London Calling

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Side A is cut much louder than all my other pressings and louder than the other 3 sides on this copy; to the point that it clips/distorts slightly on a couple of tracks. In addition to being a great sounding record pressed on dead silent vinyl, this version has a beautiful matte finish heavy card sleeve. The single fell off the charts after 10 weeks, but later re-entered the chart twice, spending a total of 15 non-consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Terrific separation between voices and instruments and a wide soundstage, this was never really an album I thought of as having a soundstage or even as being a remotely audiophile recording but I was wrong!

The Clash – London Calling (2019, Clear, Gatefold, Vinyl The Clash – London Calling (2019, Clear, Gatefold, Vinyl

I've had a copy of this record in constant regular rotation (in one form or another, starting with a dubbed cassette) over the last 30 years and I'm hearing it the way it was meant to sound for the very first time tonight. In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song number five on their list of the 40 greatest songs by the Clash. I also have an OG Canadian pressing, which also sounds good, but this blows it away - I'm hearing details in these tracks that are literally brand new to my ears. Some copies feature in the runout area of sides 1, 2 and/or 3 and/or 4, an additional etched symbol that resembles "Q" (see release images). Some copies distributed with an introductory letter from Mel Phillips, CBS Associate Director, Promotion and a copy of John Rockwell's January 4, 1980 New York Times review of the album.By the way, even though it doesn’t look like it from the mocked-up image above, this scrapbook also has the special removable clear slipcase. Label code 'LC 0149', other label codes and main release code check out, and copyright year is 1979; but runout codes don't match any variant-- 'CLC 001-A' is run-out code (hand-etched) on first side, with similar codes 'CLC 001-B', 'CLC 001-C' and 'CLC 001-D' on other sides. S. charts, as " Train in Vain" was released as a single and broke the band in the United States, reaching No. Anyone else have "offensive" sticker, gold promo on back, normal retail labels, but no custom inner sleeves? Joe Strummer has said: "We felt that we were struggling about to slip down a slope or something, grasping with our fingernails.

The Clash – London Calling (1988, Vinyl) - Discogs The Clash – London Calling (1988, Vinyl) - Discogs

The cover artwork was designed by Ray Lowry and is identical to the Columbia sleeve but with the blank 78 covers from the original changed to classic rock and punk LP sleeves. Another thing must be said for the flawless, clear vinyl and thick tip on gatefold which just make this issue an overall brilliant package.I wasn't too familiar with the material on this but was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of songs and sound quality. There’s also a two-CD edition with the same ‘slipcase’ sleeve, that actually came out a couple of weeks ago. Guarisco, the song "cleverly crossbreeds anthemic hard rock with reggae by juxtaposing slashing, staccato guitar riffs with an undulating rhythm section beat as Strummer lays down a snarling vocal. Social criticism also features through references to the effects of casual drug taking: "We ain't got no high / Except for that one with the yellowy eyes". The line "London is drowning / And I live by the river" comes from concerns that if the River Thames flooded, most of central London would drown, something that led to the construction of the Thames Barrier.

The Clash - London Calling | Releases | Discogs The Clash - London Calling | Releases | Discogs

The lines referring to "Now don't look to us / Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust" reflects the concerns of the band over its situation after the punk rock boom in England had ended in 1977. I have this from new and the matrices and details match exactly as far as I can see BUT the record came in plain white inner sleeves with two printed inserts with two sided printing of lyrics / credits. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it number 15 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, [14] [15] the highest position for the band and for any punk rock song.what's the difference between this "Legacy" release and the "we are vinyl" release from the same year? in the charts in January 1980, [5] becoming at once the band's highest-charting single until " Should I Stay or Should I Go" hit No.