...WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26TH 1977
| The Clash sign for CBS records (worldwide) today after giving Polydor the runaround. Polydor records must be feeling unloved with the Pistols and now The Clash slipping through their fingers. Clash manager Bernie Rhodes, the arch rival of Malcolm McLaren and the only other Punk manager who has come close to McLaren's wheeler dealings with the eager record companies, has only gone and broke the bank as far as punk deals go. He's secured a massive deal worth £100,000 for six albums. But would CBS's promises of 'complete control' for the band be acknowledged?...Only time will tell? Well that was the small print, but what matters now is Joe Strummer and the boys can join Rotten and co. on £25 quid a week wages from now on. The first Clash record is due in 8 weeks time. However the record breaking signing wasn't seen by all as big label commitment to the punk scene. Mark P. of Sniffin Glue wasn't particularly enthralled....but he too knew where his bread was buttered.... |
"I reckon we should stay independent
and forget about record companies that
had their glory in the swingin
sixties...except when they save SG7
from the graveyard by paying £60 for
their page ad" - Mark P. (Sniffin Glue)
and forget about record companies that
had their glory in the swingin
sixties...except when they save SG7
from the graveyard by paying £60 for
their page ad" - Mark P. (Sniffin Glue)
