The Essential Clash

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1White RiotMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:00
3. 21977Mick Jones and Joe Strummer1:41
4. 3London’s BurningMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:11
5. 4Complete ControlMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:14
6. 5Clash City RockersMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:49
7. 6I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.Mick Jones and Joe Strummer2:25
8. 7Career OpportunitiesHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer1:53
9. 8Hate & WarMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:05
10. 9CheatMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:06
11. 10Police & ThievesJunior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry6:02
12. 11Janie JonesMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:07
13. 12GaragelandMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:13
14. 13Capital Radio OneMick Jones and Joe Strummer2:09
15. 14(White Man) In Hammersmith PalaisMick Jones and Joe Strummer4:01
16. 15English Civil War[traditional] and The Clash2:36
17. 16Tommy GunMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:16
18. 17Safe European HomeMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:51
19. 18Julie’s Been Working for the Drug SquadMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:04
20. 19Stay FreeMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:40
21. 20Groovy TimesMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:30
22. 21I Fought the LawSonny Curtis2:41
23. Disc 2
24. 1London CallingMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:21
25. 2The Guns of BrixtonPaul Simonon3:10
26. 3ClampdownMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:49
27. 4Rudie Can’t FailMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:29
28. 5Lost in the SupermarketMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:47
29. 6Jimmy JazzMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:55
30. 7Train in VainMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:11
31. 8BankrobberJones, Strummer, Pint, Headon, Simonon4:34
32. 9The Magnificent SevenGallagher, Headon, Jones, Watt-Roy, Strummer5:33
33. 10Ivan Meets G.I. JoeHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer3:11
34. 11Stop the WorldHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer2:33
35. 12Somebody Got MurderedHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer3:35
36. 13The Street ParadeHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer3:28
37. 14BroadwayHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer4:56
38. 15This Is Radio ClashThe Clash4:10
39. 16Ghetto DefendantJones, Simonon, Strummer4:45
40. 17Rock the CasbahHeadon, Jones, Strummer3:42
41. 18Straight to HellHeadon, Jones, Simonon, Strummer5:30
42. 19Should I Stay or Should I GoMick Jones and Joe Strummer3:09
43. 20This Is EnglandBernard Rhodes and Joe Strummer3:52

Produced by

Mickey Foote, Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Clash, Sandy Pearlman, Bill Price, Guy Stevens, Mikey Dread, Micky Foote, Jose Unidos

Recorded at

Lyceum Theatre, Wessex Sound Studios, Electric Lady Studios

Recorded

1977–1985

Mixed by

Corky Stasiak, Glyn Johns

Engineered by

Corky Stasiak, Bill Price, Bob Clearmountain

Labels

Epic, Epic E2K 89056

Length

2:19:15

Line-up

• Topper Headon · drums (drum set), percussion, background vocals
• Mick Jones · guitar, vocals, electric guitar, background vocals, guitar family, effects, lead vocals
• Paul Simonon · bass guitar, background vocals
• Joe Strummer · guitar, vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals, electric piano, background vocals
• Mick Gallagher · organ, synthesizer · guest
• Norman Watt-Roy · bass guitar · guest
• Allen Ginsberg · spoken vocals · guest
• Joe Ely · vocals · guest

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