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Band at their Best: The Clash's London Calling

James Medd, Esquire, October 2004

In 1979, with punk reeling from the death of Sid Vicious, the Clash holed up in a small London studio under pressure to reignite the flame. With London Calling, they did far more than that. Now, 25 years on, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon meet to discuss chemistry Joe Strummer and the legendary sessions that produced one of the greatest albums ever made.

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