SATCH'S FORUMS 1600

"WHITE MAN IN HAMMERSMITH PALAIS -
THE CLASH/JOE STRUMMER & PUNK-RASTA AXIS"

If imitation is a sincere form of flattery, the Clash were one of the most sincere bands to cover reggae tunes of the 60's & the 70's. Thanks to musical upbringing of Paul Simonon and Joe's ever insatiable appetite for "world music", we have here a sampling of songs that the band covered and also are associated with the band. A new book titled "Complete Clash" lists quite a lot of songs that the band played albeit during practices and soundchecks such as Althia & Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking", Bob Marley's "Dancing Shoes", Jimmy Cliff's "Harder They Come", Harry J's All Stars' "Liquidator", Desmond Dekker's "007 (Shanty Town)", Max Romeo/Lee Perry's "War In A Babylon". How cool would it be if someone somewhere somehow recorded these jewels in the rough?

Johnny "Rotten" Lydon, would claim on a BBC radio show that white groups should not cover reggae because "if it is not part of your heritage, you should leave it alone." Of course, he would play dub music while with the Public Image Limited. The boys and the other punks in mid 70's were in right place and right time to be exposed to great Jamaican music. While Don Letts, the great DJ at the Roxy is credited with opening up the punks to reggae music in certain circles, it surely had to be the boys own curiosity that must have led them to this road.

Discs 1 and 2 are mostly Clash associated songs. Disc 3 is exclusively Joe and his earliest influences are of more obscure songs. For further expansion of your reggae history, I suggest you seek out these artists. The 3CD Trojan Box Sets which currently total around 35+ are great source for all sorts of rare and obscure songs. Also seek out the "BBC Guide to Reggae with Mark Lamaar, Guest DJ Paul Simonon" and "Radio Clash - 103.8mhz" circulating amongst traders.

DISC 1
01 Punky Reggae Party (Live) - Bob Marley
02 Marijuana In My Brain - Dillinger
03 Ballistic Affair - Leroy Smart
04 Cool Operator - Delroy Wilson
05 The Train Is Coming - Ken Boothe
06 White Man In Hammersmith Palais (Live) - The Clash - Dec 28 1978
07 King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
08 Two Sevens Clash - Culture
09 Israelites - Desmond Dekker
10 Israelites - The Clash (Live) - 'Alright Now' BBC2 TV Show - Apr 18 1979
11 Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians
12 Roots Train - Junior Murvin
13 Pressure Drop - Toots And the Maytals
14 Pressure Drop (Live) - The Clash - Sep 24 1981
15 54-46 (That's My Number) - Toots And the Maytals
16 54-46 (Was My Number) - Toots And the Maytals
17 Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
18 Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin
19 Grumblin' Dub - The Upsetters
20 Solider And Police War - Jah Lion
21 Police And Thieves (Live) - The Clash - 'Rude Boy' Movie Soundtrack - May 1 1978

DISC 2
01 Cost Of Living EP Radio Advert - The Clash
02 Revolution Rock - Danny Ray
03 Revolution Rock (Instrumental) - The Clash
04 Get Up - Jackie Edwards
05 Dub Up - Push Group
06 Revolution Rock (Live) - The Clash - Jun 17 1980
07 Moon Hop - Derrick Morgan And Yebo
08 All The Way - Willie Williams
09 Guns Of Navarrone - The Skatalites
10 Guns Of Brixton (Live) - The Clash - Jun 14 1980
11 Dread At The Mantrols - Mikey Dread
12 Armagideon Time - Willie Williams
13 Armagideon Time (Live) - The Clash - Jun 17 1980
14 Rockers Galore (Live) - The Clash - Jun 17 1980
15 Bankrobber (Live) - The Clash - Jun 17 1980
16 Cross Over - Junior Murvin
17 Tighten Up - Dillinger
18 Heavy Manners - Prince Far I
19 'BBC Beginner's Guide To Reggae With Mark Lamaar' (Guest DJ Paul Simonon) - Winter 2000
Featuring 'Peace Treaty Special' - Jacob Miller

DISC 3
01 The Harder They Come - Joe Strummer And The Longbeach Dub Allstars
02 The Harder They Come (From The Movie) - Jimmy Cliff
03 The Harder They Come (Live) - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - Jul 24 2001
04 You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
05 Ride Your Donkey - The Tennors
06 Donkey Returns - Dandy Livingstone
07 Ride Your Donkey (Live) - Joe Strummer And LRW - Jul 7 1988
08 Copy Me Donkey - The Tennors
09 Love Of The Common People - Nicky Thomas
10 Love Of The Common People (Live) - Joe Strummer And LRW - Jul 7 1988
11 Book Of Rules - Heptones
12 Ten Commandments - Prince Buster
13 A Quarter Pound Of I'cense - Max Romeo
14 A Quarter Pound Of Ishen (Live) - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - Nov 23 1999
15 Six And Seven Books Of Moses - The Maytals
16 Get Down Moses (Live) - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - APR 5 2002
17 Public Enemy Number One - Max Romeo
18 Wrong 'Em Boyo - The Rulers
19 Dance Crasher - Alton Ellis & The Flames
20 Don't Be A Rude Boy - The Rulers
21 Rudy Got Soul - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
22 Rudie Can't Fail (Live) - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - Nov 5 2001
23 Rudy A Message To You - Dandy Livingstone
24 A Message To You Rudy (Live) - Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - Nov 22 2002

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