There's a documentary that was produced to coincide with the box set. Not revelatory so far, but nice to see the guys together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-WktpcHpI
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
Mick and Paul are on reddit answering some questions. Some of these redditors make some lame questions so if you have an actual Clash fan question you want answered here you go:
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1msew6/this_is_mick_and_paul_from_the_clash_ask_us/
― Moka, Friday, 20 September 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
For the holidays, a two-hour This Is Radio Clash program, with bizarre Bernie Rhodes cameos in Chipmunks speed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mjl04
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 26 December 2013 18:54 (ten years ago) link
I still can't stand a certain minor chart hit.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 December 2017 11:33 (six years ago) link
if memory serves it was a major chart hit over here and yeah it is crushingly dull
― another day another dolour (Noodle Vague), Friday, 1 December 2017 11:42 (six years ago) link
Phony Clashmania has bitten the dust!.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 10:40 (five years ago) link
Nice work! But it's Safe European Home, not Homes
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 12:53 (five years ago) link
it's the Sumner-ite in me.
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
Ha!
Where would you put Black Market Clash? That was a big one for me, the record (or more accurately, $5.98 cassette) that made me an obsessive. They padded it out for the CD era as Super Black Market Clash, which inexplicably replaced the original Bankrobber with a dub version that goes on twice as long, but it half as good.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
just scanned through the results thread and I have no idea what I would've picked for #1 (this poll pre-dated my ILM posting by a few months--pretty sure I registered to ILM so I could vote in the Elvis Costello poll)--there were at least 12 candidates just looking at the songs that made the list
― nba jungboy (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 15:03 (five years ago) link
inexplicably replaced the original Bankrobber with a dub version that goes on twice as long, but it half as good.
it's explicable! and also the original Black Market Clash edited Bankrobber and Robber Dub together, so the Super version is the one that's half as long.
― Ah, the minty egg bits (sic), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
I bought the triple 10" version, that's a different thing!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
how so? https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Black-Market-Clash/release/103078 vs https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Black-Market-Clash/release/2987143
― Stab my hinge, get hit (sic), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 23:10 (five years ago) link
I had never seen that before. It adds the tracks that were left off the US debut.
https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Super-Black-Market-Clash/release/420020
― Freddy "Boom Boom" QAnon (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
Yes, side one is those tracks, plus "Listen" without the interview, which are all from those sessions.
Two = b-side tracks from "give them enough rope" era
three = the "Cost of Living" e.p. without "I fought the law" and the "ad" but with "Time Is Tight" instead.
four = Armagideon Time 12" dubs and Bankrobber dub
five = Mostly "Combat Rock" b-sides along with "Cool Out"
Six = Whatever's left: Casbah Dub / Mag7 dub / "This Is Radio Clash" (the a-side?)
So, basically pick yr side, it's like having 6 ep's
― Mark G, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 14:27 (five years ago) link
oh derp, I missed "triple"
― Stab my hinge, get hit (sic), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 16:41 (five years ago) link