The Clash
Super Black Market Clash (1993)
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Length:  1:25:15
    Track Listing:
      Disc 1:
      1.  
      		 A1 - 1977    1:42
      2.  
      		 A2 - Protex Blue    1:41
      3.  
      		 A3 - Deny    3:00
      4.  
      		 A4 - Cheat    2:04
      5.  
      		 A5 - 48 Hours    1:35
      6.  
      		 A6 - Listen    2:43
      7.  
      		 B1 - Jail Guitar Doors    3:04
      8.  
      		 B2 - City Of The Dead    2:22
      9.  
      		 B3 - The Prisoner    3:00
      10.  
      		 B4 - Pressure Drop    3:25
      11.  
      		 B5 - 1-2 Crush On You    2:57
      12.  
      		 C1 - Groovy Times    3:30
      13.  
      		 C2 - Gates Of The West    3:26
      14.  
      		 C3 - Capital Radio Two    3:18
      15.  
      		 C4 - Time Is Tight    4:04
      Disc 2:
      1.  
      		 D1 - Justice Tonight - Kick It Over    8:52
      2.  
      		 D2 - Robber Dub    4:38
      3.  
      		 E1 - Stop The World    2:33
      4.  
      		 E2 - The Cool Out    3:52
      5.  
      		 E3 - First Night Back In London    2:59
      6.  
      		 E4 - Long Time Jerk    2:56
      7.  
      		 E5 - Cool Confusion    3:14
      8.  
      		 F1 - The Magnificent Dance    5:36
      9.  
      		 F2 - Radio Clash    4:10
      10.  
      		 F3 - Mustapha Dance    4:24
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      The Clash
      "Super Black Market Clash"
      1993
      Sony

      Originally released as a 10-inch EP, BLACK MARKET CLASH effectively bridged the gap between LONDON CALLING and SANDINISTA, both literally and figuratively. While most collections of b-sides and outtakes are of interest only to hardcore fans, this one turned out to be an artistic statement nearly equal to the two classic album that sandwiched it. Halfway between the punk fervour of LONDON CALLING (as on the raging "Cheat") and the reggae/funk experimentation of SANDINISTA (see "Bankrobber" and "Armagideon Time",) the EP stood up as a singular, worthwhile entry in the band's canon.
      Years later, supplemented by a bounty of bonus cuts, the album was reissued as SUPER BLACK MARKET CLASH. With the added cuts, this recording provides a real insight into the workings of theband, including everything from their first dub workouts toromantic pop dabblings. It's a bit like reading between thelines of LONDON CALLING and SANDINISTA and discovering an entire world of musical subtext. Essential not only to Clash completists, but anyone interesting in the evolution of punkinto something deeper and grander.


      **Quite rare on vinyl, this is a very nice 10" 3 disc set. Each of the six sides represents a theme:


      1 - Early Clash
      2 - 1978/79 B-sides
      3 - Cost of Living EP & outtake
      4 - Reggae dub mixes
      5 - 1981/82 B-sides
      6 - 80's Dance mixes


      **This set contains 4 tracks that are not on the CD issue:

      -Protex Blue
      -Deny
      -Cheat
      -48 Hours





      Side 1:

      1. 1977
      2. Protex Blue
      3. Deny
      4. Cheat
      5. 48 Hours
      6. Listen


      Side 2:

      1. Jail Guitar Doors
      2. City Of The Dead
      3. The Prisoner
      4. Pressure Drop
      5. 1-2 Crush On You


      Side 3:

      1. Groovy Times
      2. Gates Of The West
      3. Capital Radio Two
      4. Time Is Tight


      Side 4:

      1. Justice Tonight/Kick It Over
      2. Robber Dub


      Side 5:

      1. Stop The World
      2. The Cool Out
      3. First Night Back In London
      4. Long Time Jerk
      5. Cool Confusion


      Side 6:

      1. The Magnificent Dance
      2. Radio Clash
      3. Mustapha Dance







      Mick Jones (vocals, guitar)
      Joe Strummer (vocals, guitar)
      Paul Simonon (vocals, bass)
      Topper Headon (drums, percussion)








      If there is one band that represents what punk music was and always should be about, it has to be The Clash. Forming in London in 1976 in the immediate wake of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones, the band's line-up consisted of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and first Terry Chimes then later, Nicky "Topper" Headon on drums. Chimes returned again in 1982. Where the Sex Pistols were starkly nihilistic, the Clash were idealistic. Stimulated with righteousness and a leftist political ideology, they sang about racism, police brutality and disenfranchisement challenging well-worn beliefs. A mix of high-end guitar and low, melodic bass gave the Clash a sound founded with the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. However the Clash were more musically adventurous than their contemporaries, augmenting their rock & roll with gospel, reggae, rockabilly, funk, soul and other roots music quickly developing their own distinct style.


      "Don't you ever stop
      Long enough to start
      Take your car out of that gear"
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