The Clash – Sound System

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Label:

 Columbia – 88725460002

Format:
Box Set , Compilation
CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered
CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered
2 x CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered
3 x CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered
CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered
3 x CD , Compilation
DVD , DVD-Video, NTSC

Country:

 Worldwide

Released:

Genre:

 Rock

Style:

 New Wave

Tracklist

The Clash Sound System - 1 - The Clash
CD1-1 Janie Jones
Written-By – Jones*
2:07
CD1-2 Remote Control
Written-By – Jones*
3:03
CD1-3 I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
Written-By – Jones*
2:24
CD1-4 White Riot
Written-By – Jones*
1:56
CD1-5 Hate & War
Written-By – Jones*
2:06
CD1-6 What's My Name
Written-By – Jones*
1:41
CD1-7 Deny
Written-By – Jones*
3:06
CD1-8 London's Burning
Written-By – Jones*
2:11
CD1-9 Career Opportunities
Written-By – Jones*
1:54
CD1-10 Cheat
Written-By – Jones*
2:06
CD1-11 Protex Blue
Written-By – Jones*
1:47
CD1-12 Police And Thieves
Written-By – Perry*
6:03
CD1-13 48 Hours
Written-By – Jones*
1:36
CD1-14 Garageland
Written-By – Jones*
3:11
The Clash Sound System - 2 - Give 'Em Enough Rope
CD2-1 Safe European Home
Written-By – Jones*
3:49
CD2-2 English Civil War
Arranged By – Jones*
Written-By – Trad*
2:35
CD2-3 Tommy Gun
Written-By – Jones*
3:17
CD2-4 Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad
Written-By – Jones*
3:02
CD2-5 Last Gang In Town
Written-By – Jones*
5:13
CD2-6 Guns On The Roof
Written-By – The Clash
3:15
CD2-7 Drug-Stabbing Time
Written-By – Jones*
3:43
CD2-8 Stay Free
Written-By – Jones*
3:40
CD2-9 Cheapskates
Written-By – Jones*
3:24
CD2-10 All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)
Written-By – Jones*
4:56
The Clash Sound System - 3 - London Calling
CD3-1 London Calling
Written-By – Jones*
3:19
CD3-2 Brand New Cadillac
Written-By – V. Taylor*
2:08
CD3-3 Jimmy Jazz
Written-By – Jones*
3:54
CD3-4 Hateful
Written-By – Jones*
2:43
CD3-5 Rudie Can't Fail
Written-By – Jones*
3:28
CD3-6 Spanish Bombs
Written-By – Jones*
3:18
CD3-7 The Right Profile
Written-By – Jones*
3:54
CD3-8 Lost In The Supermarket
Written-By – Jones*
3:46
CD3-9 Clampdown
Written-By – Jones*
3:49
CD3-10 The Guns Of Brixton
Written-By – P. Simonon*
3:10
CD4-1 Wrong 'Em Boyo
Written-By – C. Alphanso*
3:10
CD4-2 Death Or Glory
Written-By – Jones*
3:55
CD4-3 Koka Kola
Written-By – Jones*
1:47
CD4-4 The Card Cheat
Written-By – Jones*
3:49
CD4-5 Lover's Rock
Written-By – Jones*
4:03
CD4-6 Four Horsemen
Written-By – Jones*
2:55
CD4-7 I'm Not Down
Written-By – Jones*
3:05
CD4-8 Revolution Rock
Written-By – Edwards*
5:33
CD4-9 Train In Vain
Written-By – Jones*
3:12
The Clash Sound System - 4 - Sandinista!
CD5-1 The Magnificent Seven
Written-By – The Clash
5:32
CD5-2 Hitsville U.K.
Written-By – The Clash
4:22
CD5-3 Junco Partner
Written-By – J. Booker*
4:52
CD5-4 Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
Written-By – The Clash
3:06
CD5-5 The Leader
