The Story of the Clash, Volume 1

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The Story of the Clash, Volume 1

Compilation album by The Clash
Released	March, 1988
Genre	Punk
Length	100:10
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	The Clash, Micky Foote, Micky Dread, Sandy Pearlman, Bill Price, Guy Stevens, Lee Perry
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Clash chronology
Cut the Crap (1985)	The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 (1988)	Clash on Broadway (1991)

The Clash's 1988 double-disc, 28-track compilation The Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 presents a relatively thorough overview of their career. It is a Platinum album in the United States.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc 1
- 1.2 Disc 2
2 Liner Notes
3 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jones / Strummer, except where noted.

[edit] Disc 1

"The Magnificent Seven" (Clash) - 4:29
"Rock the Casbah" (Clash) - 3:42
"This Is Radio Clash" (Clash) - 4:10
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" (Clash) - 3:08
"Straight to Hell" (Clash) - 5:31
"Armagideon Time" (Dodd, Williams) - 3:51
"Clampdown" - 3:49
"Train in Vain" - 3:10
"The Guns of Brixton" (Simonon) - 3:10
"I Fought the Law" (Curtis) - 2:40
"Somebody Got Murdered" (Clash) - 3:35
"Lost in the Supermarket" - 3:47
"Bank Robber" - 4:34

[edit] Disc 2

"(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" - 4:01
"London's Burning" - 2:11
"Janie Jones" - 2:05
"Tommy Gun" - 3:17
"Complete Control" - 3:14
"Capital Radio" - 5:20
"White Riot" - 1:59
"Career Opportunities" - 1:52
"Clash City Rockers" - 3:49
"Safe European Home" - 3:51
"Stay Free" - 3:41
"London Calling" - 3:20
"Spanish Bombs" -
"English Civil War" (Jones, Strummer, Traditional) - 2:35
"Police & Thieves" (Murvin, Perry) - 6:00

[edit] Liner Notes

The extensive inner notes are told from the perspective of Joe Strummer's alter-ego, one Albert Transom. Transom, described by himself as "...their valet from the early beginnings to the bitter end...", tells many anecdotes, including one about the beginning of the rioting at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1976. Many of the stories are about shows, such as one where, after their "3rd or 4th time out", Transom and a fellow punk named Sebastian barricaded themselves in a small room and were attacked by a group of "Teddy Boys". The story went that Sebastian's tie was ripped, and the general consensus was that the tie was now "much more punk". Many other musicians are mentioned in the liners, including experiences with Bo Diddley, Devo, and Roxy Music. The notes end with "If I had to sum it up, I'd say we played every gig on the face of the earth and that's what its all about...I've just heard they'll give me some room on Vol. 2 so maybe I will be able to tell the bits I've had to skip or leave out."