THE CLASH "Combat Rock" 1982 UK CBS w/INNER & POSTER

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  THE CLASH "Combat Rock" 1982 UK CBS w/INNER & POSTER *COMPLETE* FIRST UK PRESSING - SUPERB AUDIO THROUGHOUT
THE CLASH
Combat Rock

ORIGINAL UK CBS (FMLN 2) FIRST PRESSING (May 1982) OF THE CLASH'S FIFTH LP "Combat Rock" COMPLETE WITH ITS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE, ELUSIVE ORIGINAL POSTER AND HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL STICKERED SLEEVE WHICH STILL RETAINS ITS SHRINK-WRAPPING
EXCELLENT *COMPETE* UK FIRST PRESSING OF ONE OF THE CLASH'S MORE UNDERRATED LPs WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT

On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista!
The pounding arena rock of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" makes the Clash sound like an arena rock band, and much of the album boasts a muscular, heavy sound courtesy of producer Glyn Johns. But things aren't quite that simple.
Combat Rock contains heavy flirtations with rap, funk, and reggae, and it even has a cameo by poet Allen Ginsberg (on 'Ghetto Defendant') -- if this album is, as it has often been claimed, the Clash's sellout effort, it's a very strange way to sell out.
Even with the infectious, dance-inflected new wave pop of "Rock the Casbah" leading the way, there aren't many overt attempts at crossover success, mainly because the group is tearing in two separate directions. Mick Jones wants the Clash to inherit the Who's righteous arena rock stance, and Joe Strummer wants to forge ahead into black music. The result is an album that is nearly as inconsistent as Sandinista!, even though its finest moments -- "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell" -- illustrate why the Clash were able to reach a larger audience than ever before with the record.

Track Listing:
SIDE 1: Know Your Rights / Car Jamming / Should I Stay Or Should I Go / Rock The Casbah / Red Angel Dragnet / Straight To Hell
SIDE 2: Overpowered By Funk / Atom Tan / Sean Flyn / Ghetto Defendant / Inoculated City / Death Is A Star

LABELS: CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO writing and just a handful of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN but have a few marks and scuffs some of which appear to be pressing blemishes these however, have practically NO audio consequence - the LP sounds SUPERB throughout
VINYL Audio: PRETTY MUCH FLAWLESS SOUND - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND SHARP AUDIO. On playback at a LOUD volume there are NO scratches, NO jumps/sticks and barely any clicks or pops (really, hardly ANY at all). THIS IS A GREAT SOUNDING COPY which plays to a very high standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion and is critically graded a strong EXCELLENT+ for audio - SOUNDS GREAT
SLEEVE: The STICKERED matte cover is SHARP and FRESH with very little wear to speak of on either the edges or spine - where all text is CLEAR and BOLD. As it still retains the original shrink-wrapping the sleeve has been protected and is CLEAN and UNMARKED and in NEAR MINT condition
INNER SLEEVE: The lyric inner is GOOD and SOLID with NO splits to any of the edges and just some light handling wear - EXCELLENT. The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner to prevent any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit
POSTER: Again, EXCELLENT or better with NO marks and it has NEVER been on anyones wall so there are NO tape marks etc. There are a couple of 'nicks' on the edges but are very small and very minor

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