London Calling
The Clash
500 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 470912 |
| Excel File Row | 202 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:02:36 |
| Pressing Year | 1979 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | CBS |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | S CBS CLASH 3 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | 1-2-A1 CBS-S-CLASH-3A ("Aylesbury UK Pressing") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | CL-1-2-B1 CBS-S-CLASH-3B |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | EX+ |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Punk & Post-Punk |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
Ah, a 1979 edition, first CBS pressing! A piece of history that carries vivid anecdotes with it.
The famous cover of *London Calling*, with Paul Simonon about to smash his Fender Precision Bass on stage at the Palladium in New York on 21 September 1979, was not a staged pose, but the expression of pure and simple frustration. That evening, a bouncer had forbidden the audience from standing up, creating a cold and tense atmosphere that deeply irritated the band. Simonon, furious at the imposition of such a passive attitude, vented his anger on the instrument, a moment spontaneously and masterfully captured by Pennie Smith's lens. Initially, Smith herself was reluctant to use the photo, considering it "technically imperfect", but its undeniable raw power and the cathartic energy of the gesture convinced the band and designer Ray Lowry. The image, accompanied by a green and pink font that paid homage to the graphics of Elvis Presley's first album, thus became the perfect visual embodiment of the urgency and controlled anarchy of one of the most influential records of all time.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - London Calling (3:17)
- A2 - Brand New Cadillac (2:05)
- A3 - Jimmy Jazz (3:51)
- A4 - Hateful (2:42)
- A5 - Rudie Can't Fail (3:25)
- B1 - Spanish Bombs (3:17)
- B2 - The Right Profile (3:50)
- B3 - Lost In The Supermarket (3:43)
- B4 - Clampdown (3:45)
- B5 - The Guns Of Brixton (3:08)
- C1 - Wrong 'Em Boyo (3:08)
- C2 - Death Or Glory (3:52)
- C3 - Koka Kola (1:44)
- C4 - The Card Cheat (3:44)
- D1 - Lover's Rock (3:59)
- D2 - Four Horsemen (2:55)
- D3 - I'm Not Down (3:03)
- D4 - Revolution Rock (5:29)
- D5 - Train In Vain (3:02)
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