London Calling - 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition (2 CD's + bonus-DVD) (1979)

"Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on this third album. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call. A stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded. (...) In 2004, Mick Jones happened upon a box of tapes that included the long-rumored, long-thought-lost Vanilla Tapes -- rough rehearsal sessions for "London Calling". Around the same time, legendary Clash associate Kosmo Vinyl sent bassist Paul Simonon old video tapes that contained grimy black-and-white footage of the Clash cutting "London Calling" at Wessex Studios. This 3-disc set contains a CD with the original LP, a CD with The Vanilla Tapes, and a DVD containing a documentary, promo videos, and that newly discovered raw footage." (T. Erlewine, Allmusic)

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