The Clash – Combat Rock: People's Hall Special Edition (3-LP Vinyl)
Product Details
Combat Rock arrived at a moment when The Clash were simultaneously at their commercial peak and quietly coming apart at the seams. The Bond's Casino residency had cemented their reputation as the hardest-working band in rock, but the tensions that would eventually fracture the lineup were already present in the recording sessions. This three-LP edition finally surfaces the People's Hall material as a proper companion piece, giving the complete picture of where the band's heads were during one of the most consequential stretches in their history.
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 180g 3LP 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.
Also includes rare Pennie Smith images + history of Frestonia essay by Tom Vague.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Side E
UPC: 194399551318
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 5.20.22
Format: LP Vinyl