THE CLASH "London Calling" 1980 UK CBS 1st PRESS *MINT

	£		70
	$		93

THE CLASH "London Calling" 1980 UK CBS 1st PRESS *MINT
STUNNING, BARELY PLAYED, w/STICKERED SLEEVE & 2 INSERTS
THE CLASH
London Calling

HERE WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!, UK CBS, ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING (December 1979) OF THE CLASH'S SUPERB, DOUBLE LP SET, "London Calling" ALL IN AMAZING, VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED, MINT CONDITION THROUGHOUT!!!

*****THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE 4, "Train In Vain" is ONLY mentioned on Side 4 dead wax etching, NOT on sleeve, label or insert!!!!!

*THIS IS ONE OF A SMALL COLLECTION OF PUNK/PUNK RELATED ALBUMS I AM CURRENTLY LISTING, ALL OF WHICH ARE IN BEAUTIFUL, MOSTLY UNPLAYED, MINT CONDITION!!!!!
ALL HAVE BEEN KEPT, SINCE NEW, IN PLASTIC SLEEVES AND CAREFULLY STORED!!! (SOME EVEN STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL PURCHASE RECEIPTS!!!)
ALL HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED (as always) TO CHECK THEY ARE INDEED AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK AND I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THEY ALL ARE!!
ALL ARE SUPERB ARCHIVE/UPGRADE COPIES!!!!! AND YOU WILL NOT FIND BETTER EXAMPLES!!!
SO IF THIS PARTICULAR ERA OF BRITISH MUSIC IS OF INTEREST TO YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE. I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT FIND BETTER COPIES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE - SO DON'T MISS OUT!!!

1979 CBS (CLASH 3)
Matrix: A3/B3/C2/D2 (side 4 has the etching "TRACK 5 IS "TRAIN IN VAIN"")
MADE IN ENGLAND

Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music.
Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call.
While many of the songs -- particularly "London Calling," "Spanish Bombs," and "The Guns of Brixton" -- are explicitly political, by acknowledging no boundaries the music itself is political and revolutionary.
But it is also invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums. Over the course of the record, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones (and Paul Simonon, who wrote "The Guns of Brixton") explore their familiar themes of working-class rebellion and antiestablishment rants, but they also tie them in to old rock & roll traditions and myths, whether it's rockabilly greasers or "Stagger Lee," as well as mavericks like doomed actor Montgomery Clift.
*The result is a stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded.


Track Listing:
Side One: London Calling / Brand New Cadillac / Jimmy Jazz / Hateful / Rudie Can't Fail
Side Two: Spanish Bombs / The Right Profile / Lost In The Supermarket / Clampdown / The Guns Of Brixton
Side Three: Wrong 'Em Boyo / Death Or Glory / Koka Kola / The Card Cheat
Side Four: Lover's Rock / Four Horsemen / I'm Not Down / Revolution Rock / ("Train In Vain" ONLY mentioned on side 4 dead wax etching, NOT on sleeve, label or insert!!!!!)

LABELS: CLEAN and FRESH with NO wear, NO writing and only one or two of the LIGHTEST spindle mark!! THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES AT MOST!!!
VINYL Visual: Both records have a DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN. The surfaces are COMPLETELY UNMARKED!!! - BEAUTIFUL LIKE-NEW VINYL!! STUNNING!!
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING audio delivery!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY SHARP and VERY STRONG!!!!! Fantastic audio reproduction and one of the best sounding LPs in the Clash catalogue!! STUNNING!!! There are NO scratches, NO jumps, NO sticks, and NO surface noise AT ALL!!!!  - truly awesome and very, VERY rare, especially for a first pressing!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groove-wear and NO distortion!!!! And I have NO hesitation in giving this a MINT audio grading!!!! Plays absolutely PERFECTLY with NO faults WHATSOEVER!!!! NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!!
SLEEVE: The 1st issue MATTE single cover (with the original GREEN STICKER!!!) is in MINT(-) condition with just the slightest impression of the records showing!! Otherwise, LIKE-NEW!!!! NO edge or spine wear AT ALL!!! The spine is straight and true with all text SHARP and CLEAR!! A BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE!!
LYRIC INSERTS: The 2 lyric insert are again, PRISTINE & LIKE-NEW!!!!!

A BEAUTIFUL COPY!!! YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE BETTER!!!

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING COPY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST LPs FROM THE PUNK ERA (OR, IN FACT, ANY ERA!!) AND AS THE ORIGINAL 1979 FIRST PRESSING!!! AND IN MINT CONDITION - VERY SCARCE!!!!
YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER COPY!! IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE IT MAY BE QUITE A WHILE BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER!!
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO HIDDEN RESERVE
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS


POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £3.90 (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.50 (Insured & Signed For: £9.00)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £9.00 (Insured & Signed For: £12.50)

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