The Essential Clash

The Essential Clash
Samlingsalbum av The Clash
Utgivning11 mars 2003 (U.S.)
22 april 2003 (UK)
Inspelat1977-1985
GenrePunk, Rock, Reggae, Pop
LängdCD 1: 58:01
CD 2: 73:11
Total tid: 131:21
SkivbolagColumbia Records
ProducentThe Clash
Mickey Foote
Sandy Pearlman
Bill Price
Guy Stevens
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Mikey Dread
Jose Unidos
The Clash-kronologi
From Here to Eternity: Live
(1999)		The Essential Clash
(2003)		London Calling - 25th Anniversary Edition
(2004)

The Essential Clash är ett samlingsalbum med samlade låtar av det brittiska bandet The Clash och ger en överblick på deras karriär mellan 1977 och 1985. Skivan släpptes 2003 och ingår i The Essential-serien som är framställd av Sony BMG.

Låtlista

CD 1

  1. "White Riot" – 1:59
  2. "1977" – 1:39
  3. "London's Burning" – 2:09
  4. "Complete Control" – 3:12
  5. "Clash City Rockers" – 3:47
  6. "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." – 2:23
  7. "Career Opportunities" – 1:51
  8. "Hate & War" – 2:05
  9. "Cheat" – 2:05
  10. "Police & Thieves" (Junior Murvin, Lee "Scratch" Perry) – 6:00
  11. "Janie Jones" – 2:04
  12. "Garageland" – 3:09
  13. "Capital Radio One" – 2:09
  14. "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" – 4:00
  15. "English Civil War" (Trad. arr. Strummer, Jones) – 2:34
  16. "Tommy Gun" – 3:14
  17. "Safe European Home" – 3:49
  18. "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" – 3:00
  19. "Stay Free" – 3:37
  20. "Groovy Times" – 3:30
  21. "I Fought the Law" (Sonny Curtis) – 2:35

CD 2

  • Alla låtar är skrivna av The Clash om inget annat anges.
  1. "London Calling" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:18
  2. "The Guns of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 3:12
  3. "Clampdown" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:50
  4. "Rudie Can't Fail" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:27
  5. "Lost in the Supermarket" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:47
  6. "Jimmy Jazz" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:55
  7. "Train in Vain" (Strummer, Jones) – 3:10
  8. "Bankrobber" (Strummer, Jones) – 4:31
  9. "The Magnificant Seven" – 5:28
  10. "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" – 3:05
  11. "Stop the World" – 2:33
  12. "Somebody Got Murdered" – 3:34
  13. "The Street Parade" – 3:26
  14. "Broadway" – 4:54
  15. "This is Radio Clash" – 4:10
  16. "Ghetto Defendant" – 4:45
  17. "Rock the Casbah" – 3:40
  18. "Straight to Hell" – 5:30
  19. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" – 3:06
  20. "This is England" (Strummer, Bernie Rhodes) – 3:50

Medverkande

Producenter

  • CD 1:
  • Mickey Foote – (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry – (4)
  • The Clash – (14, 20, 21)
  • Sandy Pearlman – (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
  • Bill Price – (20, 21)
  • CD 2:
  • Guy Stevens – (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
  • Mikey Dread – (8)
  • The Clash – (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
  • Bill Price – (11)
  • Jose Unidos – (20)