 V pondělí 10. března vydává Sony Music/ Bonton album největších hitů skupiny The Clash s názvem ESSENTIAL. Double CD vyjde v době, kdy se chystá v USA uvedení The Clash do rockové síně slávy "The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame".
Sestavení kompilace se ujali členové kapely Mick Jones, Paul Simonon a Joe Strummer. Bohužel Joe Strummer se vydání alba nedočkal. Zemřel na konci minulého roku ve věku padesáti let. Album skupiny The Clash "ESSENTIAL" je věnováno jeho památce.
The Clash have changed the lives of so many music fans around the world. A band who embodied passion, idealism and political social zeal. Blending rock and reggae, hip-hop and funk; they were the cutting edge of the punk scene, spawning a generation of fans.
Formed in the summer of 76, The Clash rode the wave of the punk scene and went beyond it in so many ways. Under the guidance of manager Bernard Rhodes, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Keith Levene were on the lookout for a frontman. Joe Strummer was in a pub rock band called the 101ers. When he saw The Sex Pistols play live, he knew the 101ers days were over. He was approached by Bernard Rhodes and asked to leave his band and join a tough new band that would rival The Sex Pistols. Terry Chimes took the drum seat and the group became The Clash.
Malcolm Mclaren asked his ex business partner Bernard Rhodes for The Clash to join The Sex Pistols on the now legendary ‘Anarchy in the UK’ tour, by this time Keith Levene had left The Clash
Their Eponymous debut album ‘The Clash’ was recorded over three weekends in 77. This pounding, high velocity record captured the urgency and passion of the times and received huge critical acclaim. The single ‘White Riot’ inspired by Joe and Paul’s participation in the Notting Hill Carnival riots was indicative of the social activist attitude that the band would have throughout their career.
At this time Topper Headon joined the line-up replacing Chimes, and in 78 they played what has become a hugely celebrated gig in front of 80,000 people at Victoria Park in east London for Rock Against Racism. The band hit the studio after this to record their second album ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ over three months in the UK and the US with production by Sandy Pearlman. It reached No 2 in the UK charts in 79. With a tougher expanded sound moving on from the immediate music of ‘The Clash’, this second album confirmed the band as the leading light of the Punk movement.
‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ catapulted the band onto the US scene and they set out on a tour of the states with Bo Diddley in support. The influences they experienced from this tour were apparent on their return to the UK from a new musical direction, and their classic rock and roll quiffed up look. Whilst in the studio in the US they recorded a cover of ‘I Fought The Law’ (bobby fullers four), now regarded as a classic Clash track.
Other musical influences including dub, reggae, ska and jazz have always been at the heart of the band. When the band re-entered the studio in the summer of ‘79 under the guiding hand of producer Guy Stevens, many of these styles were found in the songs that the band created. These sessions produced ‘London Calling’, voted in Rolling stone magazine as ‘The Greatest record of the 80’s’.
The band went back to the states for a six week tour taking Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the Cramps in tow amongst others. They then embarked on a recording frenzy in New York, Jamaica and London using music styles from rap and funk to dub that the band picked up from their touring and travels.
The band recorded the single ‘Bankrobber’ but the record company would not release it in the UK, huge public demand meant the company had to capitulate. The wealth of material produced around these recording sessions created the triple album ‘Sandinista’, named after left wing freedom fighters in Nicaragua, which was released in 1980.The band insisted upon releasing this album at budget price and its success in the UK was matched and exceeded for the first time by the US.
1981 saw the re-appearance of Bernie Rhodes as manager who they had parted ways with in 1978. Back on board he organised a celebrated run of dates in New York’s Times Square. Threatened with closure by the fire department riots ensued, but to the joy of the fans the shows were allowed to continue. New York was alive with the sounds of funk, dance and early electro and the band listened with eager ears as ever and took many of these influences with them to the studio when they recorded ‘Combat Rock’. Produced by Glyn Johns the album spawned two of the bands most famous songs ‘Rock The Casbah’ and ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’. On release in 1982 the album reached No 2 in the UK and jumped straight into the top ten in the US. The band then went on a massive stadium tour culminating in the historic show at Shea Stadium with the Who.
Aperiod of change within the band ensued with Headon being sacked from the group to be replaced by Chimes again, who was subsequently replaced by Pete Howard. The band continued to tour but by 1983, after years of constant touring and recording the strain took its toll and Mick Jones was asked to leave the group, he went on to form Big Audio Dynamite. Nick Sheppard and Vince White were hired and the group continues to tour throughout 1984. The Clash then released ‘Cut The Crap’.
