Combat Rock - Definition and Overview

Combat Rock
LP by The Clash
Released	May 14, 1982
Recorded	1981-1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	46 min 21 sec
Label	Epic
Producer	The Clash
Professional reviews
AMG	3.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47F19D349AE7120D6963B56C0A276E029D64CEE831F29461BDFBA3C54952B25C30BE6D1AEFDFB74AB7FB0FD2EA45E43D2C0EE55F6DF662D5DF0&sql=10:yudyyl3jxpeb~T1)
The Clash Chronology
Sandinista! (1980)	Combat Rock (1982)	Cut the Crap (1985)

Combat Rock is a 1982 album released by The Clash. It was the last album to contain the "original" line-up before Mick Jones left, and Topper Headon was kicked out due to drug-related reasons.

In January, 2000 this album along with the rest of the Clash's catalog was remastered and re-released.

Track listing

1. "Know Your Rights" (3:39) (|Jones/Strummer)
2. "Car Jamming" (3:58) (The Clash)
3. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (3:06) (The Clash)
4. "Rock the Casbah" (3:14) (The Clash)
5. "Red Angel Dragnet" (3:48) (The Clash)
6. "Straight to Hell" (5:30) (The Clash)
7. "Overpowered by Funk" (4:55) (The Clash)
8. "Atom Tan" (2:32) (The Clash)
9. "Sean Flynn" (4:30) (The Clash)
10. "Ghetto Defendant" (4:45) (The Clash)
11. "Inoculated City" (2:43) (The Clash)
12. "Death is a Star" (3:08) (The Clash)

Bold songs released as singles

Album Credits

• Mick Jones: Guitars, vocals
• Joe Strummer: Guitars, vocals
• Paul Simonon: Bass
• Topper Headon: Drums
• Ellen Foley, Allen Ginsburg, Joe Ely, Futura 2000: Backing vocals
• Tymon Dogg: Piano on 12
• Poly Mandell: Keyboards on 7
• Gary Barnacle: Saxophone on 9

Chart Information

In the United Kingdom the album charted at #2 spending 23 weeks in the UK charts

The album reached #7 in the United States spending 61 weeks on the chart and was certified platinum