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Sony Music Entertainment will release the Clash's Sound System, a deluxe collection of the band’s recorded works — remastered and packaged together for the first time — September 10.
The box set, which comes in boombox packaging designed by the Clash's Paul Simonon, contains the band’s five studio albums (across eight CDs), all remastered by the Clash with engineer Tim Young.
Other features include an extra three discs featuring demos, non-album singles, rarities and B-sides; a DVD with previously unseen footage shot by both Julien Temple and Don Letts; original promo videos and live footage; an owner’s manual booklet; reprints of the band’s original Armagideon Times fanzine and a new edition of Armagideon Times curated and designed by Simonon; and merchandise including dog tags, badges, stickers and an exclusive Clash poster.
01. The Clash 02. Give 'Em Enough Rope (1 CD) 03. London Calling (double album, 2 CDs) 04. Sandinista! (triple album, 3 CDs) 05. Combat Rock (1 CD)
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Sound System Extra CDs tracklist:
Disc One
01. White Riot (Single version)
02. 1977 (B-side)
03. Listen (Capital Radio EP) / Interviews (Capital Radio EP)
04. Capital Radio (Capital Radio EP)
05. London’s Burning (Live B-side Remote Control)
06. Complete Control (Single version)
07. City Of The Dead (B-side)
08. Clash City Rockers (Original single version)
09. Jail Guitar Doors (B-side)
10. White Man In Hammersmith Palais (A-side)
11. The Prisoner (B-side)
12. 1-2 Crush On You (B-side Tommy Gun)
13. Time Is Tight (Black Market Clash)
14. Pressure Drop (B-side English Civil War)
15. I Fought The Law (Cost Of Living EP)
16. Groovy Times (Cost Of Living EP)
17. Gates Of The West (Cost Of Living EP)
18. Capital Radio (Cost Of Living EP)
19. Armagideon Time
20. Bankrobber (A-side)
21. Rockers Galore On A UK Tour (B-side)
Disc Two 01. Magnificent Dance (12”) 5:36 (available on Singles box set) 02. Midnight To Stevens (Outtake) 03. Radio One (B-side Hitsville UK) 04. Stop The World (B-side The Call Up) 05. The Cool Out (US 12” B-side of The Call Up) 06. This Is Radio Clash (A-side) 07. This Is Radio Clash (B-side 7” – different lyrics) 08. First Night Back In London (B-side Know Your Rights) 09. Rock The Casbah (Bob Clearmountain 12” mix) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 10. Long Time Jerk (B-side Rock The Casbah) 11. The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too (Outtake) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 12. Idle In Kangaroo Court (Outtake listed as Kill Time) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 13. Ghetto Defendant (Extended version - unedited) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 14. Cool Confusion (B-side Should I Stay Or Should I Go 7”) 15. Sean Flynn (Extended ‘Marcus Music’ version) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 16. Straight To Hell (Extended unedited version from Clash On Broadway) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Disc Three Extracts from The Clash’s first ever recording session at Beaconsfield Film School 1976. Recorded by Julien Temple 01. I’m So Bored With The USA 02. London’s Burning – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 03. White Riot 04. 1977 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Polydor Demos - The Clash’s second recording session November 1976 Produced by Guy Stevens 05. Janie Jones 06. Career Opportunities 07. London’s Burning – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 08. 1977 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 09. White Riot – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Live at The Lyceum, London 28th December 1978 10. City Of The Dead 11. Jail Guitar Doors – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 12. English Civil War 13. Stay Free – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 14. Cheapstakes – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 15. I Fought The Law
Bonus DVD Julien Temple Archive - 6:20 White Riot Interview - 7:10 Promo and interviews with Tony Parsons 1977 1:87 White Riot 1:48 London’s Burning 2:05
Sussex University 1977 I’m So Bored With The USA 2:14 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Hate & War 1:94 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Career Opportunities 1:42 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED Remote Control 2:73 – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Don Letts Super 8 Medley 11:40 White Riot 1:52 Janie Jones 1:73 City of the Dead 2:04 Clash City Rockers 2:15 White Man in Hammersmith Palais 2:53 1977 1:41
Clash On Broadway - 19:50 London Calling This Is Radio Clash The Magnificent Seven Guns Of Brixton Safe European Home
Promo Videos Tommy Gun 3:00 London Calling 3:20 Bankrobber 4:00 Clampdown (Live) 5:00 Train In Vain (Live) 2:10 The Call Up 3:10 Rock The Casbah 3:20 Should I Stay Or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium) 2:50 Career Opportunities (Live at Shea Stadium) 3:00
The Clash - The Clash - Hits Back
Released simultaneously, The Clash - Hits Back features 32 of the band’s iconic tracks across a 2-CD set. The tracklist is sequenced from the band’s legendary Brixton Fairdeal show in 1982.
The Clash - Hits Back contains the best studio recordings of the full set, plus 8 additional iconic tracks. It comes with the original setlist, handwritten by Joe Strummer which he usually taped to the back of his Telecaster before each gig.
“Every show was different. Joe would spend a lot of time composing the running order, considering dynamics, emotional impact and the key the songs were in. This record is based on Joe’s setlist from The Casbah Club UK Tour, Brixton Fairdeal, 10th July 1982”. Mick, Paul & Topper.
The Clash - Hits Back will also be released as a colored vinyl triple-LP set on October 15. This special package will only be available at indie retailers.
Disc 1 01. London Calling 02. Safe European Home 03. Know Your Rights 04. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais 05. Janie Jones 06. The Guns of Brixton 07. Train in Vain 08. Bankrobber 09. Wrong 'Em Boyo 10. The Magnificent Seven 11. Police On My Back 12. Rock The Casbah 13. Career Opportunities 14. Police & Thieves 15. Somebody Got Murdered 16. Brand New Cadillac 17. Clampdown
Disc 2 (Joe Strummer's setlist continued) 01. Ghetto Defendant 02. Armigideon Time 03. Stay Free 04. I Fought The Law 05. Straight To Hell 06. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? 07. Garageland
Additional Tracks: 08. White Riot 09. Complete Control 10. Clash City Rockers 11. Tommy Gun 12. English Civil War 13. The Call Up 14. Hitsville UK 15. This Is The Radio Clash
The Clash 5 Album Studio Set
The Clash's 5 Album Studio Set includes The Clash, Give 'Em Enough Rope, London Calling, Sandinista! and Combat Rock. The titles will be available on CD (an 8-CD set) or digital download.
The Clash on 180 Gram vinyl
On October 15, all five of the band's classic albums will be released on vinyl, with The Clash, Give 'Em Enough Rope and Combat Rock as single LPs, London Calling as a double LP, and Sandinista! as a triple-LP set. The Clash – Hits Back will also arrive as a triple-LP set on colored vinyl sold exclusively at indie retailers.
