Happy Birthday The Clash
- weller259
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Re: Happy Birthday The Clash
Living in suburbia USA back then, this was the second Clash album we heard. Rope was first. By the time the first album made it to us here, it came with a 45 from the Cost Of Living EP. Its a great album, love most of it, the sheer power of the songs musically was incredible. Wish we would have heard it before Rope, Columbia decided otherwise however.
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That's if we don't hang from too much rope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
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Re: Happy Birthday The Clash
2 track 7" Gates of the West/Groovy Times. However the album you are referring to is not the self titled debut. It's a compilation album with tracks such as "I Fought the Law" and other single cuts added. Also worth mentioning is the US compilation debut has the varispeeded version of "Clash City Rockers".weller259 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2022, 2:29amLiving in suburbia USA back then, this was the second Clash album we heard. Rope was first. By the time the first album made it to us here, it came with a 45 from the Cost Of Living EP. Its a great album, love most of it, the sheer power of the songs musically was incredible. Wish we would have heard it before Rope, Columbia decided otherwise however.
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The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Re: Happy Birthday The Clash
Yes, of course you are correct, it is that compilation, that was the only other choice we had at the time. I will say that at that time I was not savvy enough to look for "imports", I relied on my local record store to get the newest releases, there was little word-of-mouth around my world then, everyone was too busy regurgitating Styx and the Outlaws to have even heard of The Clash.Marky Dread wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 5:34am2 track 7" Gates of the West/Groovy Times. However the album you are referring to is not the self titled debut. It's a compilation album with tracks such as "I Fought the Law" and other single cuts added. Also worth mentioning is the US compilation debut has the varispeeded version of "Clash City Rockers".weller259 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2022, 2:29amLiving in suburbia USA back then, this was the second Clash album we heard. Rope was first. By the time the first album made it to us here, it came with a 45 from the Cost Of Living EP. Its a great album, love most of it, the sheer power of the songs musically was incredible. Wish we would have heard it before Rope, Columbia decided otherwise however.
Thing is, I didn't know that wasn't truly the first album as it was constructed, all I knew was it was more The Clash that I hadn't heard so I was very happy to get it.
I still have that 7" as well, it still sounds sooooo goood lol.
From what I see there's still a little hope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
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Re: Happy Birthday The Clash
I don't think anyone could argue that the compilation is great. But it's important to remember what was their true statement.weller259 wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 6:32pmYes, of course you are correct, it is that compilation, that was the only other choice we had at the time. I will say that at that time I was not savvy enough to look for "imports", I relied on my local record store to get the newest releases, there was little word-of-mouth around my world then, everyone was too busy regurgitating Styx and the Outlaws to have even heard of The Clash.Marky Dread wrote: ↑11 Apr 2022, 5:34am2 track 7" Gates of the West/Groovy Times. However the album you are referring to is not the self titled debut. It's a compilation album with tracks such as "I Fought the Law" and other single cuts added. Also worth mentioning is the US compilation debut has the varispeeded version of "Clash City Rockers".weller259 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2022, 2:29amLiving in suburbia USA back then, this was the second Clash album we heard. Rope was first. By the time the first album made it to us here, it came with a 45 from the Cost Of Living EP. Its a great album, love most of it, the sheer power of the songs musically was incredible. Wish we would have heard it before Rope, Columbia decided otherwise however.
Thing is, I didn't know that wasn't truly the first album as it was constructed, all I knew was it was more The Clash that I hadn't heard so I was very happy to get it.
I still have that 7" as well, it still sounds sooooo goood lol.
I had the debut and then in '79 bought that comp (blue cover) with the two track 7". That was my most played vinyl for years and I virtually wore it out.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: Happy Birthday The Clash
Being in the States, I purchased an import copy of their debut album, then years later purchased a CD of the US release even though I already had the other tracks on it as singles or EP. The CD was nice to have so I could play it in my car (years before you could burn your own on a computer).
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung