Palladium
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Sep 25, 2026
Iain FenwickGUEST
It's not a posed picture.
Iain FenwickGUEST
It was an absolute, I think it was at New York Palladium.
Iain FenwickGUEST
That picture was taken and he did smash that bass out of frustration.
Iain FenwickGUEST
And even the lettering on the front, the London Calling, if you ever see a CD or Elvis Presley's first album for RCA with the pink on the left and the green horizontal, they've taken that.
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It was a thing.
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What can I tell you? In 1979, the iconic cover of The Clash's masterpiece London Calling was created during a live concert at the New York Palladium.
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Penny Smith, the legendary music photographer accompanying the band that year, captured bassist Paul Simon in mid-air as he smashed his Fender Precision bass against the stage.
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He didn't do it just as the usual standard rock star cliche.