Clash
The Clash
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed, Latest Run Of The 2013 180gm Remastered Vinyl Reissue. "The Clash, 1977's Finest LP Bar None, Was Not Issued In The US Until 1979, And Then In Radically Altered Form, Adding Subsequent Single Sides (The Apocalyptic, Autobiographical "Complete Control," The Groundbreaking Reggaefied "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," "Jail Guitar Doors" And Others) And Deleting Four Original Tracks ("Deny," "Cheat," "Protex Blue" And "48 Hours"), Making It Paradoxically Fragmentary But Substantially Stronger. In The Album's Original Form, The Fourteen Songs Explode In A Scathing Frenzy Of Venom And Sardonic Humor, Ranging In Subject From Unemployment ("Career Opportunities") To The Underground Music Scene ("Garageland") To Cultural Imperialism ("I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.") To Rebellion ("White Riot," "London's Burning," "Hate & War"). Strummer's Bellow Exudes Focused Rage, While Jones' Flaming Guitar Work Both Sets And Supersedes The Style For Countless Copy Cats Who Followed. Since The Original Album Lacks A Lyric Sheet (The US Label Couldn't Resist Adding One), The Exact Words Were Appropriately Indiscernible, But There's No Missing The Power Of The Music.” – Ira Robbins, Trouserpress.