Written-By – The Clash
1:42
CD5-6 Something About England
Written-By – The Clash
3:43
CD5-7 Rebel Waltz
Written-By – The Clash
3:27
CD5-8 Look Here
Written-By – M. Allison*
2:45
CD5-9 The Crooked Beat
Written-By – The Clash
5:28
CD5-10 Somebody Got Murdered
Written-By – The Clash
3:34
CD5-11 One More Time
Written-By – The Clash
3:32
CD5-12 One More Dub
Written-By – The Clash
3:36
CD6-1 Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
Written-By – The Clash
4:50
CD6-2 Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
Written-By – The Clash
4:33
CD6-3 Corner Soul
Written-By – The Clash
2:43
CD6-4 Lets Go Crazy
Written-By – The Clash
4:24
CD6-5 If Music Could Talk
Written-By – The Clash
4:36
CD6-6 The Sound Of Sinners
Written-By – The Clash
4:01
CD6-7 Police On My Back
Written-By – E. Grant*
3:16
CD6-8 Midnight Log
Written-By – The Clash
2:10
CD6-9 The Equaliser
Written-By – The Clash
5:47
CD6-10 The Call Up
Written-By – The Clash
5:28
CD6-11 Washington Bullets
Written-By – The Clash
3:51
CD6-12 Broadway
Written-By – The Clash
5:49
CD7-1 Lose This Skin
Written-By – Dogg*
5:08
CD7-2 Charlie Don't Surf
Written-By – The Clash
4:54
CD7-3 Mensforth Hill
Written-By – The Clash
3:43
CD7-4 Junkie Slip
Written-By – The Clash
2:48
CD7-5 Kingston Advice
Written-By – The Clash
2:38
CD7-6 The Street Parade
Written-By – The Clash
3:27
CD7-7 Version City
Written-By – The Clash
4:23
CD7-8 Living In Fame
Written-By – The Clash
4:53
CD7-9 Silicone On Sapphire
Written-By – The Clash
4:14
CD7-10 Version Pardner
Written-By – R. Ellen*
5:23
CD7-11 Career Opportunities
Written-By – The Clash
2:30
CD7-12 Shepherds Delight
Written-By – The Clash
3:28
The Clash Sound System - 5 - Combat Rock
CD8-1 Know Your Rights
Written-By – The Clash
3:40
CD8-2 Car Jamming
Written-By – The Clash
4:00
CD8-3 Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Written-By – The Clash
3:09
CD8-4 Rock The Casbah
Written-By – The Clash
3:43
CD8-5 Red Angel Dragnet
Written-By – The Clash
3:45
CD8-6 Straight To Hell
Written-By – The Clash
5:30
CD8-7 Overpowered By Funk
Written-By – The Clash
4:52
CD8-8 Atom Tan
Written-By – The Clash
2:30
CD8-9 Sean Flynn
Written-By – The Clash
4:31
CD8-10 Ghetto Defendant
Written-By – The Clash
4:44
CD8-11 Inoculated City
Written-By – The Clash
2:42
CD8-12 Death Is A Star
Written-By – The Clash
3:11
The Clash Sound System - 6 - Sound System Extras
CD9-1 White Riot (Single Version)
Written-By – Jones*
1:52
CD9-2 1977 (B-side)
Written-By – Jones*
1:39
CD9-3 Listen / Interviews (Capital Radio EP)
Written-By – Jones*
11:08
CD9-4 Capital Radio (Capital Radio EP)
Written-By – Jones*
2:07
CD9-5 London's Burning (Live B-side Remote Control)
Written-By – Jones*
2:10
CD9-6 Complete Control (Single Version)
Written-By – Jones*
3:12
CD9-7 City Of The Dead (B-side)
Written-By – Jones*
2:21
CD9-8 Clash City Rockers (Original Single Version)
Written-By – Jones*
3:58
CD9-9 Jail Guitar Doors (B-side)
Written-By – Jones*
3:03
CD9-10 White Man In Hammersmith Palais (A-side)
Written-By – Jones*
3:59
CD9-11 The Prisoner (B-side)
Written-By – Jones*
3:02
CD9-12 1-2 Crush On You (B-side Tommy Gun)
