THE CLASH White man in Hammersmith Palais Original Signed 7" PUNK ROCK PISTOLS
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THE CLASH
ORIGINAL WHITE MAN IN HAMMERSMITH PALAIS / THE PRISONER HAND SIGNED 7"
CBS RECORDS S CBS 6383
SIGNED IN MARKER PEN BY Joe Strummer , Mick Jones , Paul Simonon & Topper Headon
joe , mick and pauls signatures were obtained at derby assembly rooms in and around 1980 toppers was added at a later date...
ALL SIGNATURES ARE 100% ORIGINAL
LOOKS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING FRAMED
vinyl is in very good condition ....sleeve is in good condition
"(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" is a song and single by The Clash, self produced and first released as a 7" single, backed with similarly themed track "The Prisoner", in June 1978.
The song was later added to the American version of the band's debut album The Clash sandwiched between the single version of "White Riot" and "London's Burning".
Inspiration and composition
The song showed considerable musical and lyrical maturity for the band at the time and is stylistically more in line with their version of Junior Murvin's "Police & Thieves" as the powerful guitar intro of "(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" descends into a slower ska rhythm, and was disorienting to a lot of the fans who had grown used to their earlier work.[1] “We were a big fat riff group,” author Joe Strummer noted in The Clash's film Westway to the World. “We weren't supposed to do something like that.”[2]
"(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" starts by recounting an all-night reggae "showcase" night at the Hammersmith Palais in Shepherd's Bush, London that was attended by Joe Strummer, Don Letts and roadie Rodent and was headlined by Dillinger, Leroy Smart and Delroy Wilson.[3] Strummer was disappointed and disillusioned that these performances had been more "pop" and "lightweight" similar to Ken Boothe's brand of reggae with Four Tops-like dance routines,[1] and that the acts had been "performances" rather than the roots rock rebellion that he had been hoping for.[4]
The song then moves away from the disappointing concert to address various other themes, nearly all relating to the state of Britain at the time. First giving an anti-violence message, then addressing the state of 'wealth distribution' in Britain, promoting unity between the Black and White youths of the country before moving on to address the state of the British punk rock scene in 1978 which was becoming more mainstream.
Included is a jibe at an unnamed group who wear Burton suits, taken by many to be The Jam (though in an NME article of the time, Strummer claimed the actual target was the power pop fad hyped by journalists as the next big thing in 1978) and the lyric concludes that the new groups are in it solely to be famous and for the money.
The final lines fret over the social decline of Britain, noting sardonically that things were getting to the point where even Adolf Hitler could expect to be sent a limousine in the unlikely event of flying into London.[1]
The single was reissued in June 1978 with a different cover art.
This song was one of Joe Strummer's favorites, he continued to play it live with his new band The Mescaleros until his death and it was played at his funeral.
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