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As an aside I said I never saw The Clash, but I have seen all the components live: Terry Chimes - drumming for post Hanoi Rocks band Cherry Bombz Joe Strummer - solo. Paul Simonon - Gorillaz, The Good The Bad The Queen Mick Jones - half time tombola at Loftus Road. Gorillaz.

Great post. I member you telling me about Greg.

To be fair I only got into the album long after it was released. My story is that I was quite quite young when I first heard the band, 10 I think. I mainly used to buy singles as that’s all my pocket money would usually stretch to and remember owning Remote Control with London’s Burning on the...

Oh, and let’s not forget White Man in Hammersmith Palais which was a stand alone 7”

London Calling is my favourite but I would not argue against The Clash.

I’d suggest starting in order. The Clash, Give Em Enough Rope, London Calling (a double) , Sandinista (a sprawling triple) and Combat Rock. I’m not sure any other order will work as they encompass so many styles and you can here their progression and growth this way.

I’ve been re-visiting all their albums, apart from that last one, in order over the past couple of days. They’re some band, and very unique in many ways, with so many classic songs in various styles. Sadly I never got to see them live. This is all.