Clash ORIG OZ Promo LP Combat Rock EX ’82 Epic ELPS4287 + Poster Punk
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Feb 10, 2024
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Clash ORIG OZ Promo LP Combat Rock EX ’82 Epic ELPS4287 + Poster Punk
Original OZ LP released in 1982 on Epic Records. Cat: ELPS4287. Features Gold promo stamp on back of cover. Comes with printed lyric inner bag which has some ring wear and seam splits and is in VG+ condition. Also has foldout poster which is in Excellent condition.
When the Clash began recording a follow-up to the ambitious triple-album Sandinista!, they were a band in turmoil. Joe Strummer and Mick Jones were barely speaking, Topper Headon was falling into addiction, and the record label was demanding a hit. The tension and miscommunication between bandmembers got so bad that they ended up working in different studios on vocals and overdubs, each pursuing slightly different ideas. Inspired by old interests like raucous punk, jumped-up rock & roll, and spooky dub, they also folded in rap, spoken word (courtesy of Allen Ginsberg), world music, and disco on the way to Combat Rock. It was almost a double-length effort, thanks to Jones' personal mix of the album. Titled Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg, it featured songs that stretched out to epic length and downplayed some of the band's inherent energy and impact in favor of avant-garde atmosphere. To the rest of the group, it sounded too much like Sandinista!, so they decided to hire big-name producer Glyn Johns to do a more commercial mix. Working with Strummer, he edited the songs severely, bringing the guitars and vocals forward in the mix, taking out most of the odd sound effects Jones had gleefully mixed in, and smoothing off the rough edges. The resulting straight-ahead revamp gave the band their two biggest hits ("Should I Stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbah") but luckily for fans who admired the band's quest to push the limits of punk, it retained enough left-of-center artistic vision and violence to make it interesting.
Tracks : Know your rights/ Car jamming/ Should i stay or should I go/ Rock the casbah/ Red angel dragnet/ Straight to hell/ Overpowered funk/ Atom tan/ Sean Flynn/ Ghetto defendant/ Inoculated city/ Death is a star.
There are some spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marksthat cause a few light crackles and is in Excellent condition. Cover has a few light marks, a few tiny surface tears around edges and a very light crease mark on bottom right corner and is in VG+ condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
Post methods within Australia: All records are posted via Australia Post. Within Australia all items come with a tracking number.
Post method for overseas: All parcels are sent via Australia Post standard airrmail with tracking number.
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