London Calling

THE CLASH Released Their Double Masterpiece Album ‘LONDON CALLING’ 40 Years Ago Today…

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14 December 2019

Legends THE CLASH released LONDON CALLING, their best album – a double one – on
14 December 1979, 40 years ago today. A monumental record with the band mixing a
lot of different musical genres such as reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop and lounge jazz. Lyrically, the songs were about social issues like inequality, unemployment, racial conflicts, drug abuse and our climate’s ugly future. The final result was a bold, multi-faceted and overall astonishing achievement. The double longplayer scored big time, worldwide, with sales of over five million copies.

Three of the many highlights…

– LONDON CALLING –

– GUNS OF BRIXTON –

– CLAMPDOWN –
(Live version)…

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Album in full…

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THE CLASH: Facebook


Back sleeve

THE CLASH Released Classic Single ‘LONDON CALLING’ 40 Years Ago Today…

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Knockouts from the past…

7 December 2019

40 years ago today, on 7 December 1979, iconic punk rockers THE CLASH released
their classic single ‘LONDON CALLING‘, the title track from their double masterpiece
LP that appeared a week later. It was an electrical stomper about Doomsday, about the world melting down, with Joe Strummer spitting and sneering as never before. Sounds like The Clash were climate activists avant la lettre speaking out about our endangered environment with a hellish uppercut of a song, and an equally apocalyptic B-side, the
bass loaded dub reggae cracker Armagideon Time. The single peaked at #11 in the UK.

“The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growin’ thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear ’cause
London is drowning, and I, I live by the river”

Here’s the ominous power stroke…

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The handwritten lyrics by the late great Joe Strummer…

5 Magnificent Albums Turning… 40 In 2019

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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…

Here come Five Magnificent Albums, selected
by Turn Up The Volume turning 40 next year!

– 1. ‘Unknown Pleasures’ by JOY DIVISION –

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– ‘2. Metal Box‘ by PUBLIC IMAGE LTD –

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– 3.’Fear Of Music’ by TALKING HEADS –

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– ‘4. London Calling‘ by THE CLASH –

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– 5. Setting Sons‘ by THE JAM –

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