London Calling - The Legacy Edition (Bonus CD) [Original recording remastered, Special Edition]

The Clash | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Original recording remastered, Special Edition
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0002Y4TZG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,904 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. London Calling

2. Brand New Cadillac

3. Jimmy Jazz

4. Hateful

5. Rudie Can't Fail

6. Spanish Bombs

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Hateful

2. Rudi Can't Fail

3. Paul's Tune

4. I'm Not Down

5. 4 Horsemen

6. Koka Kola

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. London Calling Live Concert Footage

2. I'm Not Down Snippet

3. The Right Profile Snippet

4. Brand New Cadillac Snippet

5. Hateful Snippet

6. LOVERS ROCK Snippet

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

90 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Clash Afficianados only, September 30, 2004

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G. L Vince "glv725" (Lansdale, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: London Calling - The Legacy Edition (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

Disc One: The Original LP

Hands down, The Clash's "London Calling" is one of the strongest albums in rock history. Despite being a punk rock group, The Clash explored reggae, ska, jazz, pop with strong melodies with equally as strong lyrics. Throughout the album's 19 tracks, it is never boring and is essential in anyone's record collection.

Disc Two: The Vanilla Tapes

The demos from the "London Calling" sessions are very interesting but it is by no means something one just sits back and listens to. The sound quality is poor, and the songs are not quite in the form that they would take on later. The most intresting is the cover of Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me". It would have been interesting to hear a better cut of that song. Interesting listening for fans but newcomers might not welcome it as much.

DVD: The Last Testament

There is some cool videos on the DVD of "Train in Vain", "London Calling" and "Clampdown" but the documentary itself really kind of drags. Listening to the album take form on disc 2 is interesting but nothing is really learned in the documentary. Plays a lot like a "Behind the Music" episode but not nearly as in depth. Pretty much just an added bonus.

FINAL REVIEW:

As I mentioned, "London Calling" is a must have. A Five Star classic that ranks among the greatest albums of all time. Not having this is like not having "Sgt. Pepper" or "Kind of Blue". The album in its new extended package is excessive and for die hard fans. The demos are interesting but nothing to listen to repeatedly and the DVD is a throw away. Not a waste of money but if you own the original remastered CD, that should suffice.

61 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars We Must Put An End To Re-Releasing, November 13, 2004

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Ben Dugan "Ben Dugan" (Flying Monkey Killer) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Calling - The Legacy Edition (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

This isn't a review of the Clash's "London Calling" album, which for all purposes is one of, if not the, greatest albums of all tie. This is a critique of this package of the album.
The record itself is amazong, though it is the exact the same as the record that has been out on C.D. for the past five years.
But the extras are a bit of a sham. The widely bootlegged "Vanilla Tapes" were actually better in their bootleg quality. Here the sound is muddled, which wouldn't be a bad thing if you could actually hear it all, but since there has been absolutley no effort made to fix the sound, it just reeks of laziness, like someone at Epic Records decided to drain more cash from Clash fans since the only surefire way to sell records anymore is re-releasing classic albums to people who all ready own them.
The DVD is made up of things that are all ready availble on the far superior "Westway to the World", except this time again it feels like a patchwork. The editing is choppy, and it looks, feels, and probably is just a way to jack the price up another five to ten bucks.
The reason for the re-releasing, and most of this type of stuff(you hear me Weezer) is to make money. There is something wrong about this that I can't even explain it in words. This package feels like something Joe Strummer would have been against.
If you are a Clash fan then you no doubt disagree with me, and that's cool. All of this is subjective. And if you don't own "London Calling", then by all means get it as quickly as you can. But not this version. Get the single C.D. version.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing Michael, sing!, September 28, 2004

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milo66 (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: London Calling - The Legacy Edition (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

You'd have to have a hard heart to deny Joe's ex and Mick and Paul one last payday. I remember buying this record in September of 1980; two records for a list price of $7.98, a year later they'd release Sandinista (three LPs!) and list it at $9.98. This at the same time that Columbia was asking $11.98 for Bruce Springsteen's two-LP The River and $14.98 for The Wall. Joe always had a keen sense of the thin wallets in the pockets of his fan base.

I remember bringing this record back to my dorm (fall of my freshman year) and dropping the needle on Side 1. It didn't matter who you played it for -- skinny-tie new wavers, heavy metal freaks (this was the year of AC/DC), Jefferson Starship fans, CSN fans -- no one could deny the genius of it. I wore out all four sides in this order -- Side 1, Side 3 (Elevator! Goin up!), Side 4, Side 2. These days you can have all 4 sides (no flipping, no wear!) for $10.98. It's still the best bargain in rock history.

Or you can have this thing for $26.98 (hey! down to $24.98!). There's nothing essential on the Vanilla Tapes, though I'm still glad to own it. The DVD, like all such "making-of" endeavors, is best avoided. The full-size fold-out lyric sheet is welcome. Whoever decided to illustrate the broadside interior and several pages of the booklet with generic 50s "sock-hop" clip-art should meet the same fate as the Card Cheat. But all in all, it's a generous tribute to a band that was once "the only band that matters."