- punk, punk rock
- 44 min
- 15 tracks
- CBS
The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts, and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Alternative Press5/5
- The Baltimore Sun4/4 ★
- Classic Rock5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Select5/5
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- Blender5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
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Tracks
- 1Clash City Rockers3:58
- 2I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.2:25
- 3Remote Control3:02
- 4Complete Control3:15
- 5White Riot2:01
- 6(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais4:01
- 7London’s Burning2:11
- 8I Fought the Law2:39
- 9Janie Jones2:06
- 10Career Opportunities1:53
- 11What’s My Name1:41
- 12Hate & War2:06
- 13Police & Thieves6:00
- 14Jail Guitar Doors3:05
- 15Garageland3:13
15 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Clash
- Label
- CBS
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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