{"product_id":"the-clash-the-clash-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Clash – The Clash [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Clash – The Clash [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88985348291\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 889853482917\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punk Rock \/ Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Columbia \/ Sony Music \/ Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 April 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14th October 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Clash\u003c\/em\u003e is the incendiary 1977 debut album that helped ignite punk rock and remains one of the most urgent, vital records ever made. Recorded in just three weekends for a mere £4,000, it captures a band burning with fury, purpose and raw energy — Joe Strummer and Mick Jones trading vocals over a relentless barrage of two-minute blasts, with Paul Simonon's bulldozing bass and Terry Chimes' locked-in drumming driving everything forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on CBS Records on 8 April 1977, the album reached \u003cstrong\u003enumber 12 on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and went on to become the \u003cstrong\u003ebest-selling import album of all time in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e — a country where CBS initially refused to release it, deeming the sound not \"radio friendly.\" History, of course, proved them spectacularly wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tracklist is a masterclass in concentrated power: the blistering opener \u003cstrong\u003e\"Janie Jones\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the raw attack of \u003cstrong\u003e\"White Riot\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the simmering anti-war anthem \u003cstrong\u003e\"London's Burning\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the reggae-influenced \u003cstrong\u003e\"Police and Thieves\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a cover of the Junior Murvin track that pointed toward the band's future genre-defying ambition. Closing track \u003cstrong\u003e\"Garageland\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — written in direct response to a devastating NME review — remains one of the great defiant rallying cries in rock history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2016 Columbia\/Sony Music\/Legacy reissue presents the album newly remastered, pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eheavyweight 180g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, faithfully reproducing the original UK track listing and artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanie Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemote Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm So Bored with the U.S.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Riot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHate \u0026amp; War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's My Name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon's Burning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCareer Opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtex Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolice and Thieves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarageland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Strummer – Vocals, Guitar Mick Jones – Guitar, Vocals Paul Simonon – Bass, Vocals Terry Chimes – Drums (credited as \"Tory Crimes\") Mickey Foote – Producer Remastered by The Clash Label – Columbia \/ Sony Music \/ Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57553790599555,"sku":"0889853482917","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/56ceb0d4-a8d2-4312-baf3-2e7acb82b3c6.webp?v=1773153708","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-clash-the-clash-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}