The Clash (album)

The Clash is the first album-length recording released by the English punk band The Clash. It was released in two different versions, both of which are still in print: the original version in 1977 and the revised "US Version" in 1979 (with several post-1977 single sides added to the album.)

The original release, 1977

Album |

  Name        = The Clash |

Type = Album | Artist = The Clash |

  Cover       = The_Clash_UK.jpg |
  Background  = Orange |

Released = April 8, 1977 |

  Recorded    = 1977 |

Genre = Punk rock |

  Length      = 35:18 |

Label = CBS Records | Producer = Mickey Foote | Reviews = *All Music Guide

5 out of 5 stars

link|Last album = |This album = The Clash
(1977) |Next album = Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978) |}}Issued in the UK by CBS Records in 1977 and produced by Mickey Foote. This first album by the Clash was unusually musically varied for a punk band, with reggae, dub, pop, and early rock and roll influences plainly evident.

Personnel

*Mick Jones âˆ' guitars, vocals
*Joe Strummer âˆ' guitars, vocals
*Paul Simonon âˆ' bass
*Terry Chimes âˆ' drums (credited as "Tory Crimes")

Track listing

All tracks written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, except where indicated.

#"Janie Jones" â€" 2:09#"Remote Control" â€" 3:03 #"I'm So Bored with the U.S.A." â€" 2:25#"White Riot" â€" 1:57#"Hate & War" â€" 2:07#"What's My Name?" (Jones/Levene/Strummer) â€" 1:42#"Deny" â€" 3:03#"London's Burning" â€" 2:13#"Career Opportunities" â€" 1:54#"Cheat" â€" 2:06#"Protex Blue" â€" 1:47#"Police & Thieves" (Murvin/Perry) â€" 6:04#"48 Hours" â€" 1:36#"Garageland" â€" 3:12

Miscellanea

*"I'm So Bored with the U.S.A." was developed from a Mick Jones song, entitled "I'm So Bored With You".
*"Protex Blue", sung by Mick Jones, is about a 1970s brand of condom. The song ends with the shouted phrase "Johnny Johnny!", "johnny" being a British slang term for a condom.

The US version, 1979

Album |

  Name        = The Clash |

Type = Album | Artist = The Clash |

  Cover       = The_Clash.jpg |
  Background  = Orange |
  Released    = July 1979 |
  Recorded    = 1976 - 1979 |

Genre = Punk rock |

  Length      = 43:20 |

Label = Epic | Producer = Mickey Foote,
Lee Perry (4),
The Clash (6),
The Clash & Bill Price (8)| Reviews = *All Music Guide

5 out of 5 stars

link|Last album = Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978) |This album = The Clash
(1979) |Next album = London Calling
(1979)