My wife bought me the Singles boxed set for Christmas last year.
It's as close as it comes to actually being there. Genius.

JLM



On Apr 27, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Jaimie Vernon wrote:

> 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?"
>>
>>
>> :)
>>
>> 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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