THE CLASH - GIVE ‘EM ENOUGH ROPE DEMOS REMASTERED
March 16, 2023 – 6:42 am
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THE CLASH
Give ‘Em Enough Rope Demos Remastered [no label, 1CD]
London Recording Studio(’s). 1978. Very good audio (vinyl rip).
Thanks to malcom769 for sharing the tracks at Dime.
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In 1978, The Clash released their second studio album, Give ‘Em Enough Rope, though it was their first album released in the United States. The album marked the first album appearance of drummer Topper Headon, who joined the band shortly after the recording of their self-titld debut album (1977).
Robert Christgau wrote in The Village Voice that the album’s pessimistic mood and a couple of bad songs or moments made it less listenable than the band’s debut record, but concluded that most of the songs were “effective melodically as anything on The Clash, and even the band’s ruminations on the star as culture hero become more resonant as you hear them over and over again. This isn’t among the greatest rock albums ever, but it is among the finest of the year.”
In 1993, Give ‘Em Enough Rope was named the 87th greatest album of all time in NME magazine. Q magazine included the record in their “100 Best Punk Albums” list, and wrote in retrospect that it was “no more punk than Blondie” and “shined of quality”, and “their drumming problems were over with the arrival of jazz-trained [Topper] Headon.” - wikipedia
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Track 01. Safe European Home 3:18
Track 02. English Civil War 2:20
Track 03. Tommy Gun (live) 3:00
Track 04. Julie’s Been Working For The Drug Squad 3:14
Track 05. Guns On The Roof 3:07
Track 06. Drug-Stabbing Time 3:51
Track 07. Stay Free 3:27
Track 08. Cheapskates 3:16
Track 09. All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts) 4:32
Track 10. Groovy Times 3:45
34 mins
Bonus:
The 1976 Polydor Demo’s 7-Inch red vinyl
London Stratford Place Recording Studio, mid-November 1976
Produced by Guy Stevens
Track 11. White Riot 1:53
Track 12. 1977 1:39
Track 13. London’’s Burning 1:55
Complete Control - Train In Vain 7-inch vinyl
Track 14. Complete Control (Un sur Cinq French TV 28/09/1977) 3:04
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