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. The lyrics reflect the concern felt by Strummer about world events with the reference to "a nuclear error" – the incident at Three Mile Island, which occurred earlier in 1979. Joe Strummer has said: "We felt that we were struggling about to slip down a slope or something, grasping with our fingernails. And there was no one there to help us." [1] [6]

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British single certifications – Clash – London Calling". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 February 2022. 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. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrateded.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.65. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Thorpe, Vanessa (19 March 2022). "Kyiv calling: famous Clash anthem reborn as call to arms". The Observer . Retrieved 19 March 2022.Joe Strummer later became a DJ for the BBC World Service, on a programme called "Joe Strummer's London Calling". [24] 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. London Calling', Repurposed as a Tourism Jingle: The Record". NPR. 30 July 2011 . Retrieved 12 November 2012. a) "Taken from the Clash's stunning 1979 double album London Calling, the single showcased the band's trademark fusion of reggae bass lines with punk guitar and vocals." Simpson, Dave (9 January 2020). "The Clash's 40 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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Printed inner sleeves with lyrics. Inner sleeves are die cut at the edge to reveal edge of record. The die cut for each sleeve is slightly different. 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. 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 a copy with the following runouts but cant match up to any of the variants after many hours trawling through.Walker, Rob (15 September 2002). "Brand new Jag". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 4 October 2002 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. Some copies feature in the runout area of sides 1, 2 and/or 3 and/or 4, an additional etched symbol that resembles "Q" (see release images). The song fades out with a Morse code signal spelling S-O-S, [9] reiterating the earlier urgent sense of emergency, and further alluding to drowning in the river.

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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? David Gianatasio (25 June 2012). "British Airways Doesn't Want Brits Flying". ADWEEK . Retrieved 26 June 2012. The Clash - "London Calling" (Singles Going Steady Classic)". PopMatters. 15 April 2016 . Retrieved 25 February 2020. 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…There is a 2LP vinyl edition which comes in a special clear slip case printed with Ray Lowry’s artwork, which slides off to reveal the Pennie Smith photo below. There’s also a two-CD edition with the same ‘slipcase’ sleeve, that actually came out a couple of weeks ago. Limited to 1,800 copies, only available at selected Tesco stores as part of a U.K. 'Father's Day' (Sunday 19th June 2016) promotion.

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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.

a b c d Guarisco, Donald A. "London Calling - The Clash - Song Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 15 January 2008. Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched, except C, D stamped, var 5): CL-3-4-A2 CBS-S-CLASH-3-C-2 C timtom D 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 ] a b "BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Brits25 - London Calling" (SHTML). Radio 2, Sold On Song. bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 31 December 2007. 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....