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London Calling



London Calling cover'
The album received positive reviews and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone' list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.[3] London Calling was a top ten album in the UK, and its lead single "London Calling" was a top twenty single.[4] It has sold over two million copies worldwide,[3] and was certified platinum in the United States.[5]


Though London Calling was released as a double album it was only sold for the price of a single album. The Clash's record label, CBS, at first denied the band's request for the album to be released as a double. In return CBS gave permission for the band to include a free 12-inch single that played at 33⅓ rpm. Ultimately, the planned 12-inch record became a second nine-track LP.[8]


Train In Vain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qcy0-7ngw
Spanish Bombs
(written about the Spanish Civil War with echoes of ETA bombs that happened months before)


The Card Cheat (by Dan Lawrence)


The Guns of Brixton by the Arcade Fire

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