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The Clash
1981-05-10
Japp Edenhall
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. London Calling
02. The Leader
03. Somebody Got Murdered
04. White Man In Hammersmith Palais
05. The Guns Of Brixton
06. Lightning Strikes
07. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
08. This Is Radio Clash
09. Charlie Don't Surf
10. The Magnificent Seven
11. Bankrobber
12. Train In Vain
13. Career Opportunities
14. Clampdown
15. One More Time
16. I Fought the Law
Welcome to our first of many Punk and New Wave posts in keeping with one of our 3 themes for May! On December 12, 1980, The Clash released Sandanista, a triple album featuring 36 songs. The disc featured a diverse mix of musical styles, including punk, reggae, rockabilly, folk, jazz, R&B and rap. In order to get the record company to release a 3 album set at an affordable price, the band did not take any royalties on the first 200,000 copies that were sold. For The Clash, Sandanista was a pivotal disc as it followed on the heels of London’s Calling, their 1979 double album that was widely hailed as one of the finest records in rock history. While Sandanista wasn’t quite that good, it still wound up being selected as the album of the year by the Village Voice. Critic Robert Christgau said of the album "if this is their worst -- which it is, I think -- they must be, er, the world's greatest rock and roll band" and gave the album an A-. The band launched a European tour in April in support of the disc, including this performance from Amsterdam, 33 years ago today on May 10, 1981. Unfortunately, this FM broadcast is not the complete concert, but even so, when you download it you’ll immediately understand why the Clash were often billed as “the only band that matters”.
7 comments:
Speedy!
Thank you so much for all your work, and the creative writeups with each post.
Pleasure to read. I look forward to this clash boot.
Thanks for the kind words Volke! Hope all is well!
Thanks for this Speedy! I'm looking forward to listening to it!
Thanks for posting the FM source of this show. I've been making do with a so-so mp3 version for years. This is one Clash show not to be missed, especially for the version of 'Clampdown' where Topper throws in some very different drum breaks in the final verse.
'Sandinista!' is THE best Clash album. Period.
Bill
I haven't seen many 'Sandanista'-era boots, so this was a wonderful surprise. Even better, it's a potent show!
Thanks for sharing.
DEAD DOWNLOAD LINK :(
new link is up
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