elle arrive l’émeute, la nôtre… What the hell is wrong with me? / I'm not who I want to be . Je ne suis plus sûr à ce stade-là que je connais encore mon nom, mais ça n’a guère d’importance.

Paris… is beginning to sizzle… ironise Joe . Paris is Singing ! hurlements ! Reprise finale de London’s Burning ! Avec Joe qui cite les noms de groupes parisiens qui comptent en ce moment : Asphalt Jungle ! The Stinky Toys ! etc. Oui, on est en 1977, et Paris chante le punk !

Et c’est fini. Quelle setlist ! Que des chansons impeccables, qu’on les connaisse déjà ou non. Le plus évident, c’est ce sentiment que la révolution, notre révolution est là. Le set n’aura pas duré très longtemps, dans les 50 minutes, mais l’enchaînement rapide de chansons brèves jouées à fond a provoqué un effet de satisfaction intense. Comme dans un rêve, nous sortons du Bataclan . Paris ce soir a chanté, mais c’est le monde tout entier qui chante avec moi : j’ai rencontré LA musique de ma vie.

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M.D. B. , Rock & Folk (implied), November 1977, Page 77, " CLASH : Bataclan (29/9)" 244 words

CLASH (29/9) | Bataclan, 1977

This review captures The Clash's high-energy 1977 performance at the Bataclan. It highlights Strummer and Jones's raw chemistry, their evolving musical tightness, and a reggae-infused atmosphere that captivated Paris.

M.D. B. , Rock & Folk (implied), November 1977, Page 77, " CLASH : Bataclan (29/9)" 244 words

CLASH (29/9) | Bataclan, 1977

CLASH (29/9) | Bataclan, 1977

CLASH Bataclan (29/9)

Clash was packing up their gear in the rain-slicked black street. Mick Jones and Joe Strummer had just endured, without flinching, a thousand camera flashes in a few minutes within the cramped room serving as their backstage, alongside still-damp towels and the remains of various appetizers. But they didn't care. They had played a good concert for a trendy crowd, and for them, that was enough.

With a howl, Joe Strummer set the tone for the ceremony. And over the rough-edged solos of Mick Jones , London was ablaze in a muted revolt fueled by the jerky words Strummer released like every new fire ignited. The drum beats layered one song over another, and the fever never broke... Police And Thieves could have been played better (the memory of the fabulous version given at Mont-de-Marsan remains!), but the little punks quickly learn how to catch the reggae groove, and there was some serious swaying from one foot to the other, far beyond the Bataclan ... Thanks to their remarkable progress and an expanded repertoire, Clash could afford this high-voltage audience that they wouldn't have deserved six months ago. The two-part vocal choruses of Jones and Strummer spread into the furthest corners of the hall, and by the end of the concert, there remained a SOUND and a rhythm hammered incessantly, echoing for hours in every chest... – M.D. B.


CLASH (29/9) | Bataclan, 1977

CLASH Bataclan (29/9)

Clash rangeait son matos dans la rue noire cirée de pluie. Mick Jones et Joe Strummer venaient de recevoir sans broncher mille flashes en quelques minutes, dans la petite pièce qui leur servait de coulisses, à côté de serviettes-éponge encore humides et de restes de divers amuse-gueule. Mais cela leur était bien égal. Ils avaient donné un bon concert pour un public branché, et cela leur suffisait.

En un hurlement, Joe Strummer donnait le ton de la cérémonie. Et sur les solos mal huilés de Mick Jones , Londres flambait, dans une révolte sourde sur les mots saccadés que Strummer lâchait comme chaque nouvel incendie allumé. Les coups de batterie se superposaient d'un morceau sur l'autre, et jamais la fièvre ne baissa... « Police And Thieves » aurait pu être mieux joué (il reste le souvenir de la fabuleuse version donnée à Mont-de-Marsan !), mais les petits punks savent très vite capter le mouvement du reggae, et ça déhanchait ferme d'un pied sur l'autre, loin du Bataclan ... Grâce à ses remarquables progrès et un répertoire élargi, Clash pouvait se permettre ce public survolté qu'il n'aurait pas mérité il y a six mois. Les chorus à deux voix de Jones et Strummer se répandaient jusque dans les moindres recoins de la salle, et à la fin du concert il restait un SON et un rythme martelé incessamment, répété des heures durant dans toutes les poitrines... – M.D. B.

