A new box set devoted to the solo work of The Clash frontman, who passed in 2002. Subscribers of Apple Music and Spotify can stream select songs from the project below.
The expansive box set encompasses Strummer’s recordings with the 101ers and The Mescaleros, as well as his soundtrack work. Much of the curation comes via his widow, Luce, who’s been archiving the remains of his writings and tapes. Joining her was artist Robert Gordon McHarg III, who previously worked on The Clash’s Sound System box set. All the tracks were restored and mastered by Grammy winner Peter J. Moore. Previously, we’ve heard “London is Burning”, an alternate take of “Burnin’ Street” off his final Mescaleros album Streetcore, and “Rose of Erin”, a 1993 song from the film When Pigs Fly.
“The themes of these songs resonate. I kept thinking, ‘Wow, he was so ahead of his times, but also current, and aware of the past at the same time,” McHarg III of Strummer in an interview with Rock Cellar. “It’s almost like past, present and future is all rolled up into one in everything he touched.”
The box set will be available in a number of formats, including a limited edition deluxe box set that will feature vinyl pressings, a 7-inch vinyl single, a cassette, an art print, collectibles, and an accompanying book featuring rare, unpublished photographs, memorabilia, reviews, and technical notes. “The idea behind the book is that it’s an A4 notebook done as if Joe had designed it himself, telling his story,” McHarg III said in a press release.
CD1:
01 – Letsagetabitarockin’
02 – Keys To Your Heart (Ver2)
03 – Love Kills
04 – Tennessee Rain
05 – Trash City
06 – 15th Brigade
07 – Ride Your Donkey
08 – Burning Lights
09 – Afro-Cuban Be Bop
10 – Sand Paper Blues
11 – Generations
12 – It’s A Rockin’ World
13 – Yalla Yalla
14 – X-Ray Style
15 – Johnny Appleseed
16 – Minstrel Boy
17 – Redemption Song
18 – Over The Border
19 – Coma Girl
20 – Silver And Gold_Before I Grow Too Old
CD2:
01 – Letsagetabitarockin’ Strummer Demo
02 – Czechoslovak Song Where Is England
03 – Pouring Rain 1984
04 – Blues On The River
05 – Crying On 23rd
06 – 2 Bullets
07 – When Pigs Fly
08 – Pouring Rain 1993
09 – Rose Of Erin
10 – The Cool Impossible
11 – London Is Burning
12 – US North
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