Clash on Parole Tour
Supported by The Specials & Suicide
updated 12 Feb 2012 - new recording surfaced
updated Dec 2014 - added ticket
updated October 2020 - added comments, membership card & advert
Audio - [eve] - poor but listenable - Sound 1.5 - 50min
unknown generation - 15 tracks
02 Tommy Gun
Just before Drug Stabbing Time Joe asks about whose under 10 and 'this is a song about drug taking. During Police and Thieves two kids talk over the recording.
Liverpool 13th July 1978 - cancelled
Replacement gig at Blackburn King Georges (13th)
Blackburn was a late addition to the Tour, Liverpool Empire cancelling the original gig on the 13th due to the venue getting cold feet over 'punk violence'. Also Bob Gruens book pg39. It also gets a late mention in the NME of the previous week.
The cancellation of the Liverpool Empire gig meant a re-scheduled Liverpool gig on Saturday 22nd July at Eric's instead. The Clash played two shows - an afternoon matinee show for under 16's and an evening one.
The Liverpool show on the 13th - It was so fucking hot... Paul Simonon mentions the 'ceiling raining' at Eric's on page 39 of the Bob Gruen book - that was the time he meant.
There was a matinee gig for the under 16's and an evening.
This Blackburn gig is refered to extensively (p84) in A Riot of Our Own where Mick got busted by Blacburn CID for possession. The motel he refers to is the Moat House.
At the evening gig, Sex Pistol Steve Jones came on for the encores and the noise and atmosphere was incredible.
At the afternoon gig, soundcheck the band performed Desmond Deckers 'The Israleites' (which was about 4.30 for statisticians).
The band open with a thumping Tommy Gun, followed by Joe telling the audience "heh, listen to this, we aint going nowhere for an hour, so move back a few inches down the front" before lurching into the rare live Cheapskates and Jail Guitar Doors, Mick particularly hard on the vocals.
Gobbing seems everywhere. The band pause before an early shorter version of White Man leaving Joe to appeal "Alright those of you who think it's neccessary to gob in my face, and in my eyes and in my hair, (?I get no sense of satisfaction out of it), the next time somebody gobs at me I'm gonna wipe it off my face and stop the song, alright?, so come on and sing like I do".
Capital Radio has developed into Capital Radio 2 by now with Mick's guitar lead up. There's some crowd chat before Blitzkreig Bop. The band blaze as per usual through the encores after an excited audience shout for more.
Following English Civil War there is a cut which cuts back in early into Garageland, probably editing out Safe European Home, What's My Name and at least London's Burning
Garageland ends the set and the crowd breaks out into various chants and shouts.
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From: STEVEN ANDERTON <steven.anderton1@btinternet.com>
Subject: Liverpool Eric's Sat July 22 (evening)
Hi
Thanks for the site , the new updates are fantastic.
I was at the Eric's evening gig on 22/7/78, The Specials were the support band but Suicide weren't on which was a shame as I'd like to have seen them.
I'd seen The Clash at Manchester Apollo the previous October but had not yet seen them at Eric's despite having a membership.
My main memory is of how hot the place was , I'd seen other punk bands there (Buzzcocks, Wire etc , even Rich Kids the week before but it had never been this packed before)
I was right at the front , and the DJ had been subjecting us to Sham 69 so it was a blessed relief when the band arrived on the tiny stage and launched into Complete Control !
I was directly opposite Mick Jones and he was probably about a yard away from me. There were lots of new songs unreleased at the time but I remember the highlight was Johnny Comes Marching Home (later released as English Civil War) , which was seared into my mind for weeks afterwards. By this time in the set Joe was so exhausted that he was shouting the words flat on his back right in front of me. The heat and probably the fact that they had done a matinee show earlier, had got to him. For those reasons I suppose this gig doesn't come across too well on the tape , but for me it was the best gig I ever saw.
I saw the Clash a few more times after that but never again in such a small venue and from so close up.
I don't have a ticket stub , but have attached my Eric's membership card. I can't remember whether I ever had a ticket or just paid in on the door as was usual.
Thanks Steve Anderton
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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
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