The Clash - London Calling Original 1st Press 1979 LP x 2 Inners Very Nice Copy
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London Calling is the third studio album by English rock band The Clash. It was originally released as a double album in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records.[1]
The Clash recorded the album at Wessex Sound Studios in London during August, September and November 1979, following a change in management and a period of writer's blockfor Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the band's lead vocalists, guitarists, and lyricists. Considered by critics to be a post-punk album, London Calling reflects the band's growing interest in a range of styles beyond their punk roots, including reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock. Themes explored in the songs include social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood.[2]
The album was a top ten chart success in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top 20 single.[3] The album has sold over five million copies worldwide,[4] and was certified platinum in the United States, indicating one million sold there.[5] A widespread critical success, it was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.
The album's front cover features a photograph of bassist Paul Simononsmashing his Fender Precision Bass (on display at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of May 2009)[30] against the stage at The Palladium in New York City on 20 September 1979 during the Clash Take the Fifth US tour.[31][32][33] Simonon explained in a 2011 interview with Fender that he smashed the bass out of frustration when he learned that the bouncers at the concert would not allow the audience members to stand up out of their seats; "I wasn't taking it out on the bass guitar, cos there ain't anything wrong with it.", Simonon said. Pennie Smith, who photographed the band for the album, originally did not want the photograph to be used. She thought that it was too out of focus, but Strummer and graphic designer Ray Lowry thought it would make a good album cover.[32][34] In 2002, Smith's photograph was named the best rock and roll photograph of all time by Q magazine, commenting that "it captures the ultimate rock'n'roll moment – total loss of control".[35]
The cover artwork was designed by Lowry and was an homage to the design of Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album, with pink letters down the left side and green text across the bottom.[36][37] The cover was named the ninth best album cover of all time by Q magazine in 2001.[38] In 1995, Big Audio Dynamite (a band fronted by former Clash member Mick Jones) used the same scheme for their F-Punk album. The album cover for London Calling was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps issued in January 2010
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "London Calling" Strummer 3:19 2. "Brand New Cadillac" Vince Taylor Strummer 2:09 3. "Jimmy Jazz" Strummer 3:52 4. "Hateful" Strummer 2:45 5. "Rudie Can't Fail" Strummer, Jones 3:26 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 6. "Spanish Bombs" Strummer, Jones 3:19 7. "The Right Profile" Strummer 3:56 8. "Lost in the Supermarket" Jones 3:47 9. "Clampdown" Strummer, Jones 3:49 10. "The Guns of Brixton" Paul Simonon Simonon 3:07why not take a look at the other items we have on sale while you're here we also combine postage and costs on multiple purchases .
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