Hits Back by The Clash - DeepRiffs

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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. [The Clash Hits Back was released on LP in 2014.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. London Calling

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Mick Jones
Joe Strummer; Composer
Lyricist: Mick Jones
Joe Strummer; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young; Production
Mixing Engineer: Bill Price
Mick Jones; Production

2. Safe European Home

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Sandy Pearlman; Production

3. Know Your Rights

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Nicholas Bowen Headon
Michael Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Nicholas Bowen Headon
Michael Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

4. (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais

Performer: The Clash; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young
The Clash; Production
Producer: The Clash; Production

5. Janie Jones

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Mickey Foote; Production

6. The Guns of Brixton

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Guy Stevens; Production

7. Train in Vain (Stand by Me)

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Guy Stevens; Production

8. Bankrobber

Performer: The Clash; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young
The Clash; Production
Producer: The Clash; Production

9. Wrong 'Em Boyo

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Clive Alphanso; Composer
Lyricist: Clive Alphanso; Composer
Producer: Guy Stevens; Production

10. The Magnificent Seven

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Nicholas Bowen Headon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Nicholas Bowen Headon; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

11. Police On My Back

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Edmond Grant; Composer
Lyricist: Edmond Grant; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

12. Rock the Casbah

Performer: The Clash; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Composer: Topper Headon
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Mick Jones
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young
The Clash; Production
Producer: The Clash; Production

13. Career Opportunities

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Mickey Foote; Production

14. Police & Thieves

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Junior Murvin
Lee Perry
Lee "scratch" Perry; Composer
Lyricist: Junior Murvin
Lee Perry
Lee "scratch" Perry; Composer
Producer: Mickey Foote; Production

15. Somebody Got Murdered

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

16. Brand New Cadillac

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Vince Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Vince Taylor; Composer
Producer: Guy Stevens; Production

17. Clampdown

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Guy Stevens; Production

18. Ghetto Defendant

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Michael Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Michael Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

19. Armagideon Time

Performer: The Clash; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Composer: Willi Williams
Jackie Mittoo
Clement Dodd; Composer
Lyricist: Clement Dodd
Jackie Mittoo
Willi Williams; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young
The Clash; Production
Producer: The Clash; Production

20. Stay Free

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Sandy Pearlman; Production

21. I Fought the Law

Performer: The Clash; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Curtis; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Curtis; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tim Young
The Clash; Production
Producer: The Clash; Production

22. Straight to Hell

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

23. Should I Stay or Should I Go

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

24. Garageland

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Mickey Foote; Production

25. White Riot

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Producer: Mickey Foote; Production

26. Complete Control

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon; Composer

27. Clash City Rockers

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer

28. Tommy Gun

Bass Guitar: Paul Simonon; Performer
Bass Guitar: Paul Simonon; Performer
Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Drums: Topper Headon; Performer
Guitar: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Vocals: Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Topper Headon
Joe Strummer; Performer
Composer: Paul Simonon
Topper Headon
Michael Jones
Joe Strummer; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Jones
Topper Headon
Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer; Composer
Producer: Sandy Pearlman; Production

29. English Civil War

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Arranger: Mick Jones
Paul Simonon
Joe Strummer
Topper Headon; Composer
Composer: Traditional
Mick Jones
Joe Strummer; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional
Mick Jones
Joe Strummer; Composer
Producer: Sandy Pearlman; Production

30. The Call Up

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

31. Hitsville U.K.

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Mick Jones; Composer
Producer: The Clash; Production

32. This is Radio Clash

Primary Artist: The Clash; Main Performer
Performer: The Clash; Performer
Composer: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer
Lyricist: Joe Strummer
Topper Headon
Mick Jones
Paul Simonon; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

32 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 56 minutes and 36 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

25/32 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Punk, New Wave, Alternative, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Old School Punk

Label

Sony Music UK

Music Distribution Service

SME Mora Qualitas

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 5, 2013

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886444206150