The Clash In A Box

"Audacious, angry and all-encompassing, the music of The Clash transcended categorization to represent the best of British punk. But they were much more than some simple, three chord thrash, as a new box set focusing exclusively on their 45rpm single output proves."



I just bought The Clash - The U.K. Singles Box Set. It's incredible. I bought the CD edition but it has also been released in a vinyl box set. Unfortunatly i found that out seconds after cracking open the CD one i bought. Regardless it's an incredible box set. Each CD is packaged in a sleeve with the original single artwork. They also contain songs not originally on the records. Almost every record is incredible, the only low point in listening was the last disc. It's that crazy version of The Clash with out Mick Jones and some weird dudes that we all try to forget about. But being able to oogle over each sleeve as you jam out to all the hits is incredible. The 19 CD's are packaged in a desert cover box with slip cover over that. One problem i encountered while loading them into itunes was that most of the cd's come up with different album names. Some discs say UK Singles Disc #, some say Singles Collection, some have the specific 7" name and some have nothing at all. Really not that big of a deal, but i did have to relabel 19 discs to get them in order in itunes. Besides the discs the set also includes a book. In it Different celebrity types talk about a specific disc. Generally interesting stories. It also has all the release info and chart positions for each record. A nice addition to an already sick collection. i give it 47 out 30 star. Get and relish in the splendor that is the only band that ever mattered.

Joe Strummer's my hero - watch this awesome interview with tom snyder.


check PopMatters to see more videos and read more about the clash and the new box set.
learn more about the master minds: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon.