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The Clash (album) - Definition

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The Clash [UK]
album cover
LP by The Clash
Released April 8 1977
Recorded 1976 - 77
Genre Punk rock
Length 35 min 14 sec
Label Epic
Producer Mickey Foote, Lee Perry
Professional reviews
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The Clash Chronology
The Clash [UK]
(1977)
Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978)


The Clash is the first full-length recording released by the English punk band The Clash.

Contents

The UK version

Released by CBS Records in 1977 and produced by Mickey Foote, The Clash, Lee Perry, and The Clash & Bill Price. This first album by the Clash was unusually varied for a punk band, with reggae and dub influences setting the stage for what would be elaborated on with future albums.

Personnel

Track Listing

All tracks written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, except where indicated.

  1. "Janie Jones"
  2. "Remote Control"
  3. "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A."
  4. "White Riot"
  5. "Hate & War"
  6. "What's My Name" (Jones/Levene/Strummer)
  7. "Deny"
  8. "London's Burning"
  9. "Career Opportunities"
  10. "Cheat"
  11. "Protex Blue"
  12. "Police & Thieves" (Murvin/Perry)
  13. "48 Hours"
  14. "Garageland"
The Clash [US]
album cover
LP by The Clash
Released July 1979
Recorded 1976 - 77
Genre Punk rock
Length 43 min 20 sec
Label Epic
Producer Mickey Foote
Professional reviews
AMG 5/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47F19D349AE7120D6963B56C0A276E029D64CEE831F29461BDFBA3C54952B25C30BE6D1AEFDF36AB67FB0FD2EA45E43D2C8E455FAD663352DED93&sql=10:ei6xlfge5cqo~T1)
The Clash Chronology
Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978)
The Clash [US]
(1979)
London Calling
(1979)

The US version

The American version of the Clash's debut was released in the summer of 1979, six months before the release of London Calling. It had a different track listing, removing four songs from the British version and replacing them with early non-album singles and b-sides.

Personnel

Track Listing

All tracks written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, except where indicated.

  1. "Clash City Rockers"
  2. "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A."
  3. "Remote Control"
  4. "Complete Control"
  5. "White Riot"
  6. "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
  7. "London's Burning"
  8. "I Fought the Law" (Curtis)
  9. "Janie Jones"
  10. "Career Opportunities"
  11. "What's My Name" (Jones/Levene/Strummer)
  12. "Hate & War"
  13. "Police & Thieves"
  14. "Jail Guitar Doors"
  15. "Garageland"


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