News Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Today marks the release of Joe Strummer 001, a new box set devoted to the solo work of The Clash frontman, who passed in 2002. Subscribers of Apple Music and Spotify can stream select songs from the project below. The expansive box set encompasses Strummer’s recordings with the 101ers and The Mescaleros, as well as his soundtrack work. Much of the curation comes via his widow, Luce, who’s been archiving the remains of his writings and tapes. Joining her was artist Robert Gordon McHarg III, who previously worked on The Clash’s Sound System box set. All the tracks were restored and mastered by Grammy winner Peter J. Moore. Previously, we’ve heard “London is Burning”, an alternate take of “Burnin’ Street” off his final Mescaleros album Streetcore, and “Rose of Erin”, a 1993 song from the film When Pigs Fly. (Read: The Clash’s Top 20 Songs) “The themes of these songs resonate. I kept thinking, ‘Wow, he was so ahead of his times, but also current, and aware of the past at the same time,” McHarg III of Strummer in an interview with Rock Cellar. “It’s almost like past, present and future is all rolled up into one in everything he touched.” The box set will be available in a number of formats, including a limited edition deluxe box set that will feature vinyl pressings, a 7-inch vinyl single, a cassette, an art print, collectibles, and an accompanying book featuring rare, unpublished photographs, memorabilia, reviews, and technical notes. “The idea behind the book is that it’s an A4 notebook done as if Joe had designed it himself, telling his story,” McHarg III said in a press release. Orders are ongoing here. Joe Strummer 001 Artwork: Joe Strummer 001 Tracklist: Side 1: 01. Letsagetabitarockin 02. Keys To Your Heart 03. Love Kills 04. Tennesse Rain 05. Trash City 06. 15th Brigade Side 2: 01. Ride Your Donkey 02. Burning Lights 03. Afro-Cuban Be-Bop 04. Sand Paper Blues 05. Generations Side 3: 01. It’s A Rockin’World 02. Yalla Yalla 03. X-Ray Style 04. Johnny Appleseed Side 4: 01. Minstrel Boy 02. Redemption Song 03. Over The Border 04. Coma Girl 05. Silver & Gold Side 5: 01. Letsagetabitarockin (demo) 02. Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England (demo) 03. Pouring Rain (previously unreleased) 04. Blues On The River (previously unreleased) 05. Crying on 23rd (previously unreleased) 06. 2 Bullets (previously unreleased) Side 6: 01. When Pigs Fly 02. Pouring Rain 03. Rose of Erin (previously unreleased) 04. The Cool Impossible (previously unreleased) 05. London Is Burning (previously unreleased) 12-Inch Single: 01. US North (previously unreleased) 7-Inch Single: 01. This Is England (demo) 02. Before We Go Forward (demo) Cassette: 01. U.S. North Basement Demo (previously unreleased) Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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