[2022-05-20] The Clash "Combat Rock/The People's Hall (Special Edition)" 2CD set (Columbia/Legacy)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:57 pm

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P5RSH6P/?tag=imwan-20

Description
Originally released in May 1982, ‘Combat Rock’ is the final album from The Clash of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. Featuring two of the band’s most well-known songs, ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ and ‘Rock The Casbah’. Now re-released as a 2CD special edition, with an additional 12-tracks compiled by The Clash.

Having returned to London following their pivotal 17-show residency at New York’s Bond’s Casino in 1981, the band rehearsed and recorded at The People’s Hall in the squatted Republic of Frestonia near Latimer Road in London and from there they embarked on a tour of the East and South East Asia, during which the album sleeve image was captured by Pennie Smith in Thailand.

The tracks on ‘The People’s Hall’ chart the period from what was their last single Radio Clash right up to the release of Combat Rock, including unheard, rare and early versions of tracks.

Tracklist
[CD1: Combat Rock]
1. Know Your Rights
2. Car Jamming
3. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
4. Rock The Casbah
5. Red Angel Dragnet
6. Straight To Hell
7. Overpowered By Funk
8. Atom Tan
9. Sean Flynn
10. Ghetto Defendant
11. Inoculated City
12. Death Is A Star

[CD2: The People's Hall]
1. Outside Bonds
2. This Is Radio Clash
3. Futura 2000
4. First Night Back In London
5. Radio One - Mikey Dread
6. He Who Dares Or Is Tired*
7. Long Time Jerk
8. The Fulham Connection (aka The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too)
9. Midnight To Stevens
10. Sean Flynn
11. Idle In Kangaroo Court
12. Know Your Rights*

*previously unreleased

Packshot (click for full size):

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:57 pm

djgarver · 18 Dec 2007

The last decent Clash album for me.

I'm in if only for the bonus tracks...

Thanks Linda!

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

CD 2 looks very interesting.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Wasn't Combat Rock originally intended to be a double album? Although I am interested in this, I really would love to see original album released.

Mr Fuse · 01 Dec 2006

Only 2 Unreleased tracks. No unedited version of "Straight To Hell". None of the other versions of "This is Radio Clash" from the original 12" single. Not too impressed. Of course I'll buy it. After all, it is from the only band that mattered!

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

I never dug this album (though I like almost half of it) and this second disc doesn’t interest me.

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:29 am

The cover image in the first post has been updated.

[2022-05-20] The Clash "Combat Rock/The People's Hall (Special Edition)" 2CD set (Columbia/Legacy)

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