THE CLASH London Calling 1979 UK CBS 1st PRESSING Nr MINT
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73
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£ 73
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May 2, 2014
Sold Date
Apr 22, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
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11
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Great Britain
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THE CLASH London Calling 1979 UK CBS 1st PRESSING Nr MINT
GREEN STICKERED SLEEVE - LYRIC INNERS - SUPERB SOUND
THE CLASHLondon Calling
UK CBS (CLASH 3) FIRST PRESSING (December 1979) OF "London Calling"
LOVELY COPY - SEEN LITTLE USE - SOUNDS GREAT
PRESSED WITH THE CUSTOM WHITE CBS GROOVED LABELS
FULL MATRIX SET:
Side One: C L - 1 - 2 - A1, CBS - S - CLASH - 3A timtom
Side Two: C L - 1 - 2 - B1, CBS - S - CLASH - 3B timtom
Side Three: C L - 3 - 4 - A2, CBS - S - CLASH - C2 timtom
Side Four: C L - 3 - 4 - B2, CBS - S - CLASH - D2 "TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"
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: NEAR MINT
Clean, white labels which carry just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
All four surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen - the rims have some light markings and some wispy hairlines are visible from the inners but these have little audible significance
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Sensational audio reproduction and one of the best sounding LPs in the Clash catalogue - strong, rich and razor-sharp and my play-check at loud volume found little to fault - just a touch of surface on the run-ins and a couple of tiny intermittent ticks - nothing really - sounds great
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and sharp sleeve - little wear to speak of - the spine is strong and true with all text clear and bold - very fine example
INNER SLEEVES: NEAR MINT
Both inners are clean and unmarked - Inner One has the beginnings of a split to the bottom edge - very, very tiny and barely noticeable
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: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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