Live at Shea Stadium
Live at Shea Stadium captures the Clash on 13 October 1982 in New York City, the second night of their run opening for the Who. Kosmo Vinyl produced the recording, and it came out on Sony BMG on 6 October 2008. The tapes turned up when Joe Strummer was packing for a move.
It finds the band in a changed state. Terry Chimes plays drums in place of Topper Headon, who had been fired earlier that year for heroin abuse. That puts the show after Combat Rock and before Cut the Crap, the last record of the original run. For anyone who knows the studio albums from London Calling onwards, it offers a rare chance to hear that period played in front of a huge stadium crowd.
Live at Shea Stadium: tracklist, credits and charts
16 tracks · 49:15Tracklist
- 1Kosmo Vinyl Introduction1:11
- 2London CallingMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:29
- 3Police on My BackEddy Grant3:28
- 4The Guns of BrixtonPaul Simonon4:08
- 5Tommy GunMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:19
- 6The Magnificent SevenGallagher, Headon, Jones, Watt-Roy, Strummer2:34
- 7Armagideon TimeClement “Coxsone” Dodd and Willi Williams2:56
- 8The Magnificent Seven (Return)Gallagher, Headon, Jones, Watt-Roy, Strummer2:23
- 9Rock the CasbahHeadon, Jones, Strummer3:22
- 10Train in VainMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:46
- 11Career OpportunitiesHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer2:06
- 12Spanish BombsMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:18
- 13ClampdownMick Jones and Joe Strummer4:27
- 14English Civil War[traditional] and The Clash2:40
- 15Should I Stay or Should I GoMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:44
- 16I Fought the LawSonny Curtis3:24
- Produced by
- The Clash
- Recorded at
- Shea Stadium
- Recorded
- 13 October 1982
- Engineered by
- Glyn Johns
- Labels
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Epic
- Length
- 49:15
Line-up
- Terry Chimes · drums (drum set) · guest
- Mick Jones · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
- Paul Simonon · bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Joe Strummer · electric guitar, lead vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2008 | 31 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2008 | 93 |
| US Independent Albums · 2008 | 6 |
| Italian Albums · 2008 | 22 |
| Swedish Albums · 2008 | 26 |
| Scottish Albums · 2008 | 30 |
| French Albums · 2008 | 57 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2008 | 75 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 6 October 2008 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 6 October 2008 | |
| Wikidata | 6 October 2008 | |
| US release | 14 October 2008 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 6 October 2008 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2008 | GB | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 886973488027 | original |
| 10 October 2008 | DE | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | 886973536629 | other |
| 14 October 2008 | US | Epic | 886973488027 | other |
| 2013 | US | Sony Music UK | 886444180061 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1488, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1488 | upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1488, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |