Letter from Epic A&R Exec to Clash fan

rudebhoy · Post by **rudebhoy** » 15 Jun 2015, 8:46am

explaining why they refused to release the first album

full article here

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/reco ... _the_clash

BostonBeaneater · Post by **BostonBeaneater** » 15 Jun 2015, 10:33am

I hope Paul bought his apartment back then. It's worth 1.3mil now:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/106-G ... 5360_zpid/

laxman · Post by **laxman** » 15 Jun 2015, 4:36pm

Fair play to him for taking the time to write that letter.

101Walterton · Post by **101Walterton** » 15 Jun 2015, 8:35pm

Who the fuck are Masterswitch?

daredevil · Post by **daredevil** » 15 Jun 2015, 9:39pm

I guess their(Master switch) record didn't do very well in the US. I never heard of em.

Chairman Ralph · Post by **Chairman Ralph** » 15 Jun 2015, 10:33pm

Lots of smile-inducing language, but this nugget is my favorite: "The failing does not lie with record companies..."

simo · Post by **simo** » 16 Jun 2015, 4:12am

Looks like Masterswitch only put out a single in '78 and then split up and/or were dropped.

Not terrible, but nothing too exciting
[youtube][/youtube]

corpulent body · Post by **corpulent body** » 16 Jun 2015, 5:42am

Terry Chimes was (very briefly) in Masterswitch in 1978.

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