''Clash on Broadway'' is a

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by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on Legacy Records in 1991. It comprises 64 tracks on three compact discs, spanning the time period from their 1977 debut single, " White Riot", through the ''

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'' album of 1982. It does not include material from the band's final sessions led by Joe Strummer and

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, resulting in the final album '' Cut the Crap'' (1985). It was initially released in longbox form.

Content

The set contains five previously unreleased tracks, two early

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, and three live recordings, one of which had been released on a film soundtrack. Thirteen of the eighteen singles released during the time frame covered appear, leaving out " Remote Control", released as a single against the band's wishes, " English Civil War" and " I Fought the Law", both of which appear via live versions, as well as " Hitsville UK" and "

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". Disc one contains mostly recordings taken from the band's early singles, including the extended play single '' Capital Radio'' (1977), and their 1977 debut album. The four songs deleted from the British version of ''The Clash'' album and replaced by singles tracks for the American version—"Deny", "Protex Blue", "Cheat" and "48 Hours"—are included. Disc two focuses on tracks from the albums '' Give 'Em Enough Rope'' (1978) and '' London Calling'' (1979), and the extended play single '' The Cost of Living'' (1979). Disc three contains tracks from '' Sandinista!'' (1980) and ''Combat Rock'' (1982), with tracks from the latter including both edited and unedited versions.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Clash * Mick Jones – vocals, guitars, keyboards * Joe Strummer – vocals, guitars, keyboards *

– bass guitar, vocals * Terry Chimes – drums (on disc one, tracks 1–15) * Topper Headon – drums, piano, bass, vocals (on disc one, tracks 16–25, and discs two and three) ;Technical *Richard Bauer – compilation producer *Don DeVito – compilation producer *

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– project director, liner notes * Ray Staff – remastering *Bob Whitney – remastering * Bill Price – remastering supervisor *Hugh Attwool – tape research *Bruce Dickinson – tape research *Josh Cheuse – art direction, cover design * Lester Bangs – liner notes *

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– liner notes *

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– liner notes * Keith Levene – liner notes * Bernard Rhodes – liner notes

References

{{Authority control 1991 compilation albums Albums produced by Bill Price (record producer) The Clash compilation albums Epic Records compilation albums