London Calling

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The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone. 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2006 . Retrieved 22 November 2007. 15. London Calling, The Clash . I have a copy with the following runouts but cant match up to any of the variants after many hours trawling through. a b c d "London Calling by The Clash Songfacts" (PHP). songfacts.com . Retrieved 31 December 2007. [ unreliable source?] The single fell off the charts after 10 weeks, but later re-entered the chart twice, spending a total of 15 non-consecutive weeks on the UK Singles Chart.

The Clash – London Calling (1979, Vinyl) - Discogs The Clash – London Calling (1979, Vinyl) - Discogs

Green, Johnny & Barker, Garry (2003) [1997]. A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash (3rded.). London: Orion. ISBN 0-7528-5843-2. OCLC 52990890. Until I bought this, I'd only ever owned this on CD and had always found it to be a little "limp" and thin. Consequently I didn't consider it an all time classic as it's known to be. Until now.... Includes green and pink colored vinyl: first record is green and second record is pink. Records are housed in glossy double-sided b&w printed inner-sleeves which contain band photos, lyrics and credits.Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched, except C, D stamped, var 5): CL-3-4-A2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-C-2 C timtom D The song was also used for a 2012 British Airways advertisement, picturing a jet aeroplane taxiing through the streets of London passing numerous landmarks and parking outside the Olympic Stadium. [23] VH1'S '100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE '80S' ". VH1. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original (JHTML) on 6 February 2007 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. 42 The Clash / 'London Calling' 1982 . In 2022 I only learned now that a plant was was built in Tokyo, Japan a few years ago. They apparently are pressing select classic Columbia titles, most of which I have missed out on.

The Clash – London Calling (1988, Vinyl) - Discogs The Clash – London Calling (1988, Vinyl) - Discogs

The line "London is drowning / And I live by the river" comes from concerns that if the River Thames flooded, most of central London would drown, something that led to the construction of the Thames Barrier. [1] [6] Strummer's concern for police brutality is evident through the lines "We ain't got no swing / Except for the ring of that truncheon thing" as the Metropolitan Police at the time had a truncheon as standard issued equipment. Social criticism also features through references to the effects of casual drug taking: "We ain't got no high / Except for that one with the yellowy eyes". [ original research?] I have this from new and the matrices and details match exactly as far as I can see BUT the record came in plain white inner sleeves with two printed inserts with two sided printing of lyrics / credits. I see some for sale also list in this detail. Canadian single certifications – Clash – London Calling". Music Canada . Retrieved 23 January 2021. London Calling The Clash". The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. RollingStone. 9 December 2004 . Retrieved 22 November 2007. . London Calling" was the first Clash song to chart elsewhere in the world, reaching the top 40 in Australia. The success of the single and album was greatly helped by the music video shot by Don Letts showing the band playing the song on a boat (Festival Pier), next to Albert Bridge on the south side of the Thames, Battersea Park in a cold and rainy night at the beginning of December 1979. [12] [13]

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The band’s third studio album was issued in December 1979 and this campaign recognises this 40th anniversary in tandem with a new exhibition on The Clash and the album being held at the Museum of London later this year. There is no bonus audio at all in these new reissues, so what exactly are we getting… Thorpe, Vanessa (19 March 2022). "Kyiv calling: famous Clash anthem reborn as call to arms". The Observer . Retrieved 19 March 2022. Walker, Rob (15 September 2002). "Brand new Jag". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 4 October 2002 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. My copy has two of the translucent pink color shown in this listing, but no green vinyl. There was also no lyric sheet. Anyone else? Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Clash gave permission to a Ukrainian punk band named Beton to rewrite the song as an anti-invasion anthem and charity fund-raiser titled "Kyiv Calling". [25] Charts [ edit ] Rel.

The Clash – London Calling (1979, Vinyl) - Discogs

British single certifications – Clash – London Calling". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 February 2022. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrateded.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.65. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. London Calling" was released as the only single from the album in the UK and reached No.11 in the charts in January 1980, [5] becoming at once the band's highest-charting single until " Should I Stay or Should I Go" hit No.1 ten years later. The song did not make the U.S. charts, as " Train in Vain" was released as a single and broke the band in the United States, reaching No.23 on the pop charts. In 2007, the 1979 recording of "London Calling" by The Clash on Epic Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [20] Notable appearances and covers [ edit ]London Calling" was recorded at Wessex Studios located in a former church hall in Highbury in North London. This studio had already proved to be a popular location with the Sex Pistols, the Pretenders and the Tom Robinson band. The single was produced by Guy Stevens and engineered by Bill Price. [4] [6] Personnel [ edit ] "London Calling" [ edit ]