Rare First Pressing of The Clash 2 Lp set "London Calling"

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This is the RARE FIRST EDITION where the song "Train in Vain" is not included on the cover or the vinyl(on Side 4)*** The Vinyl also has the "sterling stamp" on the trail-off on all 4 sides**************The Clash 2 LP set London Calling... Cover is VG+ dark green colored ink on some of writing on front(otherwise excellent. (check photo  Records are VG++/NM with some light sleeves Buyer to pay $4.00 s/h Thanks for looking*********London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 by CBS Records, and in the United States in January 1980 by Epic Records. London Calling is a post-punk album that incorporates a range of styles, including punk, reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B,pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock. The album's subject matter included social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict,drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood.The album received widespread acclaim and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. London Calling was a top ten album in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top 20 single.It has sold over five million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States.*ducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, a collection of recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.The album was included in the BBC Radio 1 2009 Masterpieces Series, marking it as one of the most influential albums of all time, some thirty years after its original release. Track listing ************************All songs written and composed by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted.  ********Side one No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "London Calling"   Strummer 3:19 2. "Brand New Cadillac" (written and originally performed by Vince Taylor) Strummer 2:09 3. "Jimmy Jazz"   Strummer 3:52 4. "Hateful"   Strummer 2:45 5. "Rudie Can't Fail"   Strummer, Jones 3:26 **************Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 6. "Spanish Bombs"   Strummer, Jones 3:19 7. "The Right Profile"   Strummer 3:56 8. "Lost in the Supermarket"   Jones 3:47 9. "Clampdown"   Strummer, Jones 3:49 10. "The Guns of Brixton" (written by Paul Simonon) Simonon 3:07 ********************Side three No. Title Lead vocals Length 11. "Wrong 'Em Boyo" (written by Clive Alphonso; originally performed by the Rulers; including Stagger Lee) Strummer 3:10 12. "Death or Glory"   Strummer 3:55 13. "Koka Kola"   Strummer 1:46 14. "The Card Cheat" (written by Strummer, Jones, Simonon & Topper Headon) Jones 3:51 Side four No. Title Lead vocals Length 15. "Lover's Rock"   Strummer 4:01 16. "Four Horsemen"   Strummer 2:56 17. "I'm Not Down"   Jones 3:00 18. "Revolution Rock" (written by Jackie Edwards, Danny Ray; originally performed by Danny Ray and the Revolutionaries) Strummer 5:37 19. "Train in Vain"   Jones 3:09 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.