At Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:56:51 John wrote:

>Would it make me a complete Philistine if I said American -- if only 
>because it includes "White Man in Hammersmith Palais?"
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>:)
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>But natch, the UK version is the more authentic of the two. CBS was too 
>afraid to release it in the States initially because it was too raw. And 
>they waited until after Give 'Em Enough Rope came out before they plucked 
>up their nerve.

If you grab the fairly new SONY compilation "The Essential Clash" they do a 
fine job of mixing both together to represent the first "album" (as it 
were).

From the US release:
White Riot
Complete Control
White Man In Hammersmith Palais
Clash City Rocker (Original Version)
I Fought The Law

From the UK release:
London's Burning
I'm So Bored With The USA
Career Opportunities
Hate & War
Cheat
Police & Thieves
Janie Jones
Garageland

The only "essential" tracks from the two albums they missed (IMHO) was "Jail 
Guitar Doors" and "Remote Control".

Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye

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