Paul Simonon onstage at The Palladium, September 21, 1979 - Photo by Pennie SmithThe original silent Super-8 footage was filmed by Ruby Max Fury on September 21, 1979, the second of a two-night run at the Palladium in New York City. A fan (DrugStabbingTime) layered bootleg audio onto the footage to give the feeling of what it might be like at that now legendary show.
And legendary it was… On this night, photographer Pennie Smith took the famous photo of Paul Simonon smashing his guitar on the stage – the photo that would become the iconic cover of The Clash’s London Calling record. This is a great little piece of rock history.
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