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Some would argue that if you only wanted two Clash discs in your collection, you should skip this 40-track overview and pick up The Clash and London Calling instead. No matter how transcendent those two albums are -- and they are among the very greatest popular music of the 20th century -- that overlooks the fact that the group had many, many great songs not on either album, including "Safe European Home," "Stay Free," "Bankrobber," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell," "This Is Radio Clash," and "Should I Stay or Should I Go," to begin with. That's where this 2003 compilation comes in. It fills in many of the gaps between those two records, while summarizing The Clash and London Calling well, providing a first-rate overview of the greatest punk band. It's not quite perfect, however: some great singles and B-sides fall through the cracks (notably "Gates of the West," "Jail Guitar Doors," "The Call Up," "Armagedion Time," "The Prisoner," "Protex Blue") and the Sandinista! selections feel nearly as haphazard as the album itself. Nevertheless, this does provide the best, most extensive and logical overview of the band yet assembled, and it's worthwhile not just as an introduction, but as a terrific listen.
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
DISC 1
1-1 White Riot (Single Version) 1:59
1-2 1977 1:39
1-3 London's Burning 2:09
1-4 Complete Control 3:12
1-5 Clash City Rockers 3:47
1-6 I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. 2:23
1-7 Career Opportunities 1:51
1-8 Hate & War 2:05
1-9 Cheat 2:05
1-10 Police & Thieves 6:00
1-11 Janie Jones 2:04
1-12 Garageland 3:09
1-13 Capital Radio One 2:09
1-14 (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais 4:00
1-15 English Civil War 2:34
1-16 Tommy Gun 3:14
1-17 Safe European Home 3:49
1-18 Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad 3:00
1-19 Stay Free 3:37
1-20 Groovy Times 3:30
1-21 I Fought The Law 2:35
DISC 2
2-1 London Calling 3:18
2-2 The Guns Of Brixton 3:12
2-3 Clampdown 3:50
2-4 Rudie Can't Fail 3:27
2-5 Lost In The Supermarket 3:47
2-6 Jimmy Jazz 3:55
2-7 Train In Vain 3:10
2-8 Bankrobber 4:31
2-9 The Magnificent Seven 5:28
2-10 Ivan Meets G.I. Joe 3:05
2-11 Stop The World 2:33
2-12 Somebody Got Murdered 3:34
2-13 The Street Parade 3:26
2-14 Broadway 4:54
2-15 This Is Radio Clash 4:10
2-16 Ghetto Defendant 4:45
2-17 Rock The Casbah 3:40
2-18 Straight To Hell 5:30
2-19 Should I Stay Or Should I Go 3:06
2-20 This Is England 3:50
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