TEST PRESS The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Rush Big Audio Dynamite 91
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Description
• Artist(s): The Clash / Big Audio Dynamite II (Mick Jones’ post-Clash project)
• Format: 7-inch vinyl, white label test pressing
• Year: 1991
• A-Side: Should I Stay or Should I Go (originally Clash, 1982, reissued in 1991 after Levi’s jeans advert campaign)
• B-Side: Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (1991, from their The Globe album, Mick Jones’ band after leaving The Clash)
• Catalogue Reference (etched): 656671 1 A1 / 656671 1 B1 (consistent with the CBS/Epic 1991 reissue series)
• Sleeve: Plain white die-cut sleeve with handwritten “The Clash” and matrix/work order reference.
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Context & Historical Notes
• In 1991, Should I Stay or Should I Go was reissued in the UK by CBS/Epic, boosted to #1 on the UK Singles Chart after featuring in a Levi’s advert.
• To make the release more contemporary, the B-side featured Rush, the then-current hit by Mick Jones’ Big Audio Dynamite II.
• White label test pressings like this were manufactured in very limited numbers (usually under 25 copies) for internal use by CBS/Epic and pressing plants, to check quality before full release.
• These rarely reached shops and were not commercially available.
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Rarity
• Commercial pressings of the 1991 7” single are relatively common.
• White label test pressings, however, are scarce and typically only survive in small numbers from record company staff or pressing engineers.
• The handwritten sleeve markings (“The Clash” and matrix refs) are consistent with plant/test press procedures.
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