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Disc: 1
1. The Magnificent Seven
2. Hitsville U.K.
3. Junco Partner
4. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
5. The Leader
6. Something About England
7. Rebel Waltz
8. Look Here
9. The Crooked Beat
10. Somebody Got Murdered
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Disc: 2
1. Police On My Back
2. Midnight Log
3. The Equaliser
4. The Call Up
5. Washington Bullets
6. Broadway
7. Lose This Skin
8. Charlie Don't Surf
9. Mensforth Hill
10. Junkie Slip
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Product Description

What the hell is this? Though the two-record sprawl of London Calling--with its exploratory mutations of reggae, rockabilly, and even disco--proved that the Clash weren't content to lie fallow in a punk-rock ghetto, nothing prepares you for Sandinista's messy melange. For 36 tracks (the Clash originally released this as a three-record set for not much more than the price of one), the band tackles everything in sight, including waltz, gospel, disco, children's ditties, funk, reggae, dub, delicate instrumentals, psychedelic explorations--hell, they even play a Clash rocker or two. Though many have said there is a single great album hidden among the three here, it's the pure chutzpah of Sandinista that makes it such a particular pleasure and a brain drain at the same time. It's the document of a band that can do anything and tries to do everything. It's the glorious sound of failure. And if that ain't the Clash, what is? --Tod Nelson

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Digitally remastered from the original production master tapes, this a reissue of the 1980 & fourth album by 'the only band that matters'. Features the original artwork and all 36 of the original tracks, including 'The Call Up', 'Somebody Got Murdered', 'Police On My Back', 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Hitsville U.K.'. 'Sandinista!' broke the top 30 in the U.S. at the time. Also includes a miniaturized reproduction of the faux neswpaper/ lyric sheet 'The Armagideon Times No.3'. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for its Conception, despite the Mixed Results, Jun 4 2004

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Dave Deubler (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sandinista (Audio CD)

Anytime you hear anyone talking about the greatest album in rock history with at least a dozen songs that they can't bear to listen to, you should immediately think of the Clash's masterpiece of musical diversity, "Sandinista!". Those who are only familiar with this band through the remarkable "London Calling" or their commercial breakthrough "Combat Rock" will undoubtedly be perplexed by the stupefying array of musical directions taken during this two CD set from 1980.

No matter what you think as a listener, the stylistic mélange has a definite purpose: to show the universality of fundamental human concerns about oppression, violence, poverty, and despair, and also the universality of music itself, as an expression of these concerns. As The Only Band That Matters, the Clash's main strength has always been their songwriting: indignant, sardonic, but always heartfelt in their concern for the downtrodden. Anthems such as "Magnificent Seven", "Up In Heaven", "Police on My Back", and "The Call Up" are equal to anything in the band's oeuvre, and still serve to remind us of the ideals that once made rock music seem relevant. And sure it's tempting to skip over the more off-the-wall selections (some of which foreshadow the coming of so-called "world music" and some of which are just plain annoying), but that's taking the easy way out, and at this point in their career, the Clash just wasn't ready to do that. Perhaps we shouldn't either.

But the simple fact is that most listeners today are less interested in the band's politics than in the music itself, and that's where the album's diversity can be problematic. How many of us can honestly say that we're strongly connected to all the various musical styles that the Clash attempt over the course of these disks? To this reviewer's ears, the rock and funk tracks still stand up very well, but what is to be made of the band's forays into dub, Irish folk music, calypso, the minuet, cocktail jazz, etc.? Whether you can hang with these tracks or not, it's hard not to admire the sheer audacity of it all, but that doesn't mean you'll want to listen to every song whenever you put on this CD. But despite the presence of material you might never want to hear again, the good stuff on this album is too great to ignore. I've found that an 80-minute CD is enough to hold all the real winners on this album, plus enough of the better oddities (not every experiment is a failure) to preserve the flavor of the complete work.

Now more than ever, we mustn't forget that there's a whole world of people suffering out there, and what diminishes them diminishes us, because we're all living in the same global village. This multifarious work of musical art is a powerful reminder of their plight. And ours.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars totally wicked & whacky!, Dec 1 2005

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this is at least 3, possibly 5, albums rolled into 1, so i'm not sure what the reasoning was behind this package.
it is a difficult mix to listen to, hugely entertaining, but one can get lost in the various themes.
i however have always totally loved it for it's sheer brilliance.
for all his attitude, in joe's voice, you hear warmth, compassion, rage, as well as his trademark cockiness (& cockeneyness!)& (mick's deliberate or not?)comic high-notes & trademark (london boy, love 'im!) banter.
where do i start with the tracks, my faves: hitsville uk - "mutants, creeps & musclemen hyping-up the charts"
"something about england" the lyrics leave you with a chilly feeling that you never forget........
"rebel waltz" is similar, almost ghostly......
"let's go crazy" totally fab, carnival atmosphere, with the cops joining in with their macabre dance.......
i love "version city" in the NYC radio - the "too chilled-out" DJ, "hey! what about some music man?"
"look here" i love that, '30s music man, i'd love to go to china, i'd love to go across the sea.....
"if music could talk" - i love this double conversation tone.
the musical beats here are great too, a nice diversity between rock/reggae beats thrown in with those thrashiing punk guitars, plus any number of little quirks, instrumentally & vocally/lyrically - great fun!

the album is one for puzzle-lovers & is totally whacky, the first challenge is to sort the tracks to form some chronologic of what each is about, but this is fun! and once you get past that, you can appreciate each individually for what it is, & get the gist of the meaning, so, not a light album, it requires a lorra, lorra listenin' - but, hey, enjoy.......

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well it's certainly a change..., May 4 2004

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I heard a live version of the Magnificent Seven and was so captivated that I went out and purchased Sandinista without having actually heard any song on the album. After my first listen I was really disappointed and trouble figuring out what to make of the varied and, well, strange music. Further listens have allowed me to appreciate more and more of the songs and I have come to really enjoy Sandinista!. There still are some really bad songs like Look Here but there are many great ones too. To the open minded this will not dissapoint.

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2.0 out of 5 stars One of my least favorite
This is one of those albums that you only bring out when you're really high or drunk out of your gourd. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Sam Ribtor

5.0 out of 5 stars it's sounds like early BAD to me.
this is my favorite clash album of all time. only thing was, it was on eight track. man, i hated that freakin (clunk clunk) right in the middle of a song you were really digging... Read more

Published on July 12 2004 by S. Vallo