Producers include: The Clash, Guy Stevens, Mikey Dread, Lee Perry, Sandy Perlman.

Includes liner notes by Albert Transom.

Digitally remastered by Ray Staff & Bob Whitney (Whitfield Street Studios, London, England).

Though not the definitive anthology that the CLASH ON BROADWAY box is, THE STORY OF THE CLASH is an appealing, if confusing, two-disc compilation of the second World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. Any collection that draws on the early-to-mid-period recordings of the Clash (as this one does) is bound to be worthwhile, and THE STORY OF THE CLASH sweetens the pot by throwing in some relative obscurities, like “Armagideon Time” and “Spanish Bombs” along with classics like “London Calling” and “Career Opportunities.” The mildly disconcerting aspect of this set is the lack of chronological or thematic order; songs from all phases of the band's career are thrown together in seemingly random fashion, so this doesn't really function as a history of the band. It does, however, put a whole lot of great Clash songs in one place, and you can't go wrong with that.

Track Listing: Disc 1: 1. The Magnificent Seven 2. Rock The Casbah 3. This Is Radio Clash 4. Should I Stay Or Should I Go 5. Straight To Hell 6. Armagideon Time 7. Clampdown 8. Train In Vain 9. The Guns Of Brixton 10. I Fought The Law 11. Somebody Got Murdered 12. Lost In The Supermarket 13. Bank Robber

Disc 2: 1. In Hammersmith Palais, (White Man) 2. London's Burning 3. Janie Jones 4. Tommy Gun 5. Complete Control 6. Capitol Radio 7. White Riot 8. Career Opportunities 9. Clash City Rockers 10. Safe European Home 11. Stay Free 12. London Calling 13. Spanish Bombs 14. English Civil War 15. Police And Thieves

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