Joe Strummer 001 Explained

Joe Strummer 001
Type:compilation
Artist:Joe Strummer
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Label:Ignition
Producer:Robert Gordon McHarg III
Prev Title:Global a Go-Go
Prev Year:2001

Joe Strummer 001 is a career-spanning compilation album by the English musician Joe Strummer. The 32 song album was released on 28 September 2018 by Ignition Records and features 12 previously unreleased songs, as well as known favourites from his recordings with the 101ers, the Mescaleros and his extensive soundtrack work along with alternate versions of previously released songs. The album was preceded by the singles "London Is Burning", one of the last songs Strummer recorded before his death in 2002 (an alternative version titled "Burnin' Street" was posthumously released on Strummer's final studio album, 2003's Streetcore), and "Rose of Erin", an unreleased song used in the 1993 film When Pigs Fly.[1] [2] [3]

Background

Following Strummer's death in December 2002, it was discovered that Strummer had barns full of writings and tapes stored in his back garden. There are now over 20,000 items in the Joe Strummer Archive. The archiving of this material and compiling of Joe Strummer 001 was overseen by Strummer's widow, Lucinda Tait, and compilation producer Robert Gordon McHarg III.

All tracks were restored and mastered by Grammy Award winner Peter J. Moore at the E. Room in Toronto, Canada. Upon going through cassettes and recording tapes it was discovered that Strummer was rather frugal and keen on hiding tracks. On cassettes he would leave 20 minutes between songs. On the 1-inch 8-track recordings it was discovered there were hidden tracks superimposed onto each other. For example, tracks 1-4 were taken by one song and tracks 5-8 by two other songs which were thought, when played back, to be caused by tape dedgradation until the tapes went to Moore, who was able to separate one song from another.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Letsagetabitarockin'" — 2:08
  2. "Keys to Your Heart (Version 2)" — 3:08
    • The 101ers (2005 remastered version originally released on Elgin Avenue Breakdown)
  3. "Love Kills" — 3:59
    • (Originally released on the soundtrack to the 1986 film Sid and Nancy)
  4. "Tennessee Rain" — 2:55
    • (Originally released on the soundtrack to the 1987 film Walker)
  5. "Trash City" — 4:11
    • Joe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War (Originally released on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Permanent Record)
  6. "15th Brigade" — 2:40
  7. "Ride Your Donkey" — 2:21
    • Joe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War (Originally released the 1989 album Earthquake Weather)
  8. "Burning Lights" — 2:43
  9. "Afro-Cuban Be-Bop" — 2:53
    • The Astro-Physicians (Joe Strummer with The Pogues)
  10. "Sandpaper Blues" — 4:44
  11. "Generations" — 4:44
    • Electric Dog House (Originally released on the 1997 compilation album Generations 1: A Punk Look at Human Rights)
  12. "It's a Rockin' World" — 2:25
    • (Originally released on the 1998 album )
  13. "Yalla Yalla" — 6:57
  14. "X-Ray Style" — 4:34
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Originally released on the 1999 album Rock Art and the X-Ray Style)
  15. "Johnny Appleseed" — 4:02
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Originally released on the 2001 album Global a Go-Go)
  16. "Minstrel Boy" — 5:42
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Version with Lyrics - Originally released on the 2001 soundtrack for the film Black Hawk Down)
  17. "Redemption Song" — 3:24
  18. "Over the Border" — 3:51
    • Jimmy Cliff and Joe Strummer (Originally released on Cliff's 2004 album Black Magic)
  19. "Coma Girl" — 3:48
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Originally released on the 2003 album Streetcore)
  20. "Silver and Gold" — 2:39
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Originally released on the 2003 album Streetcore)

Disc two

  1. "Letsagetabitarockin'" — 1:49
    • Joe Strummer (Unreleased demo)
  2. "Czechoslovak Song/Where Is England" — 3:49
  3. "Pouring Rain (1984)" — 3:29
    • (Unreleased)
  4. "Blues on the River" — 4:37
    • (Unreleased)
  5. "Crying on 23rd" — 2:52
    • The Soothsayers (Unreleased)
  6. "2 Bullets" — 3:11
  7. "When Pigs Fly" — 4:06
    • (Song from the 1993 unreleased soundtrack for the film When Pigs Fly)
  8. "Pouring Rain (1993)" — 4:06
    • (Song from the 1993 unreleased soundtrack for the film When Pigs Fly)
  9. "Rose of Erin" — 4:12
    • (Song from the 1993 unreleased soundtrack for the film When Pigs Fly)
  10. "The Cool Impossible" - 4:32
    • (Unreleased, one of the final songs Strummer recorded)
  11. "London Is Burning" - 4:32
    • Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros (Unreleased, one of the final songs Strummer recorded, alternate version of "Burnin' Streets" from the 2003 album Streetcore)
  12. "U.S. North" - 10:32

Box set

A super deluxe boxset with Wibalin wrap, containing both the deluxe CD book as well as the 4LP vinyl product will also be released. The box set will contain three demos that are exclusives to this set.

  1. "This Is England"
    • The Clash (Unreleased demo included only in the limited edition deluxe set on 7" vinyl)
  2. "Before We Go Forward" - 2:49
    • The Clash (Unreleased demo included only in the limited edition deluxe set on 7" vinyl)
  3. "Full Moon" - 3:02
    • (Unreleased basement demo included only in the limited edition deluxe set as a cassette single)

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[4] 90
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] 27
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[6] 100
US Top Alternative Album Sales (Billboard)[7] 17
US Top Rock Album Sales (Billboard)[8] 37

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Strummer The Official Music Merchandise Store. joestrummer.com. 2018-08-21.
  2. Web site: Happy birthday, Joe Strummer! Watch new short film featuring unreleased songs from legendary Clash frontman. nme.com. 21 August 2018 . 2018-08-21.
  3. Web site: Stream Unreleased Joe Strummer Track "Rose of Erin" Music News. Consequence of Sound. 14 August 2018 . 2018-08-21.
  4. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 2018-10-05 al 2018-10-11). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 13 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 40: del 28.9.2018 al 4.10.2018. Productores de Música de España. 10 October 2018. Spanish. PDF.
  6. Web site: Top Current Albums. 20 October 2018. subscription . Billboard.biz. 18 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Alternative Album Sales. 20 October 2018. subscription . Billboard.biz. 18 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Rock Album Sales. 20 October 2018. subscription . Billboard.biz. 18 October 2018.

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