Written-By – Jones*
2:59
CD9-13 Time Is Tight (Black Market Clash)
Written-By – Jones*
4:04
CD9-14 Pressure Drop (B-side English Civil War)
Written-By – Frederick Hibbert*
3:25
CD9-15 I Fought The Law (Cost Of Living EP)
Written-By – S. Curtis*
2:43
CD9-16 Groovy Times (Cost Of Living EP)
Written-By – Jones*
3:30
CD9-17 Gates Of The West (Cost Of Living EP)
Written-By – Jones*
3:25
CD9-18 Capital Radio (Cost Of Living EP)
Written-By – Jones*
3:18
CD9-19 Armagideon Time (B-side London Calling 12")
Written-By – W. Williams*
3:52
CD9-20 Bankrobber (A-side)
Written-By – Jones*
4:34
CD9-21 Rockers Galore...UK Tour (B-side)
Written-By – M. Campbell*
4:39
CD10-1 Magnificent Dance (12")
Written-By – The Clash
5:36
CD10-2 Midnight To Stevens (Outtake)
Written-By – The Clash
4:37
CD10-3 Radio One (B-side Hitsville UK)
Written-By – The Clash
6:18
CD10-4 Stop The World (B-side The Call Up)
Written-By – The Clash
2:33
CD10-5 The Cool Out (US 12" B-side Of The Call Up)
Written-By – The Clash
3:54
CD10-6 This Is Radio Clash (A-side)
Written-By – The Clash
4:11
CD10-7 This Is Radio Clash (B-side 7" - Different Lyrics)
Written-By – The Clash
4:12
CD10-8 First Night Back In London (B-side Know Your Rights)
Written-By – The Clash
3:00
CD10-9 Rock The Casbah (Bob Clearmountain 12" Mix)
Written-By – The Clash
3:43
CD10-10 Long Time Jerk (B-side Rock The Casbah)
Written-By – The Clash
5:08
CD10-11 The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too (Outtake)
Written-By – The Clash
3:47
CD10-12 Idle In Kangaroo Court (Outtake Listed As Kill Time)
Written-By – The Clash
5:04
CD10-13 Ghetto Defendant (Extended Version - Unedited)
Written-By – The Clash
6:14
CD10-14 Cool Confusion (B-side Should I Stay Or Should I Go 7")
Written-By – The Clash
3:12
CD10-15 Sean Flynn (Extended 'Marcus Music' Version)
Written-By – The Clash
7:24
CD10-16 Straight To Hell (Unedited version from Clash On Broadway)
Written-By – The Clash
6:50
Extracts From The Clash's First Ever Recording Session At Beaconsfield Film School 1976
CD11-1 I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
Written-By – Jones*
2:22
CD11-2 London's Burning
Written-By – Jones*
1:57
CD11-3 White Riot
Written-By – Jones*
1:53
CD11-4 1977
Written-By – Jones*
1:47
The Clash's Second Recording Session January 1977
CD11-5 Janie Jones
Written-By – Jones*
2:05
CD11-6 Career Opportunities
Written-By – Jones*
1:53
CD11-7 London's Burning
Written-By – Jones*
1:58
CD11-8 1977
Written-By – Jones*
1:40
CD11-9 White Riot
Written-By – Jones*
1:55
Live at The Lyceum, London 28th December 1979
CD11-10 City Of The Dead
Written-By – Jones*
2:55
CD11-11 Jail Guitar Doors
Written-By – Jones*
3:04
CD11-12 English Civil War
Arranged By – Jones*
Written-By – Trad.*
2:30
CD11-13 Stay Free
Written-By – Jones*
3:26
CD11-14 Cheapskates
Written-By – Jones*
3:14
CD11-15 I Fought The Law
Written-By – S. Curtis*
2:22
The Clash Sound System - 7 - Video
DVD-1 Julien Temple Archive 6:15
DVD-2 White Riot Promo Film 7:11
DVD-3 Sussex University '77 8:29
DVD-4 Don Letts Super 8 Medley 11:45
DVD-5 Clash On Broadway 22:31
DVD-6 Promo Videos 37:37

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
  • Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
  • Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0102126273-0101
  • Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0102126288-0101
  • Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0102126260-0101
  • Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0102115882-A911
  • Pressed By – Sony DADC – A0102115882-B911
  • Remastered At – Metropolis Studios

Credits

  • A&R [Sony Music] – Matt Gibbon
  • Design Concept, Artwork By – Paul Simonon
  • Executive-Producer – Don Letts
  • Film Producer – The Clash
  • Management – Tanyel Vahdettin
  • Management [Project Consultant] – Andy Street (3)
  • Music Consultant – Bill Price
  • Other [Digitalwork By] – Chris Musto
  • Photography By – Pennie Smith
  • Producer – The Clash
  • Project Manager – Jo Kalli*
  • Remastered By – Tim Young

Notes

The Clash Sound System

The Clash CD
Give 'Em Enough Rope CD
London Calling 2 CD
Sandinista! 3 CD
Combat Rock CD
Sound System Extras 3 CD
The Clash DVD
Service Manual
Dog Tags
5 Badges
3 DYS Stickers
The Clash Paperback Book
The Clash Folder
Armagideon Times Special Edition : 36 pp
Armagideon Times 1 (Reprint) : 24 pp
Armagideon Times 2 (Reprint) : 24 pp
2 Bumper Stickers
The Clash Vintage Sticker Set
Poster : 15″ x 15″

Made By The Clash

Ⓟ & © 2013 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited. All rights reserved. Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. All trademarks and logos are protected. Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8 87254 60002 2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 887254600022
  • Label Code: LC12723
  • Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
  • Mould SID Code (CD1-CD8 (Variant 1)): IFPI 94K8
  • Mould SID Code (CD1-CD8 (Variant 2)): IFPI 94K6
  • Mould SID Code (CD9 (Variant 1)): IFPI 946Q
  • Mould SID Code (CD9 (Variant 2)): IFPI 94K8
  • Mould SID Code (CD10 (Variant 1)): IFPI 945R
  • Mould SID Code (CD10 (Variant 2)): IFPI 94K7
  • Mould SID Code (CD11 (Variant 1)): IFPI 945Q
  • Mould SID Code (CD11 (Variant 2)): IFPI 94Z4
  • Mould SID Code (DVD (Variant 1)): IFPI 947U
  • Mould SID Code (DVD (Variant 2)): IFPI 948Y
  • Matrix / Runout (CD9 (Variant 1)): Sony DADC A0102126273-0101 18 A01
  • Matrix / Runout (CD9 (Variant 2)): Sony DADC A0102126273-0101 18 A00
  • Matrix / Runout (CD10 (Variant 1)): Sony DADC A0102126288-0101 18 A00
  • Matrix / Runout (CD10 (Variant 2)): Sony DADC A0102126288-0101 35 A00
  • Matrix / Runout (CD11 (Variant 1)): Sony DADC A0102126260-0101 18 A00
  • Matrix / Runout (CD11 (Variant 2)): Sony DADC A0102126260-0101 18 A01
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD Layer 1 (Variants 1 and 2)): Sony DADC A0102115882-A911 18 A00
  • Matrix / Runout (DVD Layer 2 (Variants 1 and 2)): Sony DADC A0102115882-B911 16 A00
  • Mastering SID Code (CD9 (Variants 1 and 2)): IFPI L558
  • Mastering SID Code (CD10 (Variant 1)): IFPI L558
  • Mastering SID Code (CD10 (Variant 2)): IFPI L555
  • Mastering SID Code (CD11 (Variants 1 and 2)): IFPI L558
  • Mastering SID Code (DVD Layer 1 (Variants 1 and 2)): IFPI L558
  • Mastering SID Code (DVD Layer 2 (Variants 1 and 2)): IFPI L556

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Sound System (Box Set, Compilation, 143×File, MP3, Album, Compilation) Columbia none US 2013

