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The Clash Reissue 'London Calling' with Demos, DVD
06/24/2004 7:09 PM, Reuters
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 , 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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