Sandinista! - Definition and Overview

Sandinista!
Triple LP by The Clash
Released	December 12, 1980
Recorded	1980
Genre	Punk rock
Length	144 min 28 sec
Label	Epic
Producer	The Clash
Professional reviews
AMG	2.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47F19D349AE7120D6963B56C0A276E029D64CEE831F29461BDFBA3C54952B25C30BE6D1AEFDFB75AB78A7E02CA45A0B9FC2E454FED6643C2DED93&sql=10:52d7gjqrj6ia~T1)
The Clash Chronology
London Calling (1979)	Sandinista! (1980)	Combat Rock (1982)

Sandinista! is the fourth album by the punk rock band The Clash, and their most experimental. Released in 1980 as a triple album containing 36 tracks, some critics have argued that the album is too ambitious, and contains filler (It has been said that the album "would have made a good 7 inch EP"). Others think of the album as a breakthrough that deserves comparison to the Beatles' White Album.

The title comes from the left-wing guerilla organization of Nicaragua, the Sandinistas, who the previous year had overthrown the dictator Anastasio Somoza. It has been said that Margaret Thatcher, no fan of left-wing guerrillas, wanted to ban the word sandinista, instigating The Clash to choose it as the title of their next album.

Guest musicians on the album include Mickey Gallagher, and Timon Dogg, who later joined Joe Strummer's band The Mescaleros.

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

Track listing

1. "The Magnificent Seven" (The Clash)
2. "Hitsville U.K." (The Clash)
3. "Junco Partner" (The Clash)
4. "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" (The Clash)
5. "The Leader" (The Clash)
6. "Something About England" (The Clash)
7. "Rebel Waltz" (The Clash)
8. "Look Here" (M. Allison)
9. "The Crooked Beat" (The Clash)
10. "Somebody Got Murdered" (The Clash)
11. "One More Time" (The Clash)
12. "One More Dub" (The Clash)
13. "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)" (The Clash)
14. "Up in Heaven (Not Only Here)" (The Clash)
15. "Corner Soul" (The Clash)
16. "Let's Go Crazy" (The Clash)
17. "If Music Could Talk" (The Clash/Dread)
18. "The Sound of Sinners" (The Clash)
19. "Police on My Back" (E. Grant)
20. "Midnight Log" (The Clash)
21. "The Equaliser" (The Clash)
22. "The Call Up" (The Clash)
23. "Washington Bullets" (The Clash)
24. "Broadway" (The Clash)
25. "Lose This Skin" (T. Dogg)
26. "Charlie Don't Surf" (The Clash)
27. "Mensforth Hill" (The Clash)
28. "Junkie Slip" (The Clash)
29. "Kingston Advice" (The Clash)
30. "The Street Parade" (The Clash)
31. "Version City" (The Clash)
32. "Living in Fame" (Dread/The Clash)
33. "Silicone on Sapphire" (The Clash)
34. "Version Pardner" (The Clash)
35. "Career Opportunities" (The Clash)
36. "Shepherds Delight" (Dread/The Clash)