Combat Rock
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| Combat Rock | ||
|---|---|---|
| Missing image Combat_rock_cover.jpg Combat Rock | ||
| LP by The Clash | ||
| Released | May 14, 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1981-1982 | |
| Genre | Punk rock | |
| Length | 46 min 21 sec | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer | The Clash | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 3.5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47F19D349AE7120D6963B56C0A276E029D64CEE831F29461BDFBA3C54952B25C30BE6D1AEFDFB74AB7FB0FD2EA45E43D2C0EE55F6DF662D5DF0&sql=10:yudyyl3jxpeb~T1) |
| The Clash Chronology | ||
| Sandinista! (1980) | Combat Rock (1982) | Cut the Crap (1985) |
Combat Rock is a 1982 album released by The Clash. It was the last album to contain the "original" line-up before Mick Jones left, and Topper Headon was kicked out due to drug-related reasons.
In January, 2000 this album along with the rest of the Clash's catalog was remastered and re-released.
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Track listing
- "Know Your Rights" (3:39) (Jones/Strummer)
- "Car Jamming" (3:58) (The Clash)
- "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (3:06) (The Clash)
- "Rock the Casbah" (3:14) (The Clash)
- "Red Angel Dragnet" (3:48) (The Clash)
- "Straight to Hell" (5:30) (The Clash)
- "Overpowered by Funk" (4:55) (The Clash)
- "Atom Tan" (2:32) (The Clash)
- "Sean Flynn" (4:30) (The Clash)
- "Ghetto Defendant" (4:45) (The Clash)
- "Inoculated City" (2:43) (The Clash)
- "Death is a Star" (3:08) (The Clash)
Bold songs released as singles
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Album Credits
- Mick Jones: Guitars, vocals
- Joe Strummer: Guitars, vocals
- Paul Simonon: Bass
- Topper Headon: Drums
- Ellen Foley, Allen Ginsburg, Joe Ely, Futura 2000: Backing vocals
- Tymon Dogg: Piano on 12
- Poly Mandell: Keyboards on 7
- Gary Barnacle: Saxophone on 9
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Chart Information
In the United Kingdom the album charted at #2 spending 23 weeks in the UK charts. The album reached #7 in the United States spending 61 weeks on the chart and was certified platinum