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Author/Editor: Elisabeth D. | Publication: Unknown (marked "CLASH") | Date: September 29, 1977 | Page: 1-2 | Title: Interviews: CLASH 830 words .

Paris Interview

Joe Strummer discusses his upbringing in boarding schools, the evolution of The Clash's music toward a more "controlled" power, and the band's strained relationship with the Sex Pistols

The Interviewer: The text is signed by Elisabeth D.. This likely refers to Elisabeth Diericx (also known as Elisabeth D.J.), a French journalist and photographer who was deeply involved in the 1970s Parisian punk and new wave scene. She was a frequent contributor to Façade, a famous oversized French style magazine that covered art, music, and fashion with an avant-garde approach.

Author/Editor: Elisabeth D. | Publication: Unknown (marked "CLASH") | Date: September 29, 1977 | Page: 1-2 | Title: Interviews: CLASH 830 words .

Paris Interview

Based on the content and formatting of the provided text, this is likely an interview from Façade magazine or a similar French "underground" music and style publication like Rock & Folk or Best or potentially an early issue of Libération’s cultural supplement

PAGE 1

Interviews CLASH  

Clash isn't a violent, aggressive, or politicized group. Anarchist? Maybe, although three years with one foot in show business has not corrupted them, but disillusioned them.

Mick is still just as abrupt and inconsistent in his reactions, but deeply exhibitionist: see him on stage in cowboy attire or sitting at a restaurant in a hideous, "cuckold yellow" suit that is anything but discreet.

Nicky (the drummer) remains the most hidden behind his small stature. Of Paul (the bassist), we hardly know anything except for the cap perched on his blond hair, his jeans torn at the knees, and the switchblade bought at the Bazard de l'Hôtel de Ville .

As for Joe Strummer , he wears a star, like a distinguished sheriff, on the lapel of his jacket. Sensitive, lucid, often ill, he has a class uncommon among those in his circle. Seeing him at The Palace on a cold October night only adds credibility to his open-mindedness and does nothing to damage the core of truth that makes him sing London's Burning , White Riot , or soon a whole new album, Garageland .

Elisabeth D. : Are you a street kid?  

Joe : No, but I come from a very middle, middle, middle-class background.  

I never saw my parents after the age of nine, because they went to live abroad and I stayed in England , in a boarding school.  

E.D. : That must have been terrible!  

Joe : There were girls, so it wasn't that bad.  

And it was good for me too, because my father was a bastard. Very harsh. 

I said goodbye to him and I grew up normally. It’s a stroke of luck for me. 

E.D. : Were you friends with the Sex Pistols at the beginning?  

Joe : Yes, the Pistols used to support us at the Nashville .  

E.D. : And after?  

Joe : Oh, afterwards, we had a bad relationship. I don't remember why anymore. 

We went on tour together. There were several groups: the Pistols , the Damned , the Heartbreakers , and the Clash

We played as the opening act. But we only did a few concerts, then we left for our own tour which went very well. 

I think the Pistols then started to get jealous of us.  

When we returned to London , in the newspapers, the Pistols were saying: "Oh, the Clash , they are futile, insignificant."  

It’s a shame because we were very close friends before becoming famous.  

E.D. : It’s a bit of the price of show business.  

Joe STRUMMER  

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Joe Strummer  

Joe : I think that now, I can understand it better. I feel more mature. 

It wouldn't bother me anymore now.  

E.D. : You didn't play in Germany . Yet it was planned in your tour? 