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Reviews

  • briandisc's avatar
    briandisc
    I love this box. It's very rare to have a new master that improves on the previous mastering.
    • Jinpa32's avatar
      Jinpa32
      I'm listening to London Calling from this set and really liking it; so far I prefer it to my UK first press LP! HDTracks has a 24/96 version of this set; anyone heard it?
      • Spudboy5461's avatar
        Spudboy5461
        I believe that the 1st 100 copies that were ordered though the Clash official website has a small cloth that has a printed Joe Strummer autograph and genuine autographs of Paul, Mick and Topper. The back ground was similar to the Black Market Clash cover.
        • StevenWilsonsProgCat's avatar
          StevenWilsonsProgCat
          I just bought this and asmuch as i love it, it came with the booklet in CD 6 separated from the actual CD Digi-Book casing, Has this happened to anyone else?, Would Columbia replace it?,
          • powerpoplarry1967's avatar
            powerpoplarry1967
            This is an awesome set...but I'm curious about 1 thing...I bought a good used copy from a local CD/vinyl store called Mr Cheapo's for like $90 about 2-3 years ago, dead excited, all pieces included, nothing missing. Was going over all the music & I found something pretty peculiar, was defintely an error...I wonder how many of these boomboxes were pressed & how many have this error?? Now, what's the error?? On the "Extras" discs, "Armagiddeon Time" is missing & in it's place was a 9 minute track combining both "Bank Robber" & "Rockers Galore On A UK Tour" on the same track, and it follows the 2 songs on separate tracks!! Strange yet interesting!! I wonder if my copy is the only copy out there with this error?? Btw, I have the song "Armagiddeon Time" on the "Clash On Broadway" 3CD box, so I kinda don't mind this error cuz it makes this set that much more rare & uncommon...anyone else have this error??
            • goodtastecd's avatar
              goodtastecd
              ATTENTION CLASH FANS. RUN don't walk. RUN and get the new Clash box! All the studio albums (other than "Cut the Crap" and the American version of the first LP) have been newly Remastered. And they are miles above the last edition. It's night and day. The sound is STELLAR. All the albums have LYRIC SHEETS!!!!! There's several CD's of out-takes and singles, a DVD, and some cool swag. Completely worth the substantial investment.
              • TimBucknall's avatar
                TimBucknall
                Edited 4 years ago
                some random musings.
                re: extras CD
                Ghetto Defendant is just described as "unedited" but it also features a different take of Strummers vocal track
                The Beautiful People Are Ugly just sounds lame in this mix, the synth sounds are worse than anything on Cut The Crap
                Kill Time sounds thin, the guitars are too low in the mix, it sounds like an unfinished jam. you can see why it was left off Combat Rock.
                the Extended Sean Flynn is brilliant, my favourite track of the whole set

                the unedited Straight to Hell is supposedly the same as the version on the clash on broadway box set but it sounds very different. whether it is a different mix or just a result of the heavy handed shrill mastering i'm not sure - more research needed
                splitting Sandinista! into 3 discs instead of 2 and London Calling into 2 instead of 1 is annoying and takes up space that could have been better used.

                If you already have a fairly complete Clash collection, i'm not sure it would be worth your while buying this

                the mastering is mostly ok (not my personal taste but ok) for a modern release until we reach Combat Rock and its associated Outtakes & B-sides then it becomes very unpleasant and i had to stop listening

                on the positive side
                Koka Kola has a complete intro with no tape speed issues.
                Bankrobber's drum intro isn't as clean as the intro of Rockers Galore , i wonder why they didn't simply paste the intro from Robber Dub or Rockers Galore to create a pristine copy of Bankrobber
                • chazfromtoronto's avatar
                  chazfromtoronto
                  Because i absolutely fell in love with The Clash with the Bob Clearmountain 12" remix of Rock The Casbah and played it every weekend to a packed dancefloor, i felt it necessary to include all the pertaining info regarding the tracks on "Sound System Extras" and also simply because it is crucial to this particular cd inclusion in the box set! Love it to death!!
                  so sue me if i'm wrong.

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