THE CLASH London Calling 1979 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO
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48
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64
£ 48
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Nov 4, 2013
Sold Date
Oct 25, 2013
Start Date
£ 22
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9
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Great Britain
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THE CLASH London Calling 1979 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO
GREEN STICKERED SLEEVE - FLAWLESS SOUND - GREAT COPY
THE CLASHLondon Calling
UK CBS (CLASH 3) FIRST PRESSING (December 1979) OF "London Calling"
SEEN LITTLE USE - SIDE ONE POSSIBLY PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE WITH THE REST OF THE SET UNPLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE CUSTOM WHITE CBS GROOVED LABELS
FULL MATRIX SET:
Side One: C L - 1 - 2 - A1, CBS - S - CLASH - 3A (etched "timtom")
Side Two: C L - 1 - 2 - B1, CBS - S - CLASH - 3B ("X") (etched "timtom")
Side Three: C L - 3 - 4 - A2, CBS - S - CLASH - C2 (etched "timtom")
Side Four: C L - 3 - 4 - B2, CBS - S - CLASH - D2 (etched "TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN") (etched "ty")
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
WHICH STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL GREEN FRONT STICKER
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVES - PRINTED WITH "CBS CLASH 3CL 1/2" and "CBS CLASH 3CL 3/4"
Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music.
Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call.
While many of the songs -- particularly "London Calling," "Spanish Bombs," and "The Guns of Brixton" -- are explicitly political, by acknowledging no boundaries the music itself is political and revolutionary.
But it is also invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums.
Over the course of the record, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones (and Paul Simonon, who wrote "The Guns of Brixton") explore their familiar themes of working-class rebellion and antiestablishment rants, but they also tie them in to old rock & roll traditions and myths.
The result is a stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded.
Side One: London Calling / Brand New Cadillac / Jimmy Jazz / Hateful / Rudie Can't Fail
Side Two: Spanish Bombs / The Right Profile / Lost In The Supermarket / Clampdown / The Guns Of Brixton
Side Three: Wrong 'Em Boyo / Death Or Glory / Koka Kola / The Card Cheat
Side Four: Lover's Rock / Four Horsemen / I'm Not Down / Revolution Rock / (Train In Vain)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, white labels - Record One displays one/two spindle marks, Record Two has none
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD+
All four sides display light brush marks/hairlines - mostly in-vinyl pressing blemishes. They also display some misting to the rims (a pretty common feature of these original 1979 pressings) - but none of these marks have any audible significance, they are purely cosmetic and no doubt result from pressing/handling at the point of manufacture or are age-related (in the case of the 'misting') as this copy is practically untouched
VINYL Audio: MINT
Sensational audio reproduction and one of the best sounding LPs in the Clash catalogue - strong, rich, warm and razor-sharp and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Clean and sharp sleeve - no real edge wear to speak of - just a few foxing spots to the white back - the spine is strong and true with all text clear and bold
INNER SLEEVES: EXCELLENT+
Both inners are clean and unmarked with just light signs of handling - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £4.50 (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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