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Clash on Broadway is a box set compilation album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on Legacy Records in 1991. It comprises 64 tracks on three compact discs, spanning the time period from their 1977 debut single, "White Riot", through the Combat Rock album of 1982. It does not include material from the band's final sessions led by Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, resulting in the final album Cut the Crap (1985). It was initially released in longbox form.

Content

The set contains five previously unreleased tracks, two early demo recordings, and three live recordings, one of which had been released on a film soundtrack. Thirteen of the eighteen singles released during the time frame covered appear, leaving out "Remote Control", released as a single against the band's wishes, "English Civil War" and "I Fought the Law", both of which appear via live versions, as well as "Hitsville UK" and "Know Your Rights".

Disc one contains mostly recordings taken from the band's early singles, including the extended play single Capital Radio (1977), and their 1977 debut album. The four songs deleted from the British version of The Clash album and replaced by singles tracks for the American version—"Deny", "Protex Blue", "Cheat" and "48 Hours"—are included. Disc two focuses on tracks from the albums Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978) and London Calling (1979), and the extended play single The Cost of Living (1979). Disc three contains tracks from Sandinista! (1980) and Combat Rock (1982), with tracks from the latter including both edited and unedited versions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Janie Jones" (early demo produced by Guy Stevens) previously unreleased2:11
2."Career Opportunities" (early demo produced by Guy Stevens) previously unreleased1:58
3."White Riot" A-side of first single (1977)1:59
4."1977" B-side of first single (1977)1:41
5."I'm So Bored with the USA" The Clash (1977)2:25
6."Hate and War" The Clash2:06
7."What's My Name"Jones, Strummer, Keith LeveneThe Clash1:40
8."Deny" UK version of The Clash (1977)3:05
9."London's Burning" The Clash2:10
10."Protex Blue" UK version of The Clash1:46
11."Police and Thieves"Junior Murvin, Lee "Scratch" PerryThe Clash6:00
12."48 Hours" UK version of The Clash1:36
13."Cheat" UK version of The Clash2:07
14."Garageland" The Clash3:14
15."Capital Radio One" Capital Radio EP (1977)2:09
16."Complete Control" US version of The Clash (1979)3:14
17."Clash City Rockers" US version of The Clash3:49
18."City of the Dead" B-side of the "Complete Control" single (1977)2:24
19."Jail Guitar Doors" US version of The Clash3:05
20."The Prisoner" B-side of the "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" single (1978)3:00
21."(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" US version of The Clash4:01
22."Pressure Drop"Toots HibbertB-side of the "English Civil War" single (1979)3:26
23."1-2 Crush on You" B-side of the "Tommy Gun" single (1978)3:01
24."English Civil War" (live recording from the Lyceum Theatre, London, 1979)traditional, arranged Strummer/Jonespreviously unreleased2:41
25."I Fought the Law" (live)Sonny CurtisRude Boy soundtrack (1979)2:26
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Safe European Home" Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978)3:51
2."Tommy Gun" Give 'Em Enough Rope3:17
3."Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" Give 'Em Enough Rope3:04
4."Stay Free" Give 'Em Enough Rope3:40
5."One Emotion" previously unreleased; Give 'Em Enough Rope sessions4:40
6."Groovy Times" Cost of Living EP (1978)3:30
7."Gates of the West" Cost of Living EP3:27
8."Armagideon Time"Willie Williams, Jackie MittooB-side of the "London Calling" single (1979)3:50
9."London Calling" London Calling (1979)3:20
10."Brand New Cadillac"Vince TaylorLondon Calling2:10
11."Rudie Can't Fail" London Calling3:30
12."The Guns of Brixton"Paul SimononLondon Calling3:11
13."Spanish Bombs" London Calling3:20
14."Lost in the Supermarket" London Calling3:48
15."The Right Profile" London Calling3:55
16."The Card Cheat"The ClashLondon Calling3:51
17."Death or Glory" London Calling3:57
18."Clampdown" London Calling3:50
19."Train in Vain" London Calling3:11
20."Bankrobber" A-side of UK single (1980)4:33
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Police on My Back"Eddy GrantSandinista! (1980)3:18
2."The Magnificent Seven"The ClashSandinista!5:33
3."The Leader"The ClashSandinista!1:42
4."The Call Up"The ClashSandinista!5:28
5."Somebody Got Murdered"The ClashSandinista!3:35
6."Washington Bullets"The ClashSandinista!3:52
7."Broadway"The ClashSandinista!4:57
8."Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)" (live recording from Bonds International Casino, New York City, 1981)The Clashpreviously unreleased3:38
9."Every Little Bit Hurts"Ed Cobbpreviously unreleased; Sandinista! sessions4:38
10."Stop the World"The ClashB-side of "The Call Up" single (1980)2:33
11."Midnight to Stevens" (recorded at People's Hall, Frestonia, London in 1981)The Clashpreviously unreleased4:39
12."This Is Radio Clash"The ClashA-side of the "This is Radio Clash" single (1981)4:11
13."Cool Confusion"The ClashB-side of the "Should I Stay or Should I Go" single (1982)3:15
14."Red Angel Dragnet" (edited version)The ClashCombat Rock (1982)3:25
15."Ghetto Defendant" (edited version)The ClashCombat Rock4:15
16."Rock the Casbah" (US single version)The ClashCombat Rock3:42
17."Should I Stay or Should I Go" (US single version)The ClashCombat Rock3:09
18."Straight to Hell" (unedited version)The ClashCombat Rock6:56
19."The Street Parade" (hidden track)The ClashSandinista!3:27

Personnel

The Clash
Technical

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clash on Broadway – The Clash | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ Melody Maker (29 February 2000). pp. 48–49.
  3. ^ Q Magazine (April 2000). p. 107.