8th Feb, 2022 10:00

Day 1: Music Memorabilia | Day 2: Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records

 
Lot 302
 

THE CLASH/JOE STRUMMER - A RARE INTERVIEW TAPE REEL ON SANDINISTA RELEASE DATE - DEC 1980.

"We wanna be different from the normal rip-off groups.."

A reel of 1/4" audiotape in an Ampex box containing a possibly lost / unreleased interview with Joe Strummer of the Clash on Glasgow's Radio Clyde on 18th December 1980, the release date of 'Sandinista'. The tapes are of excellent quality and feature Joe Strummer speaking candidly with host Billy Sloan about:

  • The origins of the 'Sandinista' name
  • The process of recording the album
  • Dealings with record labels.
  • The death of John Lennon
  • Politics - development in London, the threat posed by the National Front

Approximately 21 minutes of recording.

This item is sold as an artefact only, without copyright. Any reproduction is strictly prohibited.

Sold for £350

Hammer Price


 

"We wanna be different from the normal rip-off groups.."

A reel of 1/4" audiotape in an Ampex box containing a possibly lost / unreleased interview with Joe Strummer of the Clash on Glasgow's Radio Clyde on 18th December 1980, the release date of 'Sandinista'. The tapes are of excellent quality and feature Joe Strummer speaking candidly with host Billy Sloan about:

  • The origins of the 'Sandinista' name
  • The process of recording the album
  • Dealings with record labels.
  • The death of John Lennon
  • Politics - development in London, the threat posed by the National Front

Approximately 21 minutes of recording.

This item is sold as an artefact only, without copyright. Any reproduction is strictly prohibited.

Auction: Day 1: Music Memorabilia | Day 2: Rare & Collectable Vinyl Records, 8th Feb, 2022

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