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i know there are some clash fans here, my buddy ss among them)...
Thu Jun 24, 8:08 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A disc of recently discovered demos for the
Clash's "London Calling" and a DVD boasting previously unseen live
performance footage will be included in Epic Records' Sept. 21
reissue of the English punk band's landmark 1979 album.
The demos, dubbed "The Vanilla Tapes," were recently discovered in a
storage facility belonging to guitarist/vocalist Mick Jones,
according to a statement issued Thursday by the Legacy Recordings
heritage unit of Epic's Sony Music parent.
The demos include songs that did not make the final cut for "London
Calling," although a spokesman said the track listing had not been
finalized.
In addition to the original album and the demos, "London Calling: The
25th Anniversary Edition" will boast a DVD chronicling the Clash at
that point in its existence. A 45-minute documentary was created by
longtime biographer Don Letts, and features recording studio footage,
previously unreleased live performances, interviews with Jones, late
singer/guitarist Joe Strummer (news), drummer Topper Headon and
bassist Paul Simonon and a conversation with one-time band manager
Kosmo Vinyl.
The new edition will also feature full song lyrics, a new essay and
photos by band photographer Pennie Smith, who was responsible for the
blurry cover shot of an angry Simonon smashing his bass during a gig
at the New York Palladium.
"London Calling," the Clash's third album, has come to be regarded as
one of the best records of the punk era. Its 19 tracks feature such
classics as the title cut, "Clampdown," "Guns of Brixton," "Spanish
Bombs," "Rudie Can't Fail," "Death or Glory" and the final hidden
tune "Train in Vain."
Reuters/Billboard
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| Snappy McJack |
Thanks for that. I'll be getting this one. |
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| mac_daddy |
quote:
Snappy McJack wrote:
Thanks for that. I'll be getting this one.
you are welcome.
i am all over it, too!
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letts is sittin on some fantastic material - I hope it sees the light of day.
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i also hope they (columia rec.) do this DSD (sacd) style, too. truly the best commercial format available...
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| Snappy McJack |
I honestly don't care for the SACD stuff. I'm just happy to see some "new" stuff coming out, even though it really isn't new, so to speak. |
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quote:
Snappy McJack wrote:
I honestly don't care for the SACD stuff. I'm just happy to see some "new" stuff coming out, even though it really isn't new, so to speak.
Agreed....it is nothing new at all/// |
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