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THE CLASH ON TRACK (REVISED EDITION)

EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG

Nick Assirati

ISBN 978-1-78952-325-6

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Publication: 30 MAY 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523256
Price: £16.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 210 x 148 mm
Extent: 192 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789520774 The Clash On Track

• A new edition of an often-reprinted Sonicbond
best-seller
• Contains a wealth of recently-unearthed new
material, including some rarely-seen Steve
Bell cartoons
• The Clash were the biggest of the initial crop
of punk bands worldwide

The Clash were an extraordinary band. Bursting out of the
punk explosion in 1977, they recorded their self-titled first
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/
album over three weekends. It is now regarded as the
quintessential punk record. Over the next five years, they
This is Nick Assirati’s first book. Neither a trained writer nor a music recorded another fourteen sides of long-playing vinyl
critic, he is a life-long Clash fan with a passion for their music and the including the platinum-selling double-LP London Calling,
punk ethic of ‘Do It Yourself’. He was born and grew up in inner- which was voted the best album of the 1980s and the eighth
London and has spent his life taking the fight to the enemy. Nick is best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Through
now a family man who spends his time playing music and planting the triple-LP Sandinista! to their double-platinum Combat
trees in the Forest of Dean. Rock plus a whole bunch of stand-alone singles and EPs,
The Clash mixed both street and global politics with music
spanning several genres including Rock, Reggae, Jazz,
Rap, Calypso and Rockabilly.

This new edition contains a wealth of recently-unearthed
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP new material, providing a concise narrative of the rise and
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Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. rarities. There is also advice about how to buy The Clash’s
Email: orders@combook.co.uk music without falling into the record company trap of
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compilations, making this the most essential guide to the
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without notice. 07/12/2023 music of this iconic band yet written.