Joe Strummer (1952–2002)

Product Details

* Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
* Original Release Date: 1991
* Number of Discs: 3
* Format: Box set, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
* Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
* Label: Sony
* Catalog Number: 63521
* ASIN: B00004BYZ0
* Average Customer Review: based on 24 show more reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,396 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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Disc: 1
1. Janie Jones (Demo)
2. Career Opportunities (Demo)
3. White Riot
4. 1977
5. I'm So Bored With The USA
6. Hate & War
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Safe European Home
2. Tommy Gun
3. Julies Been Working For The Drug Squad
4. Stay Free
5. One Emotion
6. Groovy Times
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Police On My Back
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Leader
4. The Call Up
5. Somebody's Got Murdered
6. Weashington Bullets
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
They were one the Only Band That Matters! Of course, that was when punk rock had to raise a ruckus to get noticed and restless youth turned to pop stars for political perspective. In retrospect, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon (the latter occasionally supplanted at the drum kit by Terry Chimes) didn't have all the answers. But they posed apt questions and had the grand sense of scale that their punk pathfinder rivals lacked--save accidental nihilists the Sex Pistols. Clash on Broadway encases 63 tracks on three discs and comes with an instructive booklet. From the charge-the-gates early sides ("Career Opportunities," "Hate and War," "White Riot") through their later more-textured efforts ("Straight to Hell"), with some nifty odds and ends thrown in for good measure ("1-2 Crush on You," a previously unreleased cover of "Every Little Bit Hurts" that shows the heart behind their dogma), this box puts the band in perspective. --Steven Stolder
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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
Almost All the Clash You Need ..., December 24, 2002
Reviewer: Blackberry Tea (Kansas) - See all my reviews
I am a huge Clash fan ... and the normal line would be to say that you have to own each album. But, not so with the Clash, courtesy of this box set. Why? First, it includes 18 of the 19 unique songs from the US/UK versions of "The Clash", so you don't need that one. Second, it includes all the best tracks from "Give 'Em Enough Rope" and "Sandinista". The "Sandinista" tracks are the real coup. The best songs there are nearly as good as the best from "London Calling", but they get lost among three lps of otherwise questionable material. Third, it inlcudes the best from "Black Market Clash" and "Combat Rock", plus a few other odds and ends.

The only album that gets shorted is ... "London Calling", which you pretty much need to own outright. So ... if you get this box and "London", you have nailed 99% of the greatest stuff they ever did. show less

Originally published in 1978. The words and music of 20 of The Clash's songs, with full lyrics and group auto-biographies.