THE CLASH 1977 UK CBS DEBUT LP 1st PRESSING, BARELY PLAYED - MINT AUDIO
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Dec 11, 2014
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Dec 1, 2014
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THE CLASH 1977 UK CBS DEBUT LP 1st PRESSING, BARELY PLAYED - MINT AUDIO
THE CLASHThe Clash
UK CBS (82000) FIRST PRESSING (April 1977)
PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS ORIGINAL 1977 COPY DELIVERS FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST LABEL DESIGN WHICH HAS AN ARROW UNDER 'STEREO' AT 9 O'CLOCK
MATRIX: CBS S 82000 A6 / CBS S 82000 B6
Issued in the UK by CBS Records in 1977, engineered by CBS staff engineer Simon Humphrey and produced by Clash live soundman Mickey Foote, at the (now-razed) CBS Whitfield Street Studio No. 3.
This first album by the Clash was unusually musically varied for a punk band, with reggae and early rock and roll influences plainly evident.
Most of the album was conceived on the 18th floor of a council high rise on London's Harrow Rd, in a flat that was rented by Jones' grandmother, who frequently went to see them live.
The album was recorded over three weekend sessions in early February 1977. By the third of these sessions the album was recorded and mixed to completion, with the tapes being delivered to CBS at the start of March. It cost just £4000 to produce.
The Clash's eponymous debut album was pure, unadulterated rage and fury, fuelled by passion for both rock & roll and revolution.
Though the cliché about punk rock was that the bands couldn't play, the key to the Clash is that although they gave that illusion, they really could play — hard.
The charging, relentless rhythms and primitive three-chord rockers give the album a nervy, vital energy.
Joe Strummer's slurred wails perfectly compliment the edgy rock, while Mick Jones' clearer singing and charged guitar breaks make his numbers righteously anthemic.
...and the power is all the more incredible today - rock & roll is rarely as edgy, invigorating, and sonically revolutionary as this
Side 1:
Janie Jones (2:05)
Remote Control (3:00)
I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. (2:24)
White Riot (1:55)
Hate & War (2:04)
What's My Name (1:40)
Deny (3:03)
London's Burning (2:10)
Side 2:
Career Opportunities (1:51)
Cheat (2:06)
Protex Blue (1:46)
Police & Thieves (6:00)
48 Hours (1:34)
Garage Land (3:13)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT/MINT
A couple of harmless light hairlines on Side One, Side Two is unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT
My play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Crisp and sharp with just a little storage surface and edge rub - nothing really
POST & PACKING:
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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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