Joe : We were supposed to go there after France and Holland , but in Germany , they canceled everything.  

I think they are too nervous, in Berlin in particular. But we still played in Hamburg , Frankfurt , and Munich . It was good. 

E.D. : Oh really? Mick told me he hated it. 

Joe : Yes, but Mick hates everything.  

E.D. : Do you know any French bands?  

Joe : Yes, Bijou , Métal Urbain , Asphalt Jungle , and then The Lou’s . I really like Bijou , the guitarist. 

What's his name: Robert Palmer ?  

E.D. : No, Vincent .  

Joe : Ah right, he is really good. I’d like to know how to play like him. 

E.D. : You were telling me you had become more mature; to what extent?  

Joe : I think I understand how to do things better. How to play better. 

Before, I just went for it, I played uncontrolled rock'n'roll. Now, I know how to have more power while keeping control of myself. 

It’s a kind of new direction in our music.  

E.D. : I’m asking you this question because some people were disappointed with the concert you gave in Paris ; they found you a bit too well-behaved.  

Joe : You shouldn't judge anything by the concert the other night, because every time I opened my mouth to sing, I felt like puking.  

I was really sick and at the end of the concert, I threw up everywhere, on my hands, my knees.  

On stage, I couldn't move, or even look at the audience. It was abominable. 

The last time, it was the same, every time I come to Paris . I hope that the 3rd time, it will be good. 

I also hope that people will come back to see us.  

E.D. : Are you having money troubles lately?  

Joe : This year, we’ve had a lot of problems, especially with our new manager.  

We worked for two and a half years with Bernie Rhodes and I think that’s enough.  

He had very good ideas, but when it came to applying them and making them profitable... forget it.  

He put us in incredible shit. But everything depends on our next LP : if it sells, everything will be fine for us; otherwise, we will be in serious trouble. 

I believe, however, that we are the best punk band left.  

E.D. : Do you like the Ramones ?  

Joe : Yes.  

E.D. : Don't you think they are fascists?  

Joe : Oh yes, they probably are, but I like their music. I don't like Road to Ruin , their new album. 

There is much too much acoustic guitar.  

E.D. : And you, is your new album different?  

Joe : That is to say, we didn't act like the Ramones or the Stranglers who are already on their third LP .  

We stopped after the first one to reflect, because there was no reason to hurry, to release a 2nd album exactly like the first.  

We wanted to do something different.  

E.D. : Mick told me you had written 40 songs for your new L.P. ?  

Joe : Yes, we kept 10 and we tossed the others.  

E.D. : Do you still believe in a revolutionary outcome or something like that?  

Joe : What we are trying to do now is tell people that it’s not good to be a sheep.  

That’s what heavy rock seeks: to make you unconscious. We tell people to keep their conscience. 

We believe that human nature is capable of deciding alone and individually what it wants to do, without the police or the government; we don't like control, that’s all.  

E.D. : When you write your lyrics, how do you go about it?  

Joe Strummer  

Joe : I sit in front of my typewriter. I write better on my typewriter. I always use it. 

I have Patti Smith’s typewriter.  

E.D. : Oh really?  

Joe : Yes, when she was in love with Paul , about three years ago, she gave him her typewriter as a gift, but he had no use for it and he gave it to me.  

E.D. : What do you think of Patti Smith ?  

Joe : O.K. You understand? 

E.D. : What other bands do you like?  

Joe : I like girl groups, the Slits among others.  

E.D. : Why girl groups specifically?  

Joe : Because I am a man.  

E.D. : Yes, that’s a good reason. Do you have many girl fans? 

Joe : Yes, we like girls very much. But most of the time we are alone. 

Look, imagine me, returning to London for two days, when I haven't been back for five months.  

I go home. All my female friends have cleared out. So I sit there, at home, lonely. 

E.D. : Do you suffer from this loneliness?  

