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Crucial Vinyl: The Clash - London Calling

The Don's Crucial Vinyl, an album that has shaped his musical taste, is London Calling, the third album released by the Clash.

Each week Don selects a piece of Crucial Vinyl (an album that has shaped his musical taste and helped make him who he is). He features three tracks from it and explains why it means so much to him.

This week he picks London Calling, the third album released by his friends The Clash.

Don says, 'The record Rolling Stone magazine voted album of the decade in the eighties (even though it was released in 1979!).

Now I could have easily chosen The Clash's debut album, as it's hard to think of a better musical statement of intent. But I went for this album for a couple of reasons: besides the fact I directed the video for the London Calling single, I chose this record because, not only was it a quantum leap from their debut release, but it was also a quantum leap from punk itself, which, by this time, had painted itself into a corner - you can't do this, you can't wear that.

Punk was never about nihilism and negativity. It was about empowerment and freedom: personal and musical. Reflecting the individual band members' tastes, this record's culture clash of musical styles embraced these ideals like no other punk record from the period.

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Sun 26 Oct 2014 22:00
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Music Played

  • 脕蝉驳别颈谤

    King And Cross

  • Badfinger

    No Matter What

    • Prodisc.

  • Bahamadia

    Spontaneity

  • Batida

    Ta Doce

  • Capitol 1212 feat. Gappy Ranks

    Born As A Warrior

  • Chronixx

    Here Comes Trouble

  • Cibo Matto

    D茅j脿 Vu

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Columbia.

  • The Clash

    Lost In The Supermarket

    • COLUMIBA.

  • The Clash

    Rudie Can't Fail

    • Epic.

  • Don Drummond Jr.

    Thriller

  • Elderbrook

    Rewinding

  • FKA twigs

    Lights On

  • Nick Hakim

    Cold

  • John Holt

    Up Park Camp

  • John Holt

    Ali Baba

    • Sanctuary Records Ltd.

  • John Holt & The Aggrovators

    You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine

    • New Horizon.
    • Charm.
    • 3.

  • The Jam

    To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)

  • King Geedorah

    Fazers

  • Mark Lanegan

    Dry Iced

  • Johnny Marr

    Easy Money

    • Playland.
    • Warner Brothers.
    • 001.

  • Johnny Mathis

    Maria

  • Malcolm McLaren

    Madam Butterfly

  • Mungo鈥檚 Hi Fi

    Tour De Dub

  • My Morning Jacket

    Bermuda Highway

  • North Atlantic Oscillation

    Great Plains II

  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Philip Selway

    Coming Up For Air

  • Erick Sermon

    Music

    • Stix.

  • Sheriff

    I Don't Really Love You

  • Submotion Orchestra

    Trust Lust

  • Willi Williams

    Free Dem

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Oct 2014 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music