The Essential Clash

by The Clash

The Essential Clash cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 11 March 2003
  • Label: Columbia / Legacy
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 4.23/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A comprehensive, two-disc survey capturing the staggering political fury and musical evolution of the legendary London punk pioneers. Spanning from their abrasive, three-chord 1977 debut through their sprawling, genre-defying experiments with reggae, dub, and hip-hop on 'Sandinista!', the tracklist offers a perfectly balanced overview of their fiercely rebellious legacy. It remains a definitive entry point into 'the only band that mattered'.

Genres

Descriptors: political, protest, Riff-Driven, dance, cover

Tracklist

  1. London Calling
  2. Rock The Casbah
  3. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
  4. White Riot
  5. I Fought The Law
  6. Police & Thieves
  7. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
  8. Bank Robber

Credits

  • The Clash - primary artist, written-by
  • Joe Strummer - written-by
  • Mick Jones - written-by
  • Sonny Curtis - written-by
  • Junior Murvin - written-by
  • Lee Perry - written-by

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