The Clash Set To Release CD, DVD And Biography

August 11th, 2008

Clash fans start raiding your drawers for loose change and get ready for the upcoming release of a new live CD, DVD and authorized biography from the band. The CD, entitled ‘Live At Shea Stadium‘, features the Clash’s entire opening set at the Who’s farewell tour which took place at the stadium on October 13, 1982. ‘Live At Shea Stadium‘, which is out October 7 (October 6 in the UK), will contain sixteen live performances including tracks ‘Rock The Casbah‘, ‘I Fought The Law‘ and ‘Clampdown‘.

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Also from the Clash is a DVD currently available (in the US) called The Clash Live: Revolution Rock. The DVD features rare live performances that were previously unreleased as well as interviews including TV appearances. The Clash Live: Revolution Rock is available to US fans however fans in the UK will have to wait until October 6th to get their hands on it.

Finally, a new biography about the band titled The Clash By The Clash is set to hit store shelves on November 6 in the US via Grand Central Publishing (October 3 in the UK via Atlantic Books). The biography will include interviews with all band members –Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon– which were conducted for the film Westway To The World.

Live at Shea Stadium:

01 Kosmo Vinyl Introduction
02 London Calling
03 Police on My Back
04 The Guns of Brixton
05 Tommy Gun
06 The Magnificent Seven
07 Armagideon Time
08 The Magnificent Seven (Return)
09 Rock the Casbah
10 Train in Vain
11 Career Opportunities
12 Spanish Bombs
13 Clampdown
14 English Civil War
15 Should I Stay or Should I Go
16 I Fought the Law

The Clash Live: Revolution Rock:

01 Complete Control
02 I Fought the Law (London Lyceum ‘79)
03 Police & Thieves (Munich ‘77)
04 What’s My Name (Manchester Elizabethan Suite ‘77) [previously unreleased]
05 Capitol Radio One (Manchester Elizabethan Suite ‘77) [previously unreleased]
06 White Riot
07 I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. (Manchester Apollo ‘78) [previously unreleased]
08 London’s Burning (London Victoria Park ‘78)
09 1977
10 (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (Glasgow Apollo ‘78)
11 Tommy Gun
12 Safe European Home (London Music Machine ‘78)
13 London Calling (New York Bonds International Casino ‘81)
14 Clampdown (Lewisham Odeon ‘80)
15 The Guns of Brixton (Fridays ‘80)
16 Train in Vain (Lewisham Odeon ‘80)
17 This Is Radio Clash (The Tomorrow Show ‘81) [previously unreleased]
18 The Magnificent Seven (The Tomorrow Show ‘81) [previously unreleased]
19 Brand New Cadillac (Tokyo Sun Plaza Hall ‘82) [previously unreleased]
20 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Shea Stadium ‘82)
21 Know Your Rights (US Festival ‘83) [previously unreleased]
22 Career Opportunities (Shea Stadium ‘82)