(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais b/s The Prisoner (CBS 1978)
The A Side a reggae tune, the B side a classic rocker. The band is beginning to branch out a bit.
The cover came in several different colors. I got a yellow one.
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Tommy Gun b/w 1-2 Crush On You (CBS 1978)
The fist single culled from the Give 'em Enough Rope LP. Produced by Columbia arena rock producer Sandy Perlman in attempt to sound like what Columbia thought the kids would dig.
English Civil War b/w Pressure Drop (CBS 1978)
The second single pulled from Give 'em Enough Rope. The B-side is a reggae cover delivered in Clash fashion.
The band wasn't all that happy with the direction the album seemed to be taking them. So they fired their manager and tried to go conquer America on their own terms. The stop gap in early 1979 was this EP
The Cost of Living EP (CBS 1979)
Tracks include: I Fought the Law, Groovy Times, Gates of the West, Capital Radio
A nice transition. I Fought the Law became a minor hit for the band, thus forcing Columbia's hand at issuing their first album in the USA. Columbia had rejected it as too lo-fi. Subsequently it became the largest selling import album in the country.
The finger over the bar code makes me laugh every time.
Now we get to the real breakthrough - the London Calling LP.
London Calling b/w Armagideon Time (CBS 1979)
Mick Jones was a huge Mott the Hoople fan. When it came time to get a producer, they enlisted Guy Stevens who produced Mott's early albums. The title track was the first single.
Train in Vain b/w Bankrobber/Rockers Galore (CBS 1980)
Originally a hidden track at the end of side 4, it became a hit for the band. No UK release for the single, only this Dutch one that plays at 33.
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