Joe : I suppose. But every day, we have to leave for a new concert and we don't have time to think about it. 

Except maybe in the evening, at night.  

E.D. : It’s enough to drive you crazy!  

Joe : Yes, it drives you crazy, but I realized that reading books was the cure.  

You can lose yourself in them, and you feel recharged like new batteries.  

E.D. : Do you think about the future, sometimes?  

Joe : No, I prefer not to, yet I am an optimist. I have always been an optimist. 

E.D. : Do you think there is something to expect from life?  

Joe : Yes, knowing oneself, that is why we live.  

(Photo Elisabeth D. ) Elisabeth D.  

PAGE 1

Interviews CLASH  

Clash , ça n'est pas un groupe violent, agressif ni politisé. Anarchiste? Peut-être, bien que trois années, un pied dans le show-biz, les aient non pas corrompus, mais désillusionnés. 

Mick est toujours aussi brusque et inconséquent dans ses réactions, mais profondément exhibitionniste: voyez-le sur scène en tenue de cow-boy ou attablé au restaurant dans un hideux complet jaune cocu des plus discrets. 

Nicky (le batteur), reste le plus dissimulé derrière sa petite taille et de Paul (le bassiste), on ne connaît guère que sa casquette posée sur ses cheveux blonds, son jean troué à hauteur des genoux et le couteau à crans d'arrêt acheté au bazard de l' Hôtel de Ville

Quant à Joe Strummer , il porte l'étoile, en distingué sheriff, sur le revers de sa veste. Sensible, lucide, souvent malade, il a une classe peu commune chez les gens de son entourage, et l'apercevoir au Palace , par une froide nuit d'octobre, ne fait qu'ajouter de la crédibilité à son ouverture d'esprit et ne détériore en rien le fond de vérité qui le fait chanter London's Burning , White Riot ou bientôt tout un nouvel album Garageland

Elisabeth D. : Tu es un gosse de la rue?  

Joe : Non, mais je viens d'un milieu très moyen, moyen, moyen.  

Je n'ai jamais vu mes parents après l'âge de neuf ans, parce qu'ils partirent habiter à l'étranger et je restai en Angleterre , dans un pensionnat.  

E.D. : Ça devait être terrible!  

Joe : Il y avait des filles, ce n'était pas si mal.  

Et c'était bien aussi pour moi, parce que mon père était un salaud. Très dur. 

Je lui ai dit adieu et j'ai grandi normalement. C'est une chance pour moi. 

E.D. : Tu étais ami avec les Sex Pistols au début?  

Joe : Oui, les Pistols nous soutenaient au Nashville .  

E.D. : Et après?  

Joe : Oh, après, nous avons eu de mauvaises relations. Je ne sais plus pourquoi. 

Nous sommes partis ensemble en tournée. Il y avait plusieurs groupes: les Pistols , les Damned , les Heartbreakers et les Clash

Nous jouions en première partie. Mais nous n'avons fait que quelques concerts, puis nous sommes partis pour notre propre tournée qui a très bien marché. 

Je pense alors que les Pistols commençaient à nous jalouser.  

Lorsque nous sommes rentrés à Londres , dans les journaux, les Pistols disaient: Oh, les Clash , ils sont futiles, insignifiants.  

C'est dommage parce que nous étions très amis avant d'être connus.  

E.D. : C'est un peu la rançon du show-biz.  

Joe STRUMMER  

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Jo Strummel  

Joe : Je crois qu'à présent, je peux mieux le comprendre. Je me sens plus mûr. 

Ça ne me tracasserait plus à présent.  

E.D. : Vous n'avez pas joué en Allemagne . C'était pourtant prévu dans votre tournée? 

Joe : Nous devions y aller après la France et la Hollande , mais en Allemagne , ils ont tout annulé.  

Je pense qu'ils sont trop nerveux, à Berlin , en particulier. Mais nous avons quand même joué à Hambourg , Francfort et Munich . C'était bien. 

