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Summary
Cover of The Clash album London Calling.

The cover features a photograph by Pennie Smith of Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar against the stage, at The Palladium in New York City on 21 September 1979 during the "Clash Take the Fifth" U.S. tour. The picture is surrounded by typography deliberately similar to Elvis Presley's debut album. The picture was later voted the best rock and roll photograph of all time by Q magazine, although at the time Smith did not want the picture used. She did not feel it was a technically good shot because the photograph is slightly out of focus (as she was backing away from Paul to avoid getting hit). However, Joe Strummer convinced her to use the shot. The broken remains of Simonon's bass are in the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.