{"product_id":"the-clash-before-and-after-pennie-smith-1980","title":"THE CLASH BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"384\"\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eel Pie Publishing Ltd, 1980\u003cbr data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"468\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"492\"\u003eSoftcover, 160 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"495\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"513\"\u003e22.2 × 28.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"540\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"554\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good light signs of handling consistent with age, but overall clean and well-preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003ePennie Smith’s \u003cem data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"700\"\u003eThe Clash: Before and After\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the defining visual documents of the band’s early legacy, offering a raw, unfiltered look into their world at the edge of punk’s explosive rise. Shot with Smith’s signature grit and immediacy, the photographs move between ferocious live moments and quiet in-between intervals, showing the band caught in the tension between chaos, humor, exhaustion, and total conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003eAcross 160 pages, Smith follows The Clash through rehearsals, travel days, backstage corridors, and the charged atmosphere of shows capturing not only their 1979 U.S. tour but the emotional weather of a group reshaping the boundaries of rock music. Her images reveal a band in evolution: restless, thoughtful, magnetically intense. The accompanying remarks and captions from the members add a layer of intimacy and perspective, grounding the photographs in the band’s own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eA cornerstone photobook for collectors of punk ephemera, documentary photography, and Clash devotees, \u003cem data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003eBefore and After\u003c\/em\u003e stands as both an artistic work and historical artifact preserving the immediacy of a moment when The Clash were rewriting the rules of sound, style, and political urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"pennie smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51007816204576,"sku":"LI-PSM-0000001","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/0202\/0128\/files\/the-clash-before-and-after-front-cover-intermission.jpg?v=1764905131","url":"https:\/\/intermissionbooks.com\/products\/the-clash-before-and-after-pennie-smith-1980","provider":"intermission books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}