Post by Fuggle on Aug 26, 2004 11:17:04 GMT -5
Five Unreleased Clash Songs Coming
Aug 24, 2004
Clash fans will be given a rare treat with the revamped release of London Calling.
Five previously unreleased songs will make the expanded London Calling feature the first unheard material to be taken out of the vaults since 1991's Clash on Broadway boxed set (Epic). Epic Records will reissue the punk classic, which was originally released in 1979, as a three-disc set in its Legacy Edition premium series Sept. 21.
The centerpiece of the expanded set are practice tapes, dubbed The Vanilla Tapes, recently unearthed by guitarist Mick Jones. In storage for nearly 25 years, the tapes were thought to be lost or destroyed. The tapes contain songs "Lonesome Me," "Where You Gonna Go (Soweto)," "Heart and Mind" and "Walkin' the Sidewalk." A cover of Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me" comprises the other unheard Clash number.
The 21-track practice session also features alternate and preliminary versions of "Guns of Brixton," "London Calling," "The Right Profile" and "Clampdown," many of which feature different lyrics, song structures and titles.
Alongside the Vanilla Tapes, one disc is a remastered version of London Calling, another is a DVD, The Last Testament on the making of London Calling, made by longtime Clash videographer Don Letts, who later played in Big Audio Dynamite with Jones. It contains studio footage, interviews and promotional footage.
Aug 24, 2004
Clash fans will be given a rare treat with the revamped release of London Calling.
Five previously unreleased songs will make the expanded London Calling feature the first unheard material to be taken out of the vaults since 1991's Clash on Broadway boxed set (Epic). Epic Records will reissue the punk classic, which was originally released in 1979, as a three-disc set in its Legacy Edition premium series Sept. 21.
The centerpiece of the expanded set are practice tapes, dubbed The Vanilla Tapes, recently unearthed by guitarist Mick Jones. In storage for nearly 25 years, the tapes were thought to be lost or destroyed. The tapes contain songs "Lonesome Me," "Where You Gonna Go (Soweto)," "Heart and Mind" and "Walkin' the Sidewalk." A cover of Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me" comprises the other unheard Clash number.
The 21-track practice session also features alternate and preliminary versions of "Guns of Brixton," "London Calling," "The Right Profile" and "Clampdown," many of which feature different lyrics, song structures and titles.
Alongside the Vanilla Tapes, one disc is a remastered version of London Calling, another is a DVD, The Last Testament on the making of London Calling, made by longtime Clash videographer Don Letts, who later played in Big Audio Dynamite with Jones. It contains studio footage, interviews and promotional footage.
