The cover of The Clash album "London Calling" is considered one of the best album covers of all time. It's a blurry photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass on the stage of The Palladium in New York City on September 21, 1979 during "The Clash Take the Fifth" US tour.
The photo was taken by Pennie Smith who didn't want the photograph to be used because she thought it was out of focus.
The bass Simonon regretfully smashed was a White Fender Precision Bass with a distinctive black pick-guard with paint-mess. The bass was also used to record the "London Calling" album. Here are some photo's of Paul playing the "smashed" bass.
Simonon regretted smashing the bass as it was his best sounding one. It is now on display at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame….
Here's a chip off of the pick-guard that was auctioned off in 2010…
Cool Fact: The lettering used on the cover artwork to "London Calling" was done as a tribute to Elvis Presley's debut album…
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