The Essential Clash

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UK version, with slight differences in the tracklisting from the US version.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-19 22:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	White Riot producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: White Riot writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.5	2:00
2	1977 producer: Mickey Foote recording of: 1977 writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.5	1:41
3	London’s Burning producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: London’s Burning writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.75	2:11
4	Complete Control producer: Mickey Foote and Lee Perry bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer part of: Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 362) recording of: Complete Control writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	4	3:14
5	Clash City Rockers producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Clash City Rockers writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.5	3:49
6	I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. producer: Mickey Foote recording of: I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer publisher: Nineden Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	3.75	2:25
7	Career Opportunities producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Career Opportunities writer: Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer	4	1:53
8	Hate & War producer: Mickey Foote recording of: Hate & War writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.65	2:05
9	Cheat producer: Mickey Foote recording of: Cheat writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	5	2:06
10	Police & Thieves producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer cover recording of: Police and Thieves writer: Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry	3.65	6:02
11	Janie Jones producer: Mickey Foote bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Janie Jones writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	4.25	2:07
12	Garageland producer: Mickey Foote recording of: Garageland writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.35	3:13
13	Capital Radio One producer: Mickey Foote recording of: Capital Radio (Capital Radio One) writer and composer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer		2:09
14	(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais producer: The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) part of: The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 340) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 430) recording of: (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3	4:01
15	English Civil War recording engineer and mixer: Corky Stasiak producer: Sandy Pearlman bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer arranger: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: English Civil War writer: The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) cover recording of: When Johnny Comes Marching Home lyricist: Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)	3.35	2:36
16	Tommy Gun recording engineer and mixer: Corky Stasiak producer: Sandy Pearlman bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Tommy Gun writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	4	3:16
17	Safe European Home recording engineer and mixer: Corky Stasiak producer: Sandy Pearlman bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Safe European Home writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	4	3:51
18	Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad recording engineer and mixer: Corky Stasiak producer: Sandy Pearlman recording of: Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.35	3:04
19	Stay Free recording engineer and mixer: Corky Stasiak producer: Sandy Pearlman bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer recording of: Stay Free writer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.35	3:40
20	Groovy Times producer: The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) and Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) recording of: Groovy Times composer: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer	3.5	3:30
21	I Fought the Law producer: The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) and Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) bass guitar: Paul Simonon drums (drum set): Topper Headon guitar: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer vocals: Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer part of: New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 33) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 266) cover recording of: I Fought the Law lyricist and composer: Sonny Curtis publisher: Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	4.3	2:41

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/580924 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00008GRB9 [info]

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part of:	The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 10)

Wikipedia:	en: The Essential Clash [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/19516 [info] https://www.discogs.com/master/962625 [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/33579 [info]
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Wikidata:	Q2478684 [info]

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