Combat Rock 40th anniversary reissue coming soon?

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laxman wrote:
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The article also refers to including a previously unreleased demo version of Sean Flynn, but it is the Sound System version?
Yes it the Rat Patrol (Marcus Music) version that was previously released on Sound System.
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It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
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It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
I love the album regardless of it's faults. The new release hasn't diminished that.

All the naysayers here can go listen to something else. It's not that difficult. Go play Cut the Crap instead.
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Marky Dread wrote:
31 May 2022, 1:15pm
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31 May 2022, 12:45pm
It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
I love the album regardless of it's faults. The new release hasn't diminished that.

All the naysayers here can go listen to something else. It's not that difficult. Go play Cut the Crap instead.
Thanks Marky re the Sean Flynn, and I am with you on this one. I am enjoying the release and I have played CD2 more than CD1. I haven't even skipped Outside Bonds (yet).

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laxman wrote:
31 May 2022, 1:33pm
Marky Dread wrote:
31 May 2022, 1:15pm
Flex wrote:
31 May 2022, 12:45pm
It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
I love the album regardless of it's faults. The new release hasn't diminished that.

All the naysayers here can go listen to something else. It's not that difficult. Go play Cut the Crap instead.
Thanks Marky re the Sean Flynn, and I am with you on this one. I am enjoying the release and I have played CD2 more than CD1. I haven't even skipped Outside Bonds (yet).
Some people here just like The Clash.😉
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Marky Dread wrote:
31 May 2022, 1:15pm
Flex wrote:
31 May 2022, 12:45pm
It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
Go play Cut the Crap instead.
Well it is nearly June. :shifty:
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Heston wrote:
31 May 2022, 2:43pm
Marky Dread wrote:
31 May 2022, 1:15pm
Flex wrote:
31 May 2022, 12:45pm
It's definitely a 5 star release if you hit your head with a mallet to the point where you suffer irreversible memory loss and all those tracks become new again!
Go play Cut the Crap instead.
Well it is nearly June. :shifty:
The loons in June play songs without a tune under the shadowy moon.😉
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I have two original vinyl pressings and the Sound System CD boxset so, for me, it's great to have the remastered CR on vinyl along with those bonus tracks that appeared on SS and the few previously unreleased tracks.

That said, I can't see that I would revisit the bonus 1.5 sides of vinyl much. The context and flow just seem all wrong. Had it been a Rat Patrol then absolutely I would be spinning it to death.

The 40th would have been an easy win with a 4LP set.

1x Combat Rock
2x Rat Patrol
1x Other mixes / outtakes.

Plus a decent set of liner notes. The notes with the 40th are pointless to anyone wanting to know anything about the bonus material other than the song titles. The sleeve doesn't even mention what is a b-side, previously released outtake / mix or totally new previously unreleased track. I feel sorry for any very confused newbie listener going for a CR deep dive.

I'm not expecting a CR 4xLP set or even a stand alone RP anytime this side of a 50th anniversary and not to be morbid, I hope I'm still knocking about to catch it.

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not to be morbid, I hope I'm still knocking about to catch it.
This thought goes through my mind almost constantly when I think of series that I'm in the middle of. There's a comic series by Joshua Cotter that he says is going to go to 7 volumes, and he's only working on vol. 3 at the moment. Given how long it takes him to produce them, I'm worried that even he won't make it.
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Kory wrote:
01 Jun 2022, 6:52pm
Spencey wrote:
01 Jun 2022, 6:07pm
not to be morbid, I hope I'm still knocking about to catch it.
This thought goes through my mind almost constantly when I think of series that I'm in the middle of. There's a comic series by Joshua Cotter that he says is going to go to 7 volumes, and he's only working on vol. 3 at the moment. Given how long it takes him to produce them, I'm worried that even he won't make it.
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Two bits of info:

The record company wouldn't pay to clear the samples for the extended Inoculated City. Mick would have included the "final" version from Electric Lady, dated February 2nd, a couple of days after the Rat Patrol acetates were cut.

They didn't include Cool Confusion because Mick doesn't like the recorded version. There's an earlier more rhythm-based demo, more like he wished they'd done it, but they couldn't locate the one with Joe's vocals. Guessing maybe the instrumental is what's on Hell W10?

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Thanks for the info Teddy.
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Cheers TB, that's a shame about IC. You would think Sony would cough up after all the dough the Clash have made for them in the years since their demise.
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Heston wrote:
02 Jun 2022, 4:08am
Cheers TB, that's a shame about IC. You would think Sony would cough up after all the dough the Clash have made for them in the years since their demise.
Real shame about that. I wonder if they just don't want to take the risk. Not knowing what all the samples are. Inoculated City is brilliant and one of the tracks that didn't benefit one bit from Glyn Johns edit.
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Heston wrote:
02 Jun 2022, 4:08am
Cheers TB, that's a shame about IC. You would think Sony would cough up after all the dough the Clash have made for them in the years since their demise.
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