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- The Essential Clash
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The Clash
Released 2003

(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
04:00
9,935 plays

Somebody Got Murdered
03:34
9,782 plays

Cheat
02:05
9,777 plays

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- 1
- White Riot (Single Version)
- 01:58
- 16,337 plays

- 2
- London's Burning
- 02:09
- 15,375 plays

- 3
- Complete Control
- 03:12
- 15,744 plays

- 4
- Clash City Rockers
- 03:57
- 13,056 plays

- 5
- I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
- 02:23
- 12,015 plays

- 6
- Career Opportunities
- 01:51
- 11,787 plays

- 7
- Hate & War
- 02:05
- 10,176 plays

- 8
- Cheat
- 02:05
- 9,777 plays

- 9
- Police & Thieves
- 06:00
- 15,995 plays

- 10
- Janie Jones
- 02:04
- 10,835 plays

- 11
- Garageland
- 03:13
- 9,524 plays

- 12
- Capital Radio One
- 02:09
- 9,769 plays

- 13
- (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
- 04:00
- 9,935 plays

- 14
- English Civil War
- 02:34
- 9,235 plays

- 15
- Tommy Gun
- 03:14
- 10,160 plays

- 16
- Safe European Home
- 03:49
- 9,146 plays

- 17
- Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
- 03:00
- 8,762 plays

- 18
- Stay Free
- 03:37
- 8,527 plays

- 19
- Groovy Times
- 03:30
- 8,177 plays

- 20
- I Fought The Law
- 02:39
- 23,553 plays

- 21
- London Calling
- 03:18
- 28,912 plays

- 22
- The Guns Of Brixton
- 03:12
- 15,296 plays

- 23
- Clampdown
- 03:50
- 13,095 plays

- 24
- Rudie Can't Fail
- 03:27
- 13,599 plays

- 25
- Lost In The Supermarket
- 03:47
- 13,099 plays

- 26
- Jimmy Jazz
- 03:55
- 10,319 plays

- 27
- Train In Vain
- 03:10
- 20,560 plays

- 28
- Bankrobber
- 04:31
- 13,812 plays

- 29
- The Magnificent Seven
- 05:28
- 13,296 plays

- 30
- Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
- 03:05
- 9,332 plays

- 31
- Police On My Back
- 03:15
- 14,352 plays

- 32
- Stop The World
- 02:33
- 8,983 plays

- 33
- Somebody Got Murdered
- 03:34
- 9,782 plays

- 34
- The Street Parade
- 03:26
- 8,448 plays

- 35
- This Is Radio Clash
- 04:10
- 15,326 plays

- 36
- Ghetto Defendant
- 04:45
- 9,063 plays

- 37
- Rock The Casbah
- 03:40
- 86,316 plays

- 38
- Straight To Hell
- 05:30
- 14,541 plays

- 39
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go
- 03:06
- 47,021 plays

- 40
- This Is England
- 03:49
- 11,235 plays

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album review

Some would argue that if you only wanted two Clash discs in your collection, you should skip this 40-track overview and pick up The Clash and London Calling instead. No matter how transcendent those two albums are -- and they are among the very greatest popular music of the 20th century -- that overlooks the fact that the group had many, many great songs not on either album, including "Safe European Home," "Stay Free," "Bankrobber," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell," "This Is Radio Clash," and "Should I Stay or Should I Go," to begin with. That's where this 2003 compilation comes in. It fills in many of the gaps between those two records, while summarizing The Clash and London Calling well, providing a first-rate overview of the greatest punk band. It's not quite perfect, however: some great singles and B-sides fall through the cracks (notably "Gates of the West," "Jail Guitar Doors," "The Call Up," "Armagedion Time," "The Prisoner," "Protex Blue") and the Sandinista! selections feel nearly as haphazard as the album itself. Nevertheless, this does provide the best, most extensive and logical overview of the band yet assembled, and it's worthwhile not just as an introduction, but as a terrific listen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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listener reviews

- - Vintage Clash
  - - By ZEPFAN17
    - 3/5/2009 15:03:49
  - Awesome album a must have for Clash fans! the boys from across the pond really have thier best music on this album.
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