The Essential Clash

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The Essential Clash
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Compilation album by The Clash
Released 11 March 2003 (U.S.)
April 22, 2003 (UK)
Recorded 1977-1985
Genre Punk
Length Disc one: 60:01
Disc two: 76:03
Label Epic E2K 89056
Producer(s) The Clash, Bruce Dickinson, Micky Foote, Sandy Pearlman, Bill Price, Guy Stevens, Jose Unidos
Professional reviews
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

  1. "White Riot" – 1:59
  2. "1977" – 1:41
  3. "London's Burning" – 2:10
  4. "Complete Control" – 3:13
  5. "Clash City Rockers" (original version) – 3:56
  6. "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A." – 2:25
  7. "Career Opportunities" – 1:52
  8. "Hate & War" – 2:05
  9. "Cheat" – 2:06
  10. "Police & Thieves" (Murvin-Perry) – 6:00
  11. "Janie Jones" – 2:05
  12. "Garageland" – 3:13
  13. "Capital Radio One" – 2:09
  14. "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" – 4:01
  15. "English Civil War" (traditional, arranged by Jones-Strummer) – 2:36
  16. "Tommy Gun" – 3:17
  17. "Safe European Home" – 3:51
  18. "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" – 3:04
  19. "Stay Free" – 3:40
  20. "Groovy Times" – 3:30
  21. "I Fought the Law" (Curtis) – 2:39

[edit] Disc two

  • All tracks written by The Clash, except where noted.
  1. "London Calling" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:20
  2. "The Guns of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 3:10
  3. "Clampdown" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:50
  4. "Rudie Can't Fail" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:29
  5. "Lost in the Supermarket" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:47
  6. "Jimmy Jazz" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:55
  7. "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)" (Jones-Strummer) – 3:11
  8. "Bankrobber" (Jones-Strummer) – 4:35
  9. "The Magnificent Seven" – 5:33
  10. "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" – 3:07
  11. "Stop the World" – 2:33
  12. "Somebody Got Murdered" – 3:34
  13. "The Street Parade" – 3:29
  14. "Broadway" - 4:56
  15. "This Is Radio Clash" – 4:11
  16. "Ghetto Defendant" – 4:44
  17. "Rock the Casbah" – 3:42
  18. "Straight to Hell" – 5:30
  19. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – 3:08
  20. "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
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