If The Clash sued The Police for theft, this eleven-track bootleg of an appearance at The Mont de Marsan Punk Festival in May 1977, at which they both played, would be exhibit one for the prosecution. While The Clash were playing their epochal punk-reggae fusion, "White Man In Hammersmith Palais" The Police were still bashing out faux-punk like the incongruously-titled "Clouds in Venice".
(Note The bootleg's sound is much clearer than this 'footage'.)
Here's a little bit from The Police side and here's a some material from The Clash camp in regards to the Punk Festival in Mont de Marsan.
Mont de Marsan Punk Festival 1977 link is in the comments
Speaking of comments: Were The Police thieves?
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PLEASE LEAVE US A COMMENT ABOUT THE EARLY POLICE.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?inuy1tm2umt
Very easy to bash The Police but I think it's just bullshit snobbery, they were a GREAT band. Thanks again Jeff.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot ! Great sound !
ReplyDeleteIt was the last chance to hear Corsican ogre Henri Padovani with the Police before he joined the Electric Chairs.
By the way it's "Mont-de-Marsan" and not "Marsan" (it's a bit like saying Rouge instead of Riviere-Rouge) !
Cool- first time I've seen footage of Padavoni-era Police.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard most of these songs so I am looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI love the song FALL OUT, which was a single.
ReplyDeleteCheers !!
ReplyDeleteMArky
ReplyDeleteI do think it's a bit of anti-succes snobbery - The Police were damn great.
Phillipe
"Corsican ogre" You have earned the right to be my copy editor with that witty description!
I shall try to correct that error where I can.
Michael
That's why I couldn't pass on posting that video despite the terrible quality.
Convertido
Let us know what you think of those early songs.
Anon
I first heard "Fallout on this weirdly packaged (Mao-ist) compilation called "Propaganda". Good song.
Ron
Enjoy!
I never realized they had so much material developed that wasn't on the "complete discography" box set. Cheers!
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ReplyDeleteYeah the box set hardly tells the whole story (like how they used to back American punk-glam girl, Cherry Vanilla).
Never seen anything this early. thank you.
ReplyDeletenever really liked the police,but their kickin' out some high energy punk rock n roll here,good stuff! thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this bootleg.
ReplyDeleteI saw The Police supporting Cherry Vanilla in 77, and playing their own set as one of the support bands. The other support was a local band, The Users, who were the highlight of the whole affair, as far as I was concerned. It was in a grubby gym at a boxing club, all very low-rent. There can't have been more than about 20 people there. I bought a copy of their first sincle from Henry the guitarist who wandered about with a cardboard box full of discs at the end of the gig. I guess that must have been 'Fall Out'.
I didn't rate them, or Ms Vanilla very highly at the time, but The Users were great.
I love your blog man!
Yeah The Users were goo - and I hope you kept that single it's worth a pretty penny these days I'd guess.
DeleteThe Mont de Marsan punk festival happened on 5/6 august as written on the poster not on may 1977 as written on the Police Cd cover !!!
ReplyDeleteI was there !!!
Must've been an awesome show!
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