THE CLASH - LONDON CALLING - 33RPM VINYL LP - CBS RECORDS - 1979 DOUBLE ALBUM
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THE CLASH - LONDON CALLING - 33RPM VINYL LP - CBS RECORDS - 1979
BOTH RECORDS ARE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION - ALSO INCLUDES COPY OF " THE ARMAGIDEON TIMES " NO3 ISSUED ON CBS RECORDS LABEL. RECORD SLEEVE IS AVERAGE - DOES SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR - VARIOUS CREASE MARKS ETC. SPLINES TIGHT.. SIDE 4 ALSO DOES NOT LIST TRACK 5 ON CENTER LABLE - ITS ETCHED ON MATRIX RUNNOFF.
3A/B2/C2/D2 PRESSING
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London Calling is the third studio album by English rock band the Clash. It was originally released as a double album in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records.
The Clash recorded the album with producer Guy Stevens at Wessex Sound Studios in London during August, September and November 1979, following a change in management and a period of writer's block for songwriters Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. Bridging a traditional punk rock sound and a new post-punk aesthetic, London Calling reflects the band's growing interest in styles beyond their punk roots, including reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock. Themes include social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood.
The album was a top ten chart success in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top 20 single. The album has sold over five million copies worldwide, and was certified platinum in the United States for sales of one million. It was also met with widespread critical acclaim and has retrospectively been named one of the greatest albums of all time, including a ranking of number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003 and 2012.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on vinyl on 14 December 1979, and in the United States on vinyl and 8-track tape two weeks later in January 1980. A gatefold cover design of the LP was only released in Japan. Though London Calling was released as a double album it was only sold for about the price of a single album. The Clash's record label, CBS, at first denied the band's request for the album to be released as a double. In return CBS gave permission for the band to include a free 12-inch single that played at 33? rpm. Ultimately, the planned 12-inch record became a second nine-track LP. The final track, "Train in Vain", was originally excluded from the back cover's track listing. It was intended to be given away through a promotion with NME, but was added to the album at the last minute after the deal fell through.
- On the original version of the album, "Train in Vain" was not listed on the sleeve, nor the label on the record itself, but an extraneous sticker indicating the track was affixed to the outer cellophane wrapper. It was also scratched into the vinyl in the run-off area on the fourth side of the album. Later editions included the song in the track listing.
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