WELCOME TO MY LATEST BATCH OF VINYL RECORD LISTINGS.  FIRSTLY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MYSELF : I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 3,000 VINYL RECORDS OF ALL GENRES. I HAVE BEEN SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR OVER 10 YEARS TO HELP FUND MY FUTURE PURCHASES AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK - I USUALLY SELL ONLY DUPLICATE COPIES OR ONES I DON'T LISTEN TO ANY MORE. I CAREFULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE. ALL MY RECORDS THAT I SELL HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT UNIT AND PLACED IN A BRAND NEW POLY-LINED ANTI-STAT INNER SLEEVE AND THE COVERS PLACED IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE. ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN A BOXED MAILER WITH THICK CARDBOARD PACKING TO ENSURE THEY REACH THE BUYER WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. PLEASE NOTE THAT I ONLY SEND SECOND CLASS SIGNED FOR TO UK BUYERS AT £5 PER PACKAGE TO ENSURE THE RECORD REACHES ITS DESTINATION. I WILL SEND OVERSEAS BUT ONLY AT THE RELEVENT TRACKED AND SIGNED ROYAL MAIL RATE FOR THAT COUNTRY - £15 FOR EUROPE AND £20 FOR WORLDWIDE. CURRENTLY I WILL NOT SEND TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS PACKAGES ARE TAKING TOO LONG TO ARRIVE AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC :
THE CLASH, LONDON CALLING 1979 UK PRESS DOUBLE VINYL LP ON CBS RECORDS CLASH 3 IN EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYBACK CONDITION, WITH AN EXCELLENT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND LYRIC INNER SLEEVES. A SUPERB TOP COPY WITH VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK, IF AT ALL. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB!
UK FIRST PRESSING VARIANT 3 MATRIX NUMBERS, AS ON DISCOGS BELOW : 

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The Clash ?– London Calling

Label:

CBS ?– CBS CLASH 3, CBS ?– S CBS CLASH 3

Format:

2 × Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

14 Dec 1979

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Punk, New Wave

TracklistHide Credits

A1 London Calling 3:17 A2 Brand New Cadillac Written-By – V. Taylor* 2:05 A3 Jimmy Jazz 3:51 A4 Hateful 2:42 A5 Rudie Can't Fail 3:25 B1 Spanish Bombs 3:17 B2 The Right Profile 3:50 B3 Lost In The Supermarket 3:43 B4 Clampdown 3:45 B5 The Guns Of Brixton Written-By – Paul Simonon 3:08 C1 Wrong 'Em Boyo Written-By – C. Alphanso* 3:08 C2 Death Or Glory 3:52 C3 Koka Kola 1:44 C4 The Card Cheat 3:44 D1 Lover's Rock 3:59 D2 Four Horsemen 2:55 D3 I'm Not Down 3:03 D4 Revolution Rock Written By – J. Edwards/D. RayWritten-By – D. Ray*, J. Edwards* 5:29 D5 Train In Vain 3:02

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Records
• Published By – Riva Music Ltd.
• Published By – Nineden Ltd.
• Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Island Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Wessex Sound Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Paul Simonon
• Brass – The Irish Horns
• Design – Ray Lowry
• Drums, Percussion – Topper Headon
• Engineer [Chief] – Bill Price
• Engineer [Second] – Jerry Green
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Jones
• Lacquer Cut By – TY*, timtom*
• Organ – Micky Gallagher
• Photography By – Pennie Smith
• Producer – Guy Stevens
• Technician [Pre-production], Whistling – Baker Glare
• Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Joe Strummer
• Written-By – Strummer* (tracks: A1, A3 to B4, C2 to D3), Jones* (tracks: A1, A3 to B4, C2 to D3)

Notes

Recorded at Wessex Studios, Winter 79.

"Train In Vain" is only listed in etching on side 4, it is not listed on the label/sleeve.
First release/pressing came with two inserts (28cm x 28cm).

Photos:
Front cover: New York Palladium 21.9.79.
Back cover left: Clash at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas
Back cover right: Clash in Atlanta, Georgia

© 1979 CBS Inc. ? 1979 CBS Inc.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd, England

? 1979 CBS Records
All songs published by Riva Music Limited/Nineden Limited, except:
A2: Carlin Music Corp.
C1: Copyright Control.
D4: Island Music Limited.
Original sound recording made by CBS Records

Durations are not mentioned on release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 0149
• Price Code: CB 232
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): CL-1-2-A-3 CBS-S-CLASH-3-A-3 ty-cbs
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): CL-1-2-B2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-B-2 ty-cbs
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): CL-3-4-A3 CBS-S-CLASH-3-C3 TimTom-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): CL-3-4-B3 CBS-S-CLASH-3-D3 ty-cbs TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): CLASH-3-A4
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): CL-1-2-B2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-B2 ty-cbs
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): CL-3-A-2 CBS-S-CLASH 3-C-2 timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): CL-3-4-B3 CBS-S-CLASH-D3 TY-cbs TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): CL 1-2-A1 CBS-S-CLASH-3A timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): CL-1-2-B1 CBS-S-CLASH-3B timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): CL 3-4-A2 CBS-S-CLASH 3-C2 timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): CL-3-4-B2 CBS-S-CLASH 3-D2 ty TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): CL-1-2-A-3 CBS-S-CLASH-3-A-3 TY-CBS
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): CL-1-2-B-1 CBS-S-CLASH-3B timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 4): CL-3-4-A2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-C-2 timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 4): CL-3-4-B3 CBS-S-CLASH-3-D3 TY-CBS TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, except C, D stamped, var 5): CL 1-2-A1 CBS-S-CLASH-3A C timtom D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, except D stamped, var 5): CL-1-2-B1 CBS-S-CLASH-3B D timtom
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched, except C, D stamped, var 5): CL-3-4-A2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-C-2 C timtom D
• Matrix / Runout (Side d, etched, except D stamped, var 5): CL-3-4-B2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-D2 D TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"

2 X VINYL : WITH A NICE SHEEN, THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKS ON THE VINYL, JUST A FEW SLEEVE REMOVALS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. WITH HARDLY ANY SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS, I PLAYED THIS JUST A FEW TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AS I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ORIGINAL UK COPY AS WELL. PLAYBACK IS SUPERB IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD, IF AT ALL. OVERALL EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO CONDITION, A SUPERB TOP COPY OF A FANTASTIC ALBUM. I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE VINYL AND PLACED IT IN A NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
MATT SURFACE NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE : MADE IN UK BY SHOREWOOD PACKAGING, ENGLAND. KEPT IN IN POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS SO WITH HARDLY ANY EDGE OR CORNER WEAR, THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE. JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES, MINIMAL RING WEAR. A SUPERB COVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW OUTER POLYTHENE SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
PICTURE/INFO INNER SLEEVES : ONE SMALL BOTTOM EDGE EDGE SPLIT, NO OBVIOUS AGE STAINING AND NO RIPS/ DAMAGE. OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION, SUPERB.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE GREAT CONDITION!
OVERALL A TOP COPY OF THIS CLASSIC CLASH ALBUM, THIS SOUNDS SUPERB ON PLAYBACK. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID, THE RECORD WILL BE SENT WELL PACKAGED TRACKED/SIGNED FOR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.