The Clash (US version)

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Annotation

The United States release of the self titled debut album, with many differences to the original release in the United Kingdom. This is also the same version used on the much more recent CD release of the album.

Annotation last modified on 2008-09-12 14:41 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Clash City Rockers
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Clash City Rockers
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.53:49
2I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.3.752:25
3Remote Control
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Remote Control
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.53:02
4Complete Control
producer:
Mickey Foote and Lee Perry
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 362)
recording of:
Complete Control
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
43:14
5White Riot
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
White Riot
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.52:00
6(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 340) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 430)
recording of:
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
34:01
7London’s Burning
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
London’s Burning
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.752:11
8I Fought the Law
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) and Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon (on 1978-12-28)
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
background vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-12-28)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 33) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 266)
live cover recording of:
I Fought the Law (on 1978-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
cover recording of:
I Fought the Law
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
recording of:
I Fought the Law
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.32:41
9Janie Jones
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Janie Jones
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
4.22:07
10Career Opportunities
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Career Opportunities
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
41:53
11What’s My Name
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
What’s My Name
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Keith Levene and Joe Strummer
3.351:41
12Hate & War
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Hate & War
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.652:05
13Police & Thieves
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
cover recording of:
Police and Thieves
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry
3.656:01
14Jail Guitar Doors
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Jail Guitar Doors
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
33:05
15Garageland
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Garageland
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.353:12