Clash on Parole Tour
Supported by The Specials & Suicide
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Audio
poor - Sound 2 - 68min - unknown generation - 21 tracks
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Rock Revolution Video - 2 tracks - 5 mins
The "Rock revolution" vid is overdubbed with fake crowd noise. This is labeled often November 1978 inlcluding inthe video itself but with both audio recordings circulating – it is from this gig, the 2nd July.
'Rock Revolution' video states November [23rd]. 'I'm so bored' was not played there and 'London's Burning' has a different intro.
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It is better though than this full audio recording of this gig, which is a very average audience tape suffering from distant sound and lack of clarity. It is an improvement on Aylesbury and Aberdeen from this tour though.
Bass, drums and Mick’s guitar come through Ok but vocals are very distant. Joe’s between song comments can be made out just. The great performance and atmosphere do a lot to overcome the sound’s limitations and make this a bootleg well worth having. An upgrade nearer the master would be very welcome though indeed.
The commercial video Rock Revolution
It is not clear who shot this footage and whether it was Hazan and Mingay for the Rude Boy film?
The commercial video Rock Revolution includes great footage of I’m So Bored With The USA and London’s Burning from this gig.
The footage shows the Apollo crowd going crazy and the band leaping around the stage. Joe jumps down into the deep pit created between stage and audience before being pulled up by Mick and Joe. The video sound is not lip-synched and is only of a reasonable audience sound.
This was a great charged up performance spurred on by a highly enthusiastic Apollo crowd. Manchester (and Glasgow) crowds always seem up and enthusiastic.
The gig went down so well Joe asked Johnny Green to fit in another Manchester date next day on their day off, at the Rafter’s club. Riot of Our Own pg63
This night the band played 2 encores, ending surprisingly with Guns On The Roof and the audience still roared for more.
The recording starts well with the first chords of Complete Control accompanied by an ecstatic girl’s scream. The recording captures the atmosphere fairly well although talking near the taper is a problem with some songs. Cheapskates gets a dedication to “our manager Bernie” and before an excellent Clash City Rockers Joe shouts abuse at the bouncers who are stopping the audience getting closer and dancing.
The audience clap noisily along to Police & Thieves which segued into Blitzkreig Bop; now longer in length and with vocals. There is an edit a few bars into What’s My Name. The first encore begins with I’m So Bored With The USA which Joe intro’s with a half audible rant about presumably the video film crew “you people here are alright but you people stealing my soul in the back row, I hope you go out and choke on it!”
The first encore ends with a blistering White Riot and the audience scream for more getting an almost unprecedented second encore of a reprised Complete Control and Guns On The Roof.
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There are several sights that provide setlists but most mirror www.blackmarketclash.co.uk. They are worth checking.
from Setlist FM (cannot be relied on)
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Numerous articles, interviews, reviews, posters, tour dates from The Clash on Parole Tour, June & July 1978
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Melody Maker Review
2 July 1978
Riot of our Own ** pg63 **
Granada region, Whats On - ITV
Manchester – Apollo – 2nd July
Rock Revolution Video - 2 tracks - 5 mins The "Rock revolution" vid is overdubbed with fake crowd noise. This is labeled often November 1978 inlcluding inthe video itself but with both audio recordings circulating – it is from this gig, the 2nd July.
Glasgow – Apollo 4 – July 4th
audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
Aberdeen – Music Hall – July 5th
2 audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
London – Music Machine – Jul 27
3 audio & video tracks from Rude Boy
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