E.D. : Ah bon? Mick m'a dit qu'il a eu horreur de ça. 

Joe : Oui, mais Mick a horreur de tout.  

E.D. : Tu connais des groupes français?  

Joe : Oui, Bijou , Métal Urbain , Asphalt Jungle et puis les Lou's . J'aime beaucoup Bijou , le guitariste. 

C'est quoi son nom: Robert Palmer ?  

E.D. : Non, Vincent .  

Joe : Ah bon, il est vraiment bien. J'aimerais savoir jouer comme lui. 

E.D. : Tu me disais que tu étais devenu plus mûr, dans quelle mesure?  

Joe : Je crois que je comprends comment mieux faire les choses. Comment mieux jouer. 

Avant, je fonçais, je jouais du rock'n'roll incontrôlé. Maintenant, je sais comment avoir plus de force en gardant le contrôle de moi-même. 

C'est une sorte de nouvelle direction dans notre musique.  

E.D. : Je te pose cette question, car certaines personnes ont été déçues du concert que vous avez donné à Paris , ils vous ont trouvés un peu trop sages.  

Joe : Tu ne dois rien juger par rapport au concert de l'autre soir, parce que chaque fois que j'ouvrais la bouche pour chanter, j'avais envie de dégueuler, j'étais vraiment malade et à la fin du concert, j'ai vomi de partout, sur mes mains, mes genoux.  

Sur scène, je ne pouvais pas bouger, ni même regarder le public. C'était abominable. 

La dernière fois, c'était pareil, chaque fois que je viens à Paris . J'espère que la 3e fois, ce sera bien. 

J'espère aussi que les gens viendront nous revoir.  

E.D. : Vous avez des ennuis d'argent ces temps-ci?  

Joe : Cette année, nous avons eu beaucoup de problèmes, en particulier, avec notre nouveau manager.  

Nous avons travaillé deux ans et demi avec Bernie Rhodes et je pense que c'est suffisant.  

Il avait de très bonnes idées, mais quand il s'agissait de les appliquer et de les rentabiliser... oublions.  

Il nous a mis dans une merde incroyable. Mais tout dépend de notre prochain LP : s'il se vend, tout ira bien pour nous, sinon, nous serons vraiment dans de graves ennuis. 

Je crois pourtant que nous sommes le meilleur groupe punk qui reste.  

E.D. : Tu aimes les Ramones ?  

Joe : Oui.  

E.D. : Tu ne penses pas qu'ils sont fascistes?  

Joe : Oh si, ils le sont probablement, mais j'aime leur musique, je n'aime pas Road to Ruin leur nouvel album.  

Il y a beaucoup trop de guitare acoustique.  

E.D. : Et vous, votre nouvel album est différent?  

Joe : C'est-à-dire que nous n'avons pas agi comme les Ramones ou les Stranglers qui en sont à leur troisième LP .  

Nous nous sommes arrêtés au premier pour réfléchir, parce qu'il n'y avait pas de raison de se dépêcher, de sortir un 2e album tout à fait semblable au premier.  

Nous voulions faire quelque chose de différent.  

E.D. : Mick m'a dit que vous aviez écrit 40 chansons pour votre nouveau L.P. ?  

Joe : Oui, nous en avons gardé 10 et les autres nous les avons bazardées.  

E.D. : Tu crois toujours en une issue révolutionnaire ou je ne sais trop quoi?  

Joe : Ce que nous essayons de faire à présent, c'est de dire aux gens que ce n'est pas bien d'être un mouton.  

C'est ce que recherche le heavy rock: te rendre inconscient. Nous, nous disons aux gens de garder leur conscience. 

Nous croyons que la nature humaine est capable de décider seule et individuellement de ce qu'elle veut faire, sans la police ni le gouvernement, nous n'aimons pas le contrôle, c'est tout.  

E.D. : Quand tu écris tes textes, comment t'y prends-tu?  

