1976
Melody Maker · London
Became famous
Draft. The ad text below is a paraphrase from documented sources. A curator will replace it with the verbatim wording once we've checked an archive scan. The outcome and citation are otherwise accurate.
classified · as printed
Lead guitarist (ex-London SS) seeks musicians to form band. Influences: NY Dolls, MC5, Mott. No hippies. No careerists.
What happened next
Through this and a string of similar ads — plus manager Bernie Rhodes' networking around the London SS scene — Jones assembled the lineup that became The Clash. The band debuted in July 1976 supporting the Sex Pistols, signed to CBS the following year, and released some of the most consequential records of the punk era before collapsing in 1986.
Source
Melody Maker classifieds, early 1976. Issue and page pending scan verification.
Further
cite this ad
“Lead guitarist (ex-London SS) seeks musicians to form band. Influences: NY Dolls, MC5, Mott. No hippies. No careerists.” — Melody Maker, 1976. Musolist museum, /museum/british-weeklies/mick-jones-london-ss-1976.