Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 16/500
Remastered By The Clash From Original Tapes To Audiophile Quality Vinyl
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 through CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 through Epic Records. The album represented a change in The Clash's musical style, featuring elements of ska, funk, pop, soul, jazz, rockabilly, and reggae more prominently than in their previous two albums.
The album's subject matter included social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood. The album received unanimously positive reviews and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. London Calling was a top ten album in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top 20 single. It has sold over five million copies worldwide, and was certified platinum in the United States.
"Recorded in 1979 in London, which was then wrenched by surging unemployment and drug addiction, and released in America in January 1980, the dawn of an uncertain decade, London Calling is... fueled by an unbending faith in rock & roll to beat back the darkness." - Rolling Stone
Features:
180g Vinyl
Double LP
Newly remastered by The Clash from original tapes to audiophile quality
All artwork recreated from original release including replicated fully printed inner sleeves
Musicians:
Mick Jones, guitar, vocals
Joe Strummer, rhythm guitar, vocals
Paul Simonon, bass, vocals
Topper Headon, drums, percussion
1. London Calling
2. Brand New Cadillac
3. Jimmy Jazz
4. Hateful
5. Rudie Can't Fall
1. Spanish Bombs
2. The Right Profile
3. Lost In the Supermarket
4. Clampdown
5. The Guns of Brixton
1. Wrong 'Em Boyo
2. Death or Glory
3. Koka Kola
4. The Card Cheat
1. Lover's Rock
2. Four Horseman
3. I'm Not Down
4. Revolution Rock
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