In 1986 The Clash split permanently, strummer went on to collaborate with Jones on BAD’s album ’10 Upping St’ and wrote and produced his own solo material, Simonon went on to form Havana 3.am. The Clash were never forgotton by fans and music pundits alike, constant specutlation as to a re-union was always rife. In 1991 Levis used ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ in an advert which launched the single to the No 1 position in the UK when it was re-released by CBS, and introduced the band to a whole new generation of fans.
The Clash were a band that changed lives, with shows that literally ripped up auditoriums. Their political and social ideals were always represented within their songs and never wavered, they were innovative and never afraid to embrace different styles or learn from music of the past and present.
Sadly Joe strummer died in December 2002, a tragic loss to the world of music; however The Clash will always live on through their music and in the memories of their fans. The band will also be inaugurated into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2003 – a fitting legacy for a band who totally changed the face of music for their generation and continue to inspire and excite to this day.
The Clash Discography
The Clash (UK)
Release Date: 04/08/77 / Cat No: 4953442
Tracklist:
1.Janie Jones, 2.Remote Control, 3.I’m So Bored With The USA, 4.White Riot, 5. Hate and War, 6.What’s My Name. 7.Deny, 8.London’s Burning, 9.Career Opportunities, 10.Cheat, 11.Protex Blue, 12.Police and Theives, 13.48 Hours, 14. Garageland
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Terry Chimes: Drums.
Producer: Mickey Foote
Give ‘Em Enough Rope
Release Date: 11/10/78 / Cat No: 4953462
Tracklist:
1.Safe European Home, 2.English Civil War, 3.Tommy Gun, 4.Julie’s In The Drug Squad, 5.Last Gang In Town, 6.Guns On The Roof, 7.Drug-Stabbing Time, 8.Stay Free, 9.Cheapskates, 10.All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Topper Headon: Drums
Producer: Sandy Pearlman
London Calling
Release Date: 12/14/79 / Cat No: 4953472
Tracklist:
1.London Calling, 2.Brand New Cadillac, 3.Jimmy Jazz, 4.Hateful, 5.Rudie Can’t Fail, 6.Spanish Bombs, 7.The Right Profile, 8.Lost in the Supermarket, 9.Clampdown, 10.The Guns of Brixton, 11.Wrong ‘Em Boyo, 12.Death or Glory, 13.Koka Kola, 14.The Card Cheat, 15.Lover’s Rock, 16.Four Horsemen, 17.I’m Not Down, 18.Revolution Rock, 19. Train in Vain.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Topper Headon: Drums
Producer: Guy Stevens
Black Market Clash (originally US only EP)
U.S. Release / Release Date: 10/80 / U.K. Release Date:26/8/91
Tracklist:
1.Capital Radio One, 2.The Prisoner, 3.Pressure Drop, 4.Cheat, 5.City Of The Dead, 6.Time is Tight, 7.Robber Dub, 8.Armagaidon Time, 9.Justice Tonight/Kick It Over.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Topper Headon: Drums, Terry Chimes: Drums on 4, Anon: Drums on 1
Producer: The Clash except Mickey Foote: 1, 4
Sandinista
Release Date: 12/12/80 / Cat No: 4953482 / U.S. Release Date: 1/81
Tracklist:
Disc 1: 1.The Magnificent Seven, 2.Hitsville U.K, 3.Junco Partner, 4.Ivan Meets G.I Joe, 5.The Leader, 6.Something about England, 7.Rebel Waltz, 8.Look Here, 9.The Crooked Beat, 10.Somebody Got Murdered, 11.One More Time, 12.One More Dub, 13.Lightning Stikes (Not Once But Twice), 14.Up In Heaven (Not Only Here), 15.Corner Soul, 16.Let’s Go Crazy, 17.If Music Could Talk, 18.The Sound of Sinners
