Episode 123 | The Clash 'The Clash'

On this week in 1977 The Clash released their self titled debut album. It would finally get a US release in July of 1979. It's considered one of the greatest punk rock albums of all time.

In a 2017 Billboard article marking the album's 40th anniversary Kennith Partridge wrote, "The self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets. Released April 8th, 1977 in the U.K. and later in America, where CBS execs deemed it too raw for polite consumers, 'The Clash' is a thin and scratchy rapid-fire cataloging of problems big and small. It's about race relations, unemployment, and American cultural imperialism. Also: zit-faced burglars and loners pleasuring themselves with condoms on."

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "The Sex Pistols 'Never Mind The Bollocks' may have appeared revolutionary, but the Clash's eponymous debut album was pure, unadulterated rage and fury, fueled by passion for both rock & roll and revolution."

In this episode we'll take you back to the making of the album that was written and recorded in less than a month, the stories behind the songs, the album cover and a whole lot more.

TRACKLISTING (UK RELEASE):

SIDE ONE:
1. "Janie Jones"
2. "Remote Control"
3. "I'm So Bored with the USA"
4. "White Riot"
5. "Hate and War"
6. "What's My Name"
7. "Deny"
8. "London's Burning"

SIDE TWO:
1. "Career Opportunities"
2. "Cheat"
3. "Protex Blue"
4. "Police & Thieves"
5. "48 Hours"
6. "Garageland"


TRACKLISTING (US RELEASE):

SIDE ONE:
1. "Clash City Rockers"
2. "I'm So Bored with the USA"
3. "Remote Contro
4. "Complete Control"
5. "White Riot"
6. "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
7. "London's Burning"
8. "I Fought the Law"

SIDE TWO:
1. "Janie Jones"
2. "Career Opportunities"
3. "What's My Name"
4. "Hate & War"
5. "Police & Thieves"
6. "Jail Guitar Doors"
7. "Garageland"


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