Description
The Clash is the debut studio album by English punk rock band, The Clash. It was released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". Several songs from these sessions, including "Janie Jones", "White Riot", and "London's Burning" became classics of the punk genre and were among the first punk songs to see significant presence on singles charts. The album featured Jones and Strummer sharing guitar and vocal duties, with Paul Simonon on bass and Terry Chimes on drums, his only studio appearance with the band.
The album was not released in the US until 1979, making it their second US release. The US version also included a significantly different track listing, changing the track order and swapping out several songs for non-album tracks recorded in the interim.
Release Info
Artist: The Clash
Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country: Europe
Label: Columbia
Released: 2022-10-14
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk
Tracklist
A1 Janie Jones
A2 Remote Control
A3 I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
A4 White Riot
A5 Hate & War
A6 What's My Name
A7 Deny
A8 London's Burning
B1 Career Opportunities
B2 Cheat
B3 Protex Blue
B4 Police & Thieves
B5 48 Hours
B6 Garage Land