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Tracklist

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1Ghetto Defendant
mixer:
Glyn Johns
guest spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
recording of:
Ghetto Defendant
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
2.354:43
2Armagideon Time
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
cover recording of:
Armagideon Time
writer:
Willi Williams (Jamaican reggae artist)
composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
is based on:
Real Rock (riddim)
43:52
3Stay Free
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Stay Free
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.43:39
4I Fought the Law
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) and Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon (on 1978-12-28)
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
background vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-12-28)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 33) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 266)
live cover recording of:
I Fought the Law (on 1978-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.32:43
5Straight to Hell
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Straight to Hell
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
3.65:29
6Should I Stay or Should I Go
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Guy Stevens
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
guest vocals:
Joe Ely
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
remixer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 42), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 228)
recording of:
Should I Stay or Should I Go
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany)
4.553:08
7Garageland
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Garageland
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.353:15
8White Riot
recording of:
White Riot
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
2:13
9Complete Control
producer:
Mickey Foote and Lee Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 362)
recording of:
Complete Control
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
43:13
10Clash City Rockers
recording of:
Clash City Rockers
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3:56
11Tommy Gun
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Tommy Gun
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.73:14
12English Civil War
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
arranger:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
English Civil War (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
arranger:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
is based on:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
3.52:35
13The Call Up
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer
recording of:
The Call Up
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
3.55:26
14Hitsville UK
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Ellen Foley and Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
recording of:
Hitsville U.K.
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
44:21
15Radio Clash
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Radio Clash
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
2.54:12