Jo Strummel  

Joe : Je m'assied devant ma machine à écrire. J'écris mieux sur ma machine à écrire. Je l'utilise toujours. 

J'ai la machine à écrire de Patti Smith .  

E.D. : Ah bon?  

Joe : Oui, quand elle était amoureuse de Paul , il y a de cela trois ans, elle lui fit cadeau de sa machine à écrire, mais il n'en n'avait pas l'usage et il me la donna.  

E.D. : Qu'est-ce que tu penses de Patti Smith ?  

Joe : O.K. Tu comprends? 

E.D. : Quels autres groupes aimes-tu?  

Joe : J'aime les groupes de filles, les Slits entre autres.  

E.D. : Pourquoi spécialement des groupes de filles?  

Joe : Parce que je suis un homme.  

E.D. : Oui, c'est une bonne raison. Vous avez beaucoup de fans filles? 

Joe : Oui, nous aimons beaucoup les filles. Mais la plupart du temps nous sommes seuls. 

Regarde, imagine moi, rentrant à Londres pour deux jours, alors que je n'y suis pas retourné depuis cinq mois.  

Je rentre à la maison. Toutes mes amies ont foutu le camp. Ainsi, je reste assis, chez moi, solitaire. 

E.D. : Tu souffres de cette solitude?  

Joe : Je suppose. Mais chaque jour, nous devons repartir pour un nouveau concert et nous n'avons pas le temps d'y penser. 

Sauf peut-être le soir, la nuit.  

E.D. : Il y a de quoi devenir fou!  

Joe : Oui, ça te rend fou, mais je me suis rendu compte que lire des livres, c'était la cure.  

Tu peux t'oublier là-dedans, et tu te sens rechargé comme de nouvelles piles.  

E.D. : Tu penses au futur, parfois?  

Joe : Non, je ne préfère pas, pourtant je suis optimiste. J'ai toujours été optimiste. 

E.D. : Tu penses qu'il y a quelque chose à attendre de la vie?  

Joe : Oui, se connaître soi-même, c'est pour ça que l'on vit.  

(Photo Elisabeth D. ) Elisabeth D.

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Other 1984 photos
Sacramento Oct 22 1982
Oct 13 1982 Shea
Oct 12 1982 Shea
San Francisco, Jun 22 1982
Hamburg, Germany May 12 1981
San Francisco, Mar 02 1980
Los Angeles, April 27 1980
Notre Dame Hall Jul 06 1979
New York Sep 20 1979
Southall Jul 14 1979
San Francisco, Feb 09 1979
San FranciscoFeb 08 1979
Berkeley, Feb 02 1979
Toronto, Feb 20 1979
RAR Apr 30 1978
Roxy Oct 25 1978
Rainbow May 9 1977
Us May 28 1983

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Sep 11, 2013: THE CLASH (REUNION) - Paris France 2 IMAGES
Mar 16, 1984: THE CLASH - Out of Control UK Tour - Academy Brixton London 19 IMAGES
Jul 10, 1982: THE CLASH - Casbah Club UK Tour - Brixton Fair Deal London 16 IMAGES
1982: THE CLASH - Photosession in San Francisco CA USA 2 IMAGES
Jul 25, 1981: JOE STRUMMER - At an event at the Wimpy Bar Piccadilly Circus London 33 IMAGES
Jun 16, 1980: THE CLASH - Hammersmith Palais London 13 IMAGES
Feb 17, 1980: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 8 IMAGES
Jul 06, 1979: THE CLASH - Notre Dame Hall London 54 IMAGES
Jan 03, 1979: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 19 IMAGES
Dec 1978: THE CLASH - Lyceum Ballroom London 34 IMAGES
Jul 24, 1978: THE CLASH - Music Machine London 48 IMAGES
Aug 05, 1977: THE CLASH - Mont-de-Marsan Punk Rock Festival France 33 IMAGES
1977: THE CLASH - London 18 IMAGES

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