The Clash - Hits Back (2013)

CD1:
01 – London Calling
02 – Safe European Home
03 – Know Your Rights
04 – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
05 – Janie Jones
06 – The Guns of Brixtion
07 – Train in Vain
08 – Bankrobber
09 – Wrong ‘Em Boyo
10 – The Magnificent Seven
11 – Police on My Back
12 – Rock the Casbah
13 – Career Opportunities
14 – Police & Thieves
15 – Somebody Got Murdered
16 – Brand New Cadillac
17 – Clampdown

CD2:
01 – Ghetto Defendant
02 – Armagideon Time
03 – Stay Free
04 – I Fought the Law
05 – Straight to Hell
06 – Should I Stay or Should I Go
07 – Garageland
08 – White Riot
09 – Complete Control
10 – Clash City Rockers
11 – Tommy Gun
12 – English Civil War
13 – The Call Up
14 – Hitsville UK
15 – Radio Clash

Joe Strummer - vocals, guitar
Mick Jones - vocals, guitar
Paul Simenon - bass, vocals
Topper Headon - drum
Terry Chimes - drums

A tie-in to the exhaustive 2013 box set Sound System, the 2013 compilation The Clash Hits Back is a novel approach to a career retrospective: it mirrors the 24-song set list for the band's July 19, 1982 concert at Brixton Fairdeal, then adds eight bonus hits at the end. The Clash Hits Back slightly tweaks the running order of the original set -- "Bankrobber" arrived five songs into the concert but appears eighth here -- but that doesn't matter much, as this swap doesn't alter the impact of the original set. The Clash were plugging Combat Rock so songs from that LP -- the singles "Rock the Casbah," "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" and "Straight to Hell," plus "Ghetto Defendant" and "Know Your Rights," adding up to just under half the album -- sit alongside a heavy chunk of London Calling and early hits, plus a few stabs at Sandinista!. What's added at the end is a mix of their high-octane early material ("White Riot," "Complete Control," "Clash City Rockers," Tommy Gun," "English Civil War") and their more adventurous studio recordings ("The Call Up," "Hitsville UK," "This Is Radio Clash"), adding up to a strong overview of all the band could do. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

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