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The Clash: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones (vocals, guitar); Paul Simonon (bass); Tory Crimes, Nicky Headon (drums).
Producers: Mickey Foote, Lee Perry, The Clash, Bill Price.
Digitally remastered by Ray Staff & Bob Whitney (Whitfield Street Studios, London, England).
The Clash: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones (vocals, guitar); Paul Simonon (bass); Tory Crimes (drums).
Digitally remastered by Ray Staff & Bob Whitney (Whitfield Street Studios, London, England).
Personnel: Mick Jones , Joe Strummer (vocals, guitar); Paul Simonon (guitar, bass guitar); Tory Crimes (drums, snare drum).
Audio Remasterers: Ray Staff; Bob Whitney.
Photographers: Kate Simon; Rocco Macauley.
Unknown Contributor Role: Caroline Coon.
The Clash's self-titled U.K. debut sees the band in its most primal, punk form. Despite Mickey Foote's low-key, lo-fi production, Strummer, Jones, Simonon, and Chimes mesh and unite with a snarling ferocity and energy. Raw, bouncy edginess pours out of each song, with new hooks popping out at odd angles by the second. The band isn't satisfied lingering in any one genre. "Remote Control" mixes Kinks-style fractured pop with pace changes lifted straight from Chuck Berry. "Cheat" sounds like the Ramones' "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" given a rockabilly makeover. "Police & Thieves" is a massively catchy take on the Junior Murvin/Lee "Scratch" Perry song and an early signpost for the future dub/rock fusions to come on Sandinista! "White Riot" and "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." reflect the somewhat youthful, early quasi-political leanings of the band. Though they would come across as slightly amateurish years later, it's hard to deny their punchy charm. The U.S. edition of The Clash, released in 1979, removed "Cheat," the funky singalong "Protex Blue," the dark and revealing paranoia of "Deny," and the short but utterly delightful "48 Hours." In their place were the more polished and thus somewhat jarring U.K. singles/B-sides "Complete Control," "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," "Clash City Rockers," "I Fought the Law," and "Jail-Guitar Doors." The U.S. edition might have the original beat in shine and catchiness, but it's a distillation of the band's original ferocity, and some might say an unwelcome tinkering with history. In a way, the U.S. edition served as an extremely early best-of. Purists will most likely swear on the sonic cohesion of this U.K. edition. Columbia remastered the album and restored its original artwork in 1999, making it a bare-bones but perfect throwback and the easiest way to turn back the clock and discover the Clash at their origins. ~ Tim DiGravina
Never Mind the Bollocks may have appeared revolutionary, but the Clash's eponymous debut album was pure, unadulterated rage and fury, fueled by passion for both rock & roll and revolution. Though the cliché about punk rock was that the bands couldn't play, the key to the Clash is that although they gave that illusion, they really could play -- hard. The charging, relentless rhythms, primitive three-chord rockers, and the poor sound quality give the album a nervy, vital energy. Joe Strummer's slurred wails perfectly compliment the edgy rock, while Mick Jones' clearer singing and charged guitar breaks make his numbers righteously anthemic. Even at this early stage, the Clash were experimenting with reggae, most notably on the Junior Murvin cover "Police & Thieves" and the extraordinary "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," which was one of five tracks added to the American edition of The Clash. "Deny," "Protex Blue," "Cheat," and "48 Hours" were removed from the British edition and replaced for the U.S. release with the British-only singles "Complete Control," "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," "Clash City Rockers," "I Fought the Law," and "Jail Guitar Doors," all of which were stronger than the items they replaced. Though the sequencing and selection were slightly different,Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.114) - Ranked #77 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Youthful ambition bursts through the Clash's debut, a machine-gun blast of songs about unemployment, race, and the Clash themselves..."
Q (10/02, p.136) - Indispensable - "...Unsurpassed for its concentrated anger and rebel bravado..."
Alternative Press (3/00, pp.74-5) - 5 out of 5 - "...the eternal punk album....the blueprint for the pantomime of 'punkier' rock acts....for all of its forced politics and angst, THE CLASH continues to sound crucial..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, p.76) - Ranked #2 in Mojo's "Top 50 Punk Albums" - "...The ultimate punk protest album....Searingly evocative of dreary late '70s Britain, but still timelessly inspiring..."
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Category Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Punk, Hard Rock
Label Legacy
Orig Year 1979
All Time Sales Rank   13122  
CD Universe Part number 1140727
Catalog number 63882
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 25, 2000
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Mickey Foote
Personnel Mick Jones - vocals, guitar
Joe Strummer
Paul Simonon - bass
Tory Crimes - drums
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5 stars Must Have
One of the best punk / rock and roll albums of all time ?? Fantastic drumming (tory crimes aka terry chimes) strummers bark- like vocals, jonesy's kinks / stones-y guitar playing ( but better ) cool bass lines. Truck loads of energy, aggresion, anger, feeling, emotion. Great grungy recording !!! I first bought this album in 1982 on vinyl and it's one of the few records that i have actually worn out due to relentless playing !! If you are thinking of buying this album --just get it!! aswell as the first Jam album- in the city, pistols - bollocks, first Damned album etc
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5 stars The Only Band That Matters, yeah!!
This is a rocking record. I got the US cut before I knew there was a difference-- tho the quality of each tune is no less on that, the record doesn't work as well as a whole. This one, the UK original, is a masterpiece of punk rock. The tunes are raw, intelligent and very Clash. Very young Clash I should add, and Topper was my favourite drummer for them. But this is amazing. You should get it, wherever you find it cheapest. That's what they'd have wanted!
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5 stars The greatest album of all time!
This is my alltime favorite album! (Well it is tied with the Ramones first album) Every song on here is a classic. Just make sure you buy this one instead of the US version first.
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3 stars Pure Punk
This is one of those gems in rock history. Every track has attitude, opinion and a great feel. No fillers here! From career opurtunities to songs about condoms everything here is great.
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5 stars WHITE RIOT I WANNA RIOT
The drumming by Torie crimes(terry chimes) set the standard for all punk drummers to come b4 or since--brutal simplicity! brilliant album
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For their second album, the Clash worked with the American hard rock producer Sandy Pearlman, best-known for his work with Blue Öyster Cult and the Dictators. The teaming was quite controversial within the punk community, and the sound of Give 'Em Enough Rope is considerably cleaner, yet the more direct sound hardly tamed the Clash. While the record doesn't burn with the same intense, amateurish energy of The Clash, it does have a big, forceful sound that is nearly as powerful. What keeps Give 'Em Enough Rope from being a classic is its slightly inconsistent material. Many of the songs are outright classics, particularly the first half of the record ("Safe European Home," "English Civil War," "Tommy Gun," "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad") and "Stay Free," but the group loses some momentum toward the end of the record. Even with such flaws, Give 'Em Enough Rope ranks as one of the strongest albums of the punk era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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