The Clash
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The Clash
The Clash is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. It was released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. It is widely celebrated as one of the greatest punk albums of all time. Most of the album was conceived on the 18th floor of a council high rise on London's Harrow Road, in a flat that was rented by Mick Jones's grandmother, who frequently went to see their live concerts. The album was recorded over three weekend sessions at CBS Studio 3 in February 1977. By the third of these sessions, the album was recorded and mixed to completion, with the tapes being delivered to CBS at the start of March. It cost 4,000 to produce. -Wikipedia
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Billboard
The Clash was the rough draft of the message they'd set to even bolder music in years to come. -2017
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BBC
The Clash is probably as close as you’ll get to hearing them live today and paved the way for their classic, London Calling. -2007
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Consequence of Sound
The Clash wasn’t the first punk record, but it might have been the first to really tap into the genre’s populist power. -2017
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Louder
1977, The Clash talks about people in boring jobs, with annoying bosses, in a world going to shit and divided by race. No wonder it's so timeless. -2017
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Diffuser
The Clash wanted a riot of their own. And so they created one – not in the streets with bricks and bottles – but on stage and in the studio with guitars and words. -2017
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Punk News
The Clash’s self-titled debut was more a musical preview of what was to come. In every song on the record, one hears the seeds that would flower into the songs on Give ‘Em Enough Rope and London Calling. -2017
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AllMusic
Rock & roll is rarely as edgy, invigorating, and sonically revolutionary as The Clash.
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Observer
Amongst the best of punk rock, which the Clash were, the song, passion and performance are everything, just like any other type of music. -2017
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Sputnik Music
This record is obviously much different from their later releases as it shows them in their most punk form musically. A classic album that was a start for great things to come. -2006
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Adrian's Album Reviews
The Clash gave us all a huge signpost to their own particular future as early as this. The reggae rhythms reflected the sound of the streets of London, where reggae briefly became the Punk fans second music of choice.
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Mark's Record Reviews
The flow is great, the energy level is high; basically, the only thing keeping this one from getting a ten is the inclusion of a few weak tracks.
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Musicko
Leaving aside production values and whether or not such an approach is valid, the fact remains that this is a great introduction to one of the bands that helped define a movement, and which then followed a unique artistic vision. -2009
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Puluche
This album exemplifies the classic “fight the man” mentality as it lyrically offers a great deal of social commentary, especially in songs like “White Riot,” “Remote Control,” and “Hate & War.” From racism to the corruption of big business, The Clash covers it all.
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Classic Rock Reviews
in the U.S, the album would eventually sell tenfold the copies in America, where it went platinum and remains a much heralded release in rock history. -2014
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Album Reviews
This bastardised version of The Clash is of historical significance in defining a genre, and is the most important work by a seminal band.
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