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The Clash – 30 Years On
Wednesday 18 April
Throughout the day BBC 6 MUSIC
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BBC 6 Music celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of The Clash's eponymous debut album, arguably one of the most important rock 'n' roll albums of all time.
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Reggae was punk's blues, a touchstone for new-wave rockers. Elvis Costello wrote his reggae-inflected "Watching the Detectives" within 24 hours of hearing The Clash's first album.
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In the summer of 1977, Costello was still an aspiring songwriter when he took the Clash's debut back to his London flat and "listened to it for thirty-six hours straight," he recalled. "And I wrote 'Watching the Detectives.' "