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Bursting at the seams with creative energy, the Clash's stunning 1979 double album more than made up for the artistic and commercial disappointment of its predecessor, 1978's tried-too-hard Give 'Em Enough Rope. With ex-Mott the Hoople producer Guy Stevens harnessing their sound as never before, the band yielded what proved to be the best work of their career. Bouncing from hard rock (the apocalyptic vision of the title track) to rockabilly ("Brand New Cadillac") to reggae ("Rudy Can't Fail") to pop (the Top 40 hit "Train in Vain"), the Clash knocked down all musical walls and, in the process, ended the argument over punk's viability in the U.S. --Billy Altman
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"London Calling: Legacy Edition," will include 2 CDs of music & a DVD in a lavish digipack. The original packaging will be expanded with a new historical essay & rare photos by band photographer Pennie Smith. Disc 1 will feature the complete classic album. Disc 2 is entitled "The Vanilla Tapes" & features previously unheard demos for the album which were recently discovered in vocalist/guitarist Mick Jones' storage house. Among the demos that will feature on "The Vanilla Tapes" are FIVE tracks that never made the final cut of the album, including a version of Dylan's "The Man In Me." Finally, the DVD will represent a time capsule of The Clash at the time of "London Calling's" release, & one of its features will be a newly-created 45-minute documentary by the band's longtime biographer & collaborator, Don Letts. The documentary includes newly discovered footage of the band in the recording studio with producer Guy Stevens, as well as previously unseen live performance footage, interviews with band members Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon, & for the first time ever band manager Kosmo Vinyl telling his side of the story.
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By eeyoore
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Format:Audio CD
Only the best Clash album ever, and a contender for iconic listen of the angst-ridden, down-trodden, banner-waving segment of society.
The feet must be stirred! The march must be joined! The barricades must fall!
London is calling! Strum on!
The feet must be stirred! The march must be joined! The barricades must fall!
London is calling! Strum on!
By LMAC
Format:LP Record|Amazon Verified Purchase
awesome album. everything you'd expect, works fine. Definetley a modern pressing, its just a sleeve that the two records come in, i was hoping for a folding case that you usually see with double albums but oh well.
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If I could have gave it more stars i would have.
I've read quite a few of these reviews and I don't think people should call this a "punk" LP. I have been the proud & not-so-proud purchaser of over 12,000 LP's ... I have some pretty raw Punk records "the Clash" 1st LP was Punk....not London Calling.
London Calling was in my opinion the best LP of all time....everysingle song is excellant...Spanish bombs is my favourite. Train In Vain was supposed to be a flexible Single included in a Playboy type magazine but that deal fell through so it was late being included in the package.
If there is someone out there thinking about buying this....then do it.
Listen to this 10 times and you will see why this LP has consistently recieved 5 Stars.
Enjoy!
I've read quite a few of these reviews and I don't think people should call this a "punk" LP. I have been the proud & not-so-proud purchaser of over 12,000 LP's ... I have some pretty raw Punk records "the Clash" 1st LP was Punk....not London Calling.
London Calling was in my opinion the best LP of all time....everysingle song is excellant...Spanish bombs is my favourite. Train In Vain was supposed to be a flexible Single included in a Playboy type magazine but that deal fell through so it was late being included in the package.
If there is someone out there thinking about buying this....then do it.
Listen to this 10 times and you will see why this LP has consistently recieved 5 Stars.
Enjoy!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
too short.
i`m old.i saw this clash tour with london calling.the songs on this cd(same think on show)are too short!!!!!jones didnt what mean improvised.strummer too.
Published 1 month ago by huguette laliberte
4.0 out of 5 stars
hated it in 1979...love it decades later
When this came out other than "London Calling" and "Clampdown" I wondered if the Clash had lost the plot. Read more
Published on Dec 18 2010 by Brian Maitland
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic in Every Sense of the Word
There's a lot that can be said about this album (which has been said already, probably a lot more articulately than I am capable of), and so I'll keep this review relatively brief. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2010 by Lance G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic - Good Value to Boot
I'm going to make this short. It's a classic, I love this one and the first 2 (the clash and give'em enough rope)...
London Calling catches the band at their hottest prime. Read more
London Calling catches the band at their hottest prime. Read more
Published on Oct 7 2010 by Habrawk
2.0 out of 5 stars
Over-rated!
One of the most over-rated albums of all time. Saying this album is the greatest punk rock album of all time isn't saying
much. Read more
much. Read more
Published on Sep 19 2009 by J. Finnigan
5.0 out of 5 stars
a cult classic - end of story!
cult classic - end of story
the cover art launched a thousand copycats - one of the coolest sleeve pics of all time! Read more
the cover art launched a thousand copycats - one of the coolest sleeve pics of all time! Read more
Published on July 22 2006 by paula b
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Greatest Punk Rock Album Of All-Time
If you "like" punk rock, but you don't like The Clash, you're a tool. The people these days listening to "punk" bands like New Found Glory and Good Charolette... Read more
Published on Dec 18 2004 by "stickboy87"
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best punk albums EVER!
London Calling from the Clash is the basis for any punk music. They even had some reggae styles in songs like Guns of Brixton, Rudie Can't Fail, and Revolution Rock. Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by Justin Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars
'That's so punk rock.'
Jack Black spouts this in the recent film, 'School of Rock', as he sees school kids taking over a bus, and it's funny to many people, but some may scratch their heads. Why? Read more
Published on July 12 2004 by Michael Roffman
5.0 out of 5 stars
another worthless blurb about a masterpiece
the best album i've bought since the strokes, and when it comes down to it, so much better than the strokes it ain't even funny. this band sired the strokes. Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Davy
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