The Essential Clash
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The Essential Clash | ||
Compilation album by The Clash | ||
Released | 11 March 2003 (U.S.) April 22, 2003 (UK) |
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Recorded | 1977-1985 | |
Genre | Punk | |
Length | Disc one: 60:01 Disc two: 76:03 |
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Label | Epic E2K 89056 | |
Producer(s) | The Clash, Bruce Dickinson, Micky Foote, Sandy Pearlman, Bill Price, Guy Stevens, Jose Unidos | |
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The Clash chronology | ||
Live At Bond's Casino (2000) |
The Essential Clash (2003) |
London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition (2004) |
The Essential Clash is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Clash first released in 2003. It is part of the on-going 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one
- All songs written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, except where noted.
- "White Riot" – 1:59
- "1977" – 1:41
- "London's Burning" – 2:10
- "Complete Control" – 3:13
- "Clash City Rockers" (original version) – 3:56
- "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A." – 2:25
- "Career Opportunities" – 1:52
- "Hate & War" – 2:05
- "Cheat" – 2:06
- "Police & Thieves" (Murvin-Perry) – 6:00
- "Janie Jones" – 2:05
- "Garageland" – 3:13
- "Capital Radio One" – 2:09
- "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" – 4:01
- "English Civil War" (traditional, arranged by Jones-Strummer) – 2:36
- "Tommy Gun" – 3:17
- "Safe European Home" – 3:51
- "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" – 3:04
- "Stay Free" – 3:40
- "Groovy Times" – 3:30
- "I Fought the Law" (Curtis) – 2:39
[edit] Disc two
- All tracks written by The Clash, except where noted.
- "London Calling" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:20
- "The Guns of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 3:10
- "Clampdown" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:50
- "Rudie Can't Fail" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:29
- "Lost in the Supermarket" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:47
- "Jimmy Jazz" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:55
- "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:11
- "Bankrobber" (Jones-Strummer) – 4:35
- "The Magnificent Seven" – 5:33
- "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" – 3:07
- "Stop the World" – 2:33
- "Somebody Got Murdered" – 3:34
- "The Street Parade" – 3:29
- "Broadway" - 4:56
- "This Is Radio Clash" – 4:11
- "Ghetto Defendant" – 4:44
- "Rock the Casbah" – 3:42
- "Straight to Hell" – 5:30
- "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – 3:08
- "This Is England" (Rhodes-Strummer) – 3:50
The Clash |
Joe Strummer | Mick Jones | Paul Simonon | Topper Headon |
Nick Sheppard | Keith Levene | Pete Howard | Terry Chimes | Vince White |
Discography |
Studio albums: The Clash | Give 'Em Enough Rope | London Calling | Sandinista! | Combat Rock | Cut the Crap |
Compilations and lives: Black Market Clash | The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 | Clash on Broadway | The Singles | Super Black Market Clash | From Here to Eternity: Live | The Essential Clash | London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition | Singles Box |
Related: |
Punk rock | Public Image Ltd | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | The Mescaleros | Big Audio Dynamite |