Friday, November 7, 2014

A brand very much out of place

Women's Tee Shirt at Walmart, North Vancouver, BC
Has The Clash become this mainstream?

Joe Strummer must be spinning at high speed in his grave. For a band as overtly political as The Clash to find their image to be licensed for sale in Walmart is a huge surprise.

This album., London Calling, was one of the great albums of the 1970s. The design is an homage, some might say a direct copy, of the first Elvis Presley album.
Elvis Presley's Debut Album
(Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Elvispresleydebutalbum.jpeg)

Sharp and overtly political, London Calling followed on the themes in the earlier albums by The Clash.

So, how does this image end up in Walmart? I'm at a loss to understand how this happened or how it will be received by the People of Walmart.

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