Super Black Market Clash Music Cd

Clash - Super Black Market Clash

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Super Black Market Clash      Artist : The Clash      List Price : $12.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1993-10-26      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (39 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Super Black Market Clash      Not the real thing, but...      Rating:      This isn't you father's "Black Market Clash" but as long as you can pick up both, you might want to. All of the tracks that didn't make it onto this reissue (is it a reissue, or a whole new thing?)are easily available elsewhere but old timers (like me) kind of prefer not having our memories messed with. That said, this is still way cool and gathers up lots of odds and ends that you want if you're a fan. I used to have alot of these tracks on singles, but I don't pull out the singles that much anymore, so having them easily at hand is definitely worth it. Next to the first LP this is the one I seem to pull out and play most often. I have both versions, and I play both. Both deserve five stars in my view, but they are both completely different experiences. If you truly love the Clash, get'em both. You won't regret it.     Customer Reviews for Super Black Market Clash Cd      (3.5 stars) Some good stuff here      Rating:      As everyone before me has said, this is not an expanded version of Black Market Clash, because it's missing a few songs: "Armagideon Time" (which is awesome), "Cheat", "Bankrobber", and "Capital Radio One". Three of these four songs can be found on The Essential Clash, but "Armagideon Time", the best of the four, is tough to come across in its studio version. So there's an immediate problem: it fails to collect a few important rarities. And I can't say I'm a huge fan of "The Prisoner", or the instrumental "Listen". Furthermore, far as I'm concerned there isn't loads of difference between this version of "Jail Guitar Doors" and the one found on the debut. Still, some of these outtakes are essential. "Groovy Times" is one of my favorite Clash songs. It's got one of Strummer's finest vocal performances, and the flamenco guitar break is beautiful. Not to mention the lyrics. Strummer's ability to write a great protest is undiminished. This would've fit in great with London Calling, why'd they leave it out? The cover of the reggae classic "Pressure Drop" is awesome as well. "1977" is a solid, powerful punk-rocker that's as good as the best of the first album. Those three songs are musts, and a few others are good ("Capital Radio Two"; "Gateway to the West"; "Stop the World"; "This Is Radio Clash"), and there's a fine dub version of "Armagideon Time", "Justice Tonight/Kick it Over", which at nine minutes is probably the longest Clash song. And a cool dub version of "Bankrobber". You know what? Dub reggae rules. Or at least dub from the Clash. I know nothing about it from anyone else, but I probably should investigate. But some of this is a bit much. I mean, do we really need instrumental versions of "The Call-Up" ("The Cool Out"), "The Magnificent Seven" ("The Magnificent Dance") and "Rock the Casbah" ("The Mustapha Dance")? Or reggae throwaways like "Cool Confusion", "First Night Back in London", and "Longtime Jerk"? So it's definitely not a top-flight purchase, but it's good for fans who have all the rest. Editorial Reviews for Super Black Market Clash Audio Cd      Album Description      Digitally remastered from the original production master tapes, this a reissue of the 1993 retrospective for 'the only band that matters', England's best punk/ new wave group, The Clash. Contains tracks from their 1980 mini-album 'Black Market Clash', plus some other non-album A-sides & B-sides, as well as some rare tracks every true fan needs. 21 tracks in all. 1999 release.