Disc 2: 1.Police On My Back, 2.Midnight Log, 3.The Equaliser, 4.The Call Up, 5.Washington Bullets, 6.Broadway, 7.Lose This Skin. 8.Charlie Don’t Surf, 9.Mensforth Hill, 10.Junkie Slip, 11.Kingston Advice, 12.The Street Parade, 13.Version City, 14.Living In Fame, 15.Silicone On Sapphire, 16.Version Pardner, 17.Career Opportunites, 18.Shepherds Delight.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Topper Headon: Drums
Additional Musicians: Tymon Dogg: Vocals, fiddle on Disc 2: 7
Producer: The Clash
Combat Rock
Release Date: 5/14/82 / Cat No: 4953492 / U.S. Release Date: 5/82
Tracklist:
1.Know Your Rights, 2.Car Jamming, 3.Should I Stay or Should I Go?,4.Rock The Casbah, 5.Red Angel Dragnet, 6.Straight To Hell, 7.Overpowered By Funk, 8.Atom Tan, 9.Sean Flynn, 10.Ghetto Defendant, 11.Inoculated City, 12.Death Is A Star.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Topper Headon: Drums
Additional Musicians: Ellen Foley, Allen Ginsburg, Joe Ely, Futura 2000: Backing vocals; Tymon Dogg: Piano on 12; Poly Mandell: Keyboards on 7; Gary Barnacle: Sax on 9
Producer: The Clash
Cut The Crap
Release Date: 11/4/85 / Cat No: 4953502 / U.S. Release Date: 11/85
Tracklist:
1.Dictator, 2.Dirty Punk, 3.We Are The Clash, 4.Are You Red…5.Cool Under Heat, 6.Movers And Shakers, 7.This Is England, 8.Three Card Trick, 9.Play To Win, 10.Fingerpoppin’, 11.North And South, 12.Life Is wild
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Nick Sheppard: Guitar, Vocals, Pete Howard: Drums, Vince White: Guitar,Vocals
Producer: Jose Unidos
Story of The Clash Vol 1
Release Date: 3/88 / Cat No: 4953512 / U.S. Release Date: 6/88
Tracklist:
Disc 1:1.The Magnificent Seven, 2.Rock The Casbah, 3.This Is Radio Clash, 4.Should I Stay or Should I Go? 5.Straight To Hell, 6.Armagideon Time, 7.Clampdown, 8.Train In Vain, 9.The Guns of Brixton, 10.I Fought The Law, 11.Somebody Got Murdered, 12.Lost In The Supermarket, 13.Bankrobber.
Disc 2: 1.White Man IN Hammersmith Palais, 2.London’s Burning, 3.Janie Jones, 4.Tommy Gun, 5.Complete Control, 6.Capital Radio One, 7.White Riot, 8. Career Opportunities, 9.Clash City Rockers, 10.Safe European Home, 11.Stay Free, 12.London Calling, 13.Spanish Bombs, 14.English Civil War, 15.Police And Theives.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Terry Chimes: Drums,Topper Headon: Drums, Terry Chimes: Drums on Disc 1: 2-3, Disc 2: 7-8, 15, Anon: Drums on Disc 2: 6
Producer: The Clash except; Mickey Foote: Disc 2: 2-3, 8; Disc 2: 2-3, 6-9, 15
Lee Perry: Disc 2: 5; The Clash & Bill Price: Disc 1: 10; Sandy Pearlman: Disc 2: 4, 10-11, 14; Guy Stevens: Disc 1: 7-9, 12; Disc 2: 12-13; Mikey Dread: Disc 1: 13
Clash on Broadway (Box Set)
Release Date: 5/91 / Cat No. 4974532 / U.S. Release Date: 5/91
Tracklist:
Disc1: 1.Janie Jones, 2.Career Opportunites, 3.White Riot, 4.1977, 5.I’m so Bored With The U.S.A, 6.Hate And War, 7.What’s My Name, 8.Deny, 9.London’s Burning, 10.Protex Blue, 11.Police And Theives,12.48 Hours, 13.Cheat, 14.Garageland, 15.Capital radio One, 16.Complete Control, 17.Clash City Rockers, 18.City Of The Dead, 19.Jail Guitar Doors, 20.The Prisoner, 21.White Man In Hammersmith Palais, 22.Pressure Drop, 23.1-2 Crush On You, 24.English Civil War, 25.I Fought The Law.
Disc2. 1.Safe European Home, 2.Tommy Gun, 3 Julie’s In The Drug Squad, 4.Stay Free, 5.One Emotion, 6.Groovy Times, 7.Gates Of The West, 8.Armagideon Time, 9.London Calling, 10.Brand New Cadillac, 11.Rudie Can’t Fail, 12.The Guns Of Brixton, 13.Spanish Bombs, 14.Lost In The Supermarket, 15.The Right Profile, 16.Card Cheat, 17.Death Or Glory, 18.Clampdown, 19.Train In Vain, 20.Bankrobber.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Terry Chimes: Drums,Topper Headon: Drums, Terri Chimes: Drums on Disc 1: 1-14, Anon: Drums on Disc 1: 15
Producer: The Clash except; Mickey Foote: Disc 1: 3-15, 17, 19; Lee Perry & Micky Foote: Disc 1: 16; Bill Price: Disc 1: 24-25; The Clash & Bill Price: Disc 2: 6-7; Disc 3: 10; Sandy Pearlman: Disc 2: 1-4; Guy Stevens: Disc 1: 1-2; Disc 2: 9-19; Mikey Dread: Disc 2: 20
The Clash The Singles
Release Date: 1991 / Cat No: 4953532 / U.S. Release Date: 1/25/00
Tracklist:
1.White Riot, 2.Remote Control, 3.Complete Control, 4.Clash City Rockers, 5.White Man In Hammersmith Palais, 6.Tommy Gun, 7.English Civil War, 8.I Fought The Law, 9.London Calling, 10.Train In Vain, 11.Bankrobber, 12.The Call Up, 13.Hitsville U.K, 14.The Magnificent Seven, 15.This Is Radio Clash, 16.Know Your Rights, 17.Rock The Casbah, 18.Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Terry Chimes: Drums,Topper Headon: Drums, Terri Chimes: Drums on 1, 2
Producer: The Clash except. Mickey Foote: 1, 2, 4; Lee Perry: 3; The Clash & Bill Price: 8; Sandy Pearlman: 6, 7; Guy Stevens: 9, 10; Mikey Dread: 11
Super Black Market Clash
Release Date: 12/93 / Cat No: 4953522
Tracklist:
1.1977, 2.Listen, 3.Jail Guitar Doors, 4.City Of The Dead, 5.The Prisoner, 6.Pressure Drop, 7.1-2 Crush On You, 8.Groovy Times, 9.Gates Of The West, 10.Capital Radio Two, 11.Time Is Tight, 12.Justice Tonight/Kick It Over, 13.Robber Dub, 14.The Cool Out, 15.Stop The World, 16.The Magnificent Dance, 17.Radio Clash, 18.First Night Back In London, 19.Long Time Jerk, 20.Cool Confusion, 21.Mustapha Dance.
Joe Strummer: Vocals,Guitar, Mick Jones: Guitar,Vocals, Paul Simonon: Bass, Vocals, Terry Chimes: Drums,Topper Headon: Drums, Terry Chimes: Drums on 1
Producer: The Clash except. Mickey Foote: 1-4; The Clash & Bill Price: 8-10, 15; Mick Jones: 21
From Here To Eternity (Live album)
Release Date: 2001 / Cat No: 4961832
Tracklist:
1.Complete Control, 2.London’s Burning, 3.What’s My Name, 4.Clash City Rockers, 5.Career Opportunities, 6.White Man In Hammersmith Palais, 7.Capital Radio, 8.City Of The Dead, 9.I Fought The Law, 10.London Calling, 11.Armagideon Time, 12.Train In Vain, 13.Guns Of Brixton, 14.The Magnificent Seven, 15.Know Your Rights, 16.Should I Stay Or Should I Go? 17.Straight To Hell
Mick Jones: Guitars, vocals; Joe Strummer: Guitars, vocals; Paul Simonon: Bass, vocals on 13; Topper Headon: Drums on 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13; Terry Chimes: Drums on 4, 5, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17; Micky Gallagher: Organ on 11; Mikey Dread: Additional Vocals on 11
Producer: The Clash
UK SINGLES
Title – Released
White Riot/1977 – March 1977
Capital Radio One/Interview/Listen – April 1977
Remote Control/London’s Burning (Live) – May 1977
Complete Control/City Of The Dead – Sept 1977
Clash City Rockers/Jail Guitar Doors – Feb 1978
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais/The Prisoner – June 1978
Tommy Gun/1-2 Crush On You – Nov 1978
English Civil War/Pressure Drop – Feb 1979
The Cost Of Living EP (I Fought The Law/Groovy Times/Gates Of The West/Capital Radio) – May 1979
London Calling/Armagideon Time – Dec 1979
London Calling/Armagideon Time/Justice Tonight/Kick It Over – Jan 1980
Rudie Can’t Fail/Bankrobber/Rockers Galore…UK Tour (Dutch) – June 1980
Train In Vain/Bankrobber/Rockers Galore…UK Tour (Dutch) – June 1980
Bankrobber/Rockers Galore – June 1980
The Call Up/Stop The World – Nov 1980
Hitsville UK/Radio One – Jan 1981
The Magnificent Seven/The Magnificent Dance – April 1981
The Magnificent Seven/The Magnificent Dance – April 1980
This Is Radio Clash/Radio Clash – Nov 1981
This Is Radio Clash/Radio Clash/Radio 5/Radio 6 – Dec 1981
Know Your Rights/First Night Back In London – April 1982
Rock The Casbah/Long Time Jerk – June 1982
Rock The Casbah/ustapha Dance – June 1982
Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell – Sept 1982
Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Straight To Hell – Sept 1982
This Is England – Oct 1985
I Fought The Law – March 1988
London Calling (re-issue) – May 1988
Return To Brixton – July 1990
Should I Stay Or Should I Go (re-issue) – Feb 1991
Rock The Casbah (Re-issue) – April 1991
London Calling (re-issue) – June 1991
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