Clash Releases in the Year 1978
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Clash City Rockers / Jail Guitar Doors
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UK 7" CBS 5834 02-17-78
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The mix of "Clash City Rockers" is different here than on any other record.
It was made sharper through a production technique, which supposedly got
producer Mickey Foote sacked for violating some punk ethic.
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White Man in Hammersmith Palais / The Prisoner
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UK 7" CBS 6383 06-16-78
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Came with four different colored sleeves: blue, green, yellow, and pink.
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GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE
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UK LP CBS 82431 11-10-78
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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Does anyone know how the UK version compares to the US variations? Early
copies came with a poster highlighting spots of the world engaged in war
at the time.
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GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE (block cover)
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US LP Epic 82431 11-??-78
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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This first version has "The Clash" in block lettering, and "All the Young
Punks" is titled "That's No Way to Spend Your Youth" on the back. The center
label of the disc is orange. The song titles are out of sequence on the
back cover.
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GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE (script cover)
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US LP Epic 82431 11-??-78
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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The second versions retitles "Punks" and has "The Clash" in a style made
to look like Asian characters. The center label is blue.
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GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE (white label promo)
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US LP Epic 82431 11-??-78
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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Cover is first version US. This came with a fold open Clash poster/ bio
sheet, and a DJ timing strip on the back with the correct sequence and
intro times.
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GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE (promo - pink label)
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US LP [no catalog no.] 11-??-78
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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This is a test pressing with a plain white sleeve, handwritten titles on
the cover, and typed song titles and credits on the label.
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HISTORIA DE LA MUSICA ROCK - THE CLASH
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Spain CBS LSP 15435
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Safe European Home / English Civil War / Tommy Gun / Julie's in the Drug
Squad / Last Gang in Town / Guns on the Roof / Drug Stabbing Time / Stay
Free / Cheapskates / All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)
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This is Rope released as part of the continuing Spanish series, in the
standard styled cover for such. The band shot used for a front photo is
great. I don't know what year this was actually released, but as it is
Give 'Em Enough Rope complete, it is included here.
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Tommy Gun / 1-2 Crush on You
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UK 7" CBS 6788 11-24-78
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Tommy Gun / 1-2 Crush on You (promo)