The Clash would outlast their peers while creating some of the most influential albums in rock ’n’ roll history. Author Martin Popoff dissects each of the Clash’s ninety-one studio tracks, examining the circumstances that led to their creation, the recording processes, the historical contexts and more. In addition, introductory essays set the scene for the band’s six studio releases (including the double LP London Calling and the triple Sandinista!) and feature sidebars detailing studios, release dates, personnel, and more.
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Joe Strummer’s London Calling is prose brilliance. It is punk poetry. He was a Dylan Thomas punk. This is the song that made the band.…
Eight is enough, The Clash exploded into the scene in 1977 and disintegrated in 1985. The punk leaders were about to conquer the world, but…