THE CLASH "LONDON CALLING" LP 1979 2 LP SET 1ST PRESS WITH RARE INNER SLEEVES

Sold Date: May 8, 2016
Start Date: May 6, 2016
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 2 LP SET BY THE CLASH CALLED "LONDON CALLING". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE EPIC LABEL (E2 36238) OUT OF THE U.S. IN 1979 THE COVER & THE LP'S ARE EXCELLENT

**ALL LP'S COMES IN RESEALABLE JAPANESE MYLAR SLEEVES FOR PROTECTION

**************ALL LP'S ARE DOWN GRADED JUST TO AVOID ANY CONTROVERSY. I'VE BEEN SELLING LP'S FOR OVER 3 DECADES BUT EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT IDEA'S ABOUT GRADING


Tracklist London Calling3:17 Brand New Cadillac2:05 Jimmy Jazz3:51 Hateful2:42 Rudie Can't Fail3:25 Spanish Bombs3:17 The Right Profile3:50 Lost In The Supermarket3:43 Clampdown3:45 The Guns Of Brixton3:08 Wrong 'Em Boyo3:08 Death Or Glory3:52 Koka Kola1:44 The Card Cheat3:44 Lover's Rock3:59 Four Horsemen2:55 I'm Not Down3:03 Revolution Rock5:29 Train In Vain3:02, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for , but the double-album is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music. Before, had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on . There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call. While many of the songs -- particularly "London Calling," "Spanish Bombs," and "The Guns of Brixton" -- are explicitly political, by acknowledging no boundaries the music itself is political and revolutionary. But it is also invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums. Over the course of the record, and (and , who wrote "The Guns of Brixton") explore their familiar themes of working-class rebellion and antiestablishment rants, but they also tie them in to old rock & roll traditions and myths, whether it's rockabilly greasers or "Stagger Lee," as well as mavericks like doomed actor . The result is a stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded