''Clash on Broadway'' is a box set compilation album by the English punk rock band

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, released on

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in 1991. It comprises 64 tracks on three

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, spanning the time period from their 1977 debut single, "

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", through the '' Combat Rock'' album of 1982. It does not include material from the band's final sessions led by

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and Paul Simonon, resulting in the final album ''

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'' (1985). It was initially released in

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form.

Content

The set contains five previously unreleased tracks, two early demo recordings, and three live recordings, one of which had been released on a film

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. Thirteen of the eighteen singles released during the time frame covered appear, leaving out "

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", released as a single against the band's wishes, "

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" and "

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", 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

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single ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' (1978) and ''

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'' (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 *

– vocals, guitars, keyboards * Paul Simonon – bass guitar, vocals *

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– drums (on disc one, tracks 1–15) *

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– drums, piano, bass, vocals (on disc one, tracks 16–25, and discs two and three) ;Technical *Richard Bauer – compilation producer *Don DeVito – compilation producer * Kosmo Vinyl – project director,

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– remastering *Bob Whitney – remastering * Bill Price – remastering supervisor *Hugh Attwool – tape research *Bruce Dickinson – tape research *Josh Cheuse – art direction, cover design *

Lester Bangs Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs (December 14, 1948 – April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, critic, author, and musician. He wrote for '' Creem'' and ''Rolling Stone'' magazines, and was known for his leading influence in rock music ...

– liner notes * Mickey Gallagher – liner notes * Lenny Kaye – liner notes *

Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No 2 ...

– 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