The Clash - London Calling

Bursting at the seams with creative energy, the Clash's stunning 1979 double album more than made up for the artistic and commercial disappointment of its predecessor, 1978's tried-too-hard Give 'Em Enough Rope. With ex-Mott the Hoople producer Guy Stevens harnessing their sound as never before, the band yielded what proved to be the best work of their career. Bouncing from hard rock (the apocalyptic vision of the title track) to rockabilly ("Brand New Cadillac") to reggae ("Rudy Can't Fail") to pop (the Top 40 hit "Train in Vain"), the Clash knocked down all musical walls and, in the process, ended the argument over punk's viability in the U.S. --Billy Altman

     

• CBS - CBS 460114 1 (Netherlands) LP
• Epic - E2 36328 (US) LP
• CBS - CBS CLASH 3 (UK) LP
• CBS/Sony - LP-1480-81-E (Philippines)
• CBS - 460114 1 (UK) LP
• CBS - CBS 88478 (Netherlands) LP
• Columbia - 495347 1 (UK) LP
• CBS - CLASH T2 12"
• CBS - CBS 88478 (Yugoslavia) LP
• Epic - E2 63885 (US) LP
• CBS - CBS 88478 LP
• CBS - CBS 88478 LP
• Epic - 2ELPS 0025 (Australia) LP
• Columbia - 656946 7 (Netherlands) 7"
• Epic - E2 36328 (Canada) LP
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment - 7464 63885 1 (US) LP
• CBS/Sony - LP-1480-81-E LP

Images from Vinyl Releases of London Calling

Tracks

• A1)   London Calling
• A2)   Brand New Cadillac
• A3)   Jimmy Jazz
• A4)   Hateful
• A5)   Rudie Can't Fail
• B1)   Spanish Bombs
• B2)   The Right Profile
• B3)   Lost In The Supermarket
• B4)   Clampdown
• B5)   The Guns Of Brixton
• C1)   Wrong 'Em Boyo
• C2)   Death Or Glory
• C3)   Koka Kola
• C4)   The Card Cheat
• D1)   Lover's Rock
• D2)   Four Horsemen
• D3)   I'm Not Down
• D4)   Revolution Rock
• D5)   Train In Vain

Track listing above is from CBS - CBS 460114 1 (Netherlands) LP

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