Clash
1977 Revisited
Label ©  Relativity
Release Year  1990
Length  24:48
Genre  Punk
Personal Star Rating [1-5]  
  Ref#  C-0126
Bitrate  192 Kbps
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    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 1977  
       1:41  
      2.  
      		 London's Burning  
       2:11  
      3.  
      		 Deny  
       3:02  
      4.  
      		 Cheat  
       2:03  
      5.  
      		 48 Hours  
       1:36  
      6.  
      		 Protex Blue  
       1:45  
      7.  
      		 Groovy Times  
       3:31  
      8.  
      		 Gates Of The West  
       3:28  
      9.  
      		 1-2 Crush On You  
       2:59  
      10.  
      		 Stop The World  
       2:32  
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      Review by John D. Luerssen

      Save for 1980's incomplete 10" vinyl Epic Nu-Disk compilation Black Market Clash, 1977 Revisited was the first cost-efficient way for North American Clash fans to get their hands on the band's B-sides. With liner notes by veteran rock scribe Ira Robbins, this 1990 compilation -- coming six years after the demise of the only band that mattered -- gave amazing tunes like the Dylan-derived "Groovy Times" and the Mick Jones-sung anthem "Gates of the West" stateside availability. Aside from those non-LP tracks (culled from 1979's The Cost of Living EP), the sugary pop blast of "1-2 Crush on You" showed an early, accessible side of the group. Some of this material was repeated on the 1991 box set The Clash on Broadway, and the ten-song disc was ultimately deleted in favor of 1994's expanded Super Black Market Clash. This short-lived collection on the Relativity label is a concise, near-perfect assortment of the only flip sides that mattered.
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