Tags Matching: The Clash

When I first heard the Give Em Enough Rope LP I hated it. The S/T album was on constant rotation. And by constant I literally mean constant in a full meaning of that word. So when I got the GEER it really felt weak. I listened to it few times and then let it rot on my shelf for some year+
As I was NOT listening to the GEER I kept myself happy with the daily dose of the 1977 S/T and recently acquired London Calling that somehow clicked with me instantly.
Another 2+ years had gone by and I noticed that my dosage the 1st LP started to drop steadily while the dose of London Calling increased significantly.
Some more time had gone by and one day I decided to dust off the GEER LP. I listened to it once.. twice … three times and decided it was not half bad. By the time I started high school I was hooked on the GEER all the way. No looking back. Even now if you asked me which is my favourite Clash album I’d say without a second of hesitation: Give Em Enough Rope followed closely by London Calling and S/T

Now, what I can’t decide is which one of the few different logo designs used on the cover I like the most.

The earliest design from vinyltap1

or the US pressing (I think this could be my favourite one) from o.records

or the newer pressing with the thicker Chinese kanji looking thing sold by sdvintagecollectables

or if you don’t care about the logo design but you like a little extras why not pick up this Japanese pressing that comes with obi and AWESOME insert that NONE of the Euro/US copies came with? Here’s one from artfulxdodger

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