The Clash - The Story Of The Clash Volume 1

Original Release Date

1988

Release Information

UK 2xLP 1988 (CBS - 460244-1)
US 2xLP 1988 (Epic - E2 44035-1)
UK 2xCD 1988 (CBS - 460244-2)
US 2xCD 1988 (Epic - E2K 44035-2)
UK 2xCD 1999 (Columbia - 495351-2)

1 The Magnificent Seven 4:29
2 Rock The Casbah 3:43
3 This Is Radio Clash 4:10
4 Should I Stay Or Should I Go 3:08
5 Straight To Hell 5:31
6 Armagideon Time 3:53
7 Clampdown 3:49
8 Train In Vain 3:12
9 The Guns Of Brixton 3:12
10 I Fought The Law 2:39
11 Somebody Got Murdered 3:35
12 Lost In The Supermarket 3:49
13 Bankrobber 4:32
14 White Man In Hammersmith Palais 4:01
15 London's Burning 2:10
16 Janie Jones 2:05
17 Tommy Gun 3:17
18 Complete Control 3:13
19 Capital Radio One 3:13
20 White Riot 1:59
21 Career Opportunities 1:51
22 Clash City Rockers 3:48
23 Safe European Home 3:50
24 Stay Free 3:39
25 London Calling 3:20
26 Spanish Bombs 3:18
27 English Civil War 2:35
28 Police And Thieves 5:59

Chart Placings

UK Chart Hit: 7, 20 wks

US Billboard Chart: 142

Credits

1, 11: Released 13-12-80
2, 4, 5: Released 17-9-82.
3: Released 20-11-81
6: Released 14-12-79
7-9, 12, 25-26: Released 14-12-79
10: Released 11-5-79.
13: Released 8-8-80
14: Released 16-7-78
15, 16, 20, 21, 28: Released 3-3-77
17, 23, 24, 27: Released 24-11-78
18: Released 16-9-77
19: Released 8-4-77
22: Released 17-2-77 [Punky Gibbon note: should actually be 17-2-78]

[Punky Gibbon note: 1 is actually the 12" Version from The Magnificent Seven; 6 should actually be 7-12-79]

1, 3, 6, 11, 14: Produced by The Clash
2, 4: Remixed by Mick Jones, engineered by Bob Clearmountain
5: Mixed by Glyn Johns
7-9, 12, 25-26: Produced by Guy Stevens
10: Produced by The Clash and Bill Price [Punky Gibbon note: actually produced by Micky Foote]
13: Produced by Mikey Dread
15, 16, 18, 20-22, 28: Produced by Mickey Foote
17, 23, 24, 27: Produced by sandy Pearlman for KP Productions
18: Produced by Lee Perry & Mickey Foote
19: Produced by The Clash/Bill Price

Additional Credits

See individual releases for full credits

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: A review of the band's career in a strange reverse-chronological order, taking care to write Cut The Crap out of the equation. Despite this it serves as an ideal introduction and a good "getting ready to go out on Saturday night" collection. Liner notes: Albert Transom [Transom is Joe Strummer]

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