Ellen Foley, Rock the Casbah

[Heston]

With respects to XRCF.
After a dozen listens through my headphones this afternoon I can say it's just echo on Mick's backing vocals and not Ellen on the track.

I'm not convinced it's an echo because it's in a different pitch to the main vocal. An echo would just repeat the main vocal line. To me it just sounds like a clever harmony hidden low in the mix.

[Heston]

I guess it's possible. Presumably they did the vocals at the end of 81 Electric Lady sessions when she probably did the Car Jamming vocals:
Mid-November- late December
Studio - Electric Lady
Tracks
Atom Tan
Cool Confusion
Straight to Hell
Red Angel Dragnet
Idle in Kangaroo Court
Beautiful People Are Ugly Too
Rock the Casbah
Death is a Star
Escapades of Futura 2000
Once You Know
Line Up
Joe Strummer – vocals, guitar
Mick Jones – guitar
Paul Simonon – bass
Topper Headon – drums
Futura 2000 – guest vocals on “Overpowered by Funk” (probable overdub from the earlier session) and "Escapades of Futura 2000"
Tymon Dogg - piano on "Death is a Star", vocals and violin on "Once You Know"
Allen Ginsburg – guest vocals on “Ghetto Defendant”
Ellen Foley – backing vocals on “Car Jamming”
Joe Ely – backing vocals on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Tommy Mandel (as Poly Mandell) – keyboards on "Overpowered by Funk"
Gary Barnacle – saxophone on "Sean Flynn"
Kosmo Vinyl - vocals on "Red Angel Dragnet"
Engineer – Jeremy Green
Source - Clash FAQ (page 268), Complete Clash (for Futura info)
1982

It doesn't mention it there but don't forget she has a backing vocal part on Overpowered By Funk. (Don't you love our Western ways).

[Marky Dread]

I guess it's possible. Presumably they did the vocals at the end of 81 Electric Lady sessions when she probably did the Car Jamming vocals:
Mid-November- late December
Studio - Electric Lady
Tracks
Atom Tan
Cool Confusion
Straight to Hell
Red Angel Dragnet
Idle in Kangaroo Court
Beautiful People Are Ugly Too
Rock the Casbah
Death is a Star
Escapades of Futura 2000
Once You Know
Line Up
Joe Strummer – vocals, guitar
Mick Jones – guitar
Paul Simonon – bass
Topper Headon – drums
Futura 2000 – guest vocals on “Overpowered by Funk” (probable overdub from the earlier session) and "Escapades of Futura 2000"
Tymon Dogg - piano on "Death is a Star", vocals and violin on "Once You Know"
Allen Ginsburg – guest vocals on “Ghetto Defendant”
Ellen Foley – backing vocals on “Car Jamming”
Joe Ely – backing vocals on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Tommy Mandel (as Poly Mandell) – keyboards on "Overpowered by Funk"
Gary Barnacle – saxophone on "Sean Flynn"
Kosmo Vinyl - vocals on "Red Angel Dragnet"
Engineer – Jeremy Green
Source - Clash FAQ (page 268), Complete Clash (for Futura info)
1982

It doesn't mention it there but don't forget she has a backing vocal part on Overpowered By Funk. (Don't you love our Western ways).

The version of OBF that's never been released has even more Ellen vocals.

[matedog]

I guess it's possible. Presumably they did the vocals at the end of 81 Electric Lady sessions when she probably did the Car Jamming vocals:
Mid-November- late December
Studio - Electric Lady
Tracks
Atom Tan
Cool Confusion
Straight to Hell
Red Angel Dragnet
Idle in Kangaroo Court
Beautiful People Are Ugly Too
Rock the Casbah
Death is a Star
Escapades of Futura 2000
Once You Know
Line Up
Joe Strummer – vocals, guitar
Mick Jones – guitar
Paul Simonon – bass
Topper Headon – drums
Futura 2000 – guest vocals on “Overpowered by Funk” (probable overdub from the earlier session) and "Escapades of Futura 2000"
Tymon Dogg - piano on "Death is a Star", vocals and violin on "Once You Know"
Allen Ginsburg – guest vocals on “Ghetto Defendant”
Ellen Foley – backing vocals on “Car Jamming”
Joe Ely – backing vocals on “Should I Stay or Should I Go”
Tommy Mandel (as Poly Mandell) – keyboards on "Overpowered by Funk"
Gary Barnacle – saxophone on "Sean Flynn"
Kosmo Vinyl - vocals on "Red Angel Dragnet"
Engineer – Jeremy Green
Source - Clash FAQ (page 268), Complete Clash (for Futura info)
1982

It doesn't mention it there but don't forget she has a backing vocal part on Overpowered By Funk. (Don't you love our Western ways).

I did note that on the Ear Studios session for OBF.

Studio – Ear Studios, The People's Hall, Frestonia, London
Tracks
Overpowered by Funk
Long Time Jerk
Midnight to Stevens (1981-09-17)
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
First Night Back in London
Know Your Rights
Inoculated City
Ghetto Defendant
Line Up
Joe Strummer – vocals, guitar
Mick Jones – guitar
Paul Simonon – bass
Topper Headon – drums
Ellen Foley - Vocals on "Overpowered by Funk"

[Marky Dread]

With respects to XRCF.
After a dozen listens through my headphones this afternoon I can say it's just echo on Mick's backing vocals and not Ellen on the track.

I'm not convinced it's an echo because it's in a different pitch to the main vocal. An echo would just repeat the main vocal line. To me it just sounds like a clever harmony hidden low in the mix.

Mick's backing vocal is in a different pitch I think with an echo added. But hey the thing is it's not Ellen.

[Kory]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

[Dr. Medulla]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Perhaps he was watching the person playing bass. That sort of counts.

[Heston]

With respects to XRCF.
After a dozen listens through my headphones this afternoon I can say it's just echo on Mick's backing vocals and not Ellen on the track.

I'm not convinced it's an echo because it's in a different pitch to the main vocal. An echo would just repeat the main vocal line. To me it just sounds like a clever harmony hidden low in the mix.

Mick's backing vocal is in a different pitch I think with an echo added. But hey the thing is it's not Ellen.

Gotcha. Yes, I hear that.

[Kory]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Perhaps he was watching the person playing bass. That sort of counts.

Bass adjacent.

[Dr. Medulla]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Perhaps he was watching the person playing bass. That sort of counts.

Bass adjacent.

It's kind of how I think of Vince. He was in the same band as two guys in the Clash; he was Clash adjacent.

[matedog]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Why's that? Too hard?


That's the best I could find for an isolated bass track.

[Kory]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Why's that? Too hard?


That's the best I could find for an isolated bass track.

The scale runs in the "combatative, repetitive/asinine, stupifying" sections are the biggest clue. Fast and articulated, which Paul was not.

[Kory]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Perhaps he was watching the person playing bass. That sort of counts.

Bass adjacent.

It's kind of how I think of Vince. He was in the same band as two guys in the Clash; he was Clash adjacent.

I try not to think of Vince at all.

[Dr. Medulla]

There's no way Paul is the bassist on OBF.

Perhaps he was watching the person playing bass. That sort of counts.

Bass adjacent.

It's kind of how I think of Vince. He was in the same band as two guys in the Clash; he was Clash adjacent.

I try not to think of Vince at all.