R1227 – EARLIEST DAYS & RECORDING THAT CLASH DEBUT producer Steve Levine talks with RETROPOPIC RADIO

From a long conversation with Steve Levine here The Saint of RETROPOPIC RADIO focuses on the producer's earliest days working with the likes of The Clash & XTC in their earliest days.

To what extent did music run in the family? What put Steve off becoming a performer? What made the Dave Edmunds single 'I Hear You Knocking' so special? How did he get that first tape op job at 17 for CBS? What were the circumstances that lead to Steve working with The Clash on demo recordings in '76? How good was Paul Simonen on bass? What are his memories of working with XTC before they sign with Virgin? Why did Topper Headon have an advantage over Terry Chimes? Who should have been credited as being the producer on that Clash debut album? Which member of The Clash was the leader of the band in the studio? In what way does Steve compare Joe & Mick to Lennon & McCartney? Why was Bernard Rhodes so important to the band in those early days?