London Calling

London Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was released in 1979 (1980 in the U.S).

London Calling
Studio album by The Clash
Released	14 December 1979 (1979-12-14)
Recorded	August–September and November 1979
Studio	Wessex Sound Studios in London
Genre	Punk rock
Length	65:07
Label	CBS, Epic
Producer	Guy Stevens, Mick Jones
The Clash chronology
Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978) London Calling (1979) Sandinista! (1980)
Singles from London Calling
"London Calling" Released: 7 December 1979 "Clampdown" Released: 1980 (AUS only) "Train in Vain" Released: 12 February 1980

The album represented a significant change in the Clash's musical style, which now featured major elements of ska, funk, pop, soul, jazz, rockabilly and reggae far more prominently than in their previous two albums.^[1]

Track listing

All lead vocals by Joe Strummer, except where noted.

All tracks are written by Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"London Calling"			3:19
2.	"Brand New Cadillac"	Vince Taylor; originally performed by Vince Taylor and his Playboys		2:09
3.	"Jimmy Jazz"			3:52
4.	"Hateful"			2:45
5.	"Rudie Can't Fail"		Strummer, Jones	3:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Spanish Bombs"		Strummer, Jones	3:19
2.	"The Right Profile"			3:56
3.	"Lost in the Supermarket"		Jones	3:47
4.	"Clampdown"		Strummer, Jones	3:49
5.	"The Guns of Brixton"	Paul Simonon	Simonon	3:07

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Wrong 'Em Boyo"	Clive Alphonso; originally performed by the Rulers; including "Stagger Lee"		3:10
2.	"Death or Glory"			3:55
3.	"Koka Kola"			1:46
4.	"The Card Cheat"		Jones	3:51

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Lover's Rock"			4:01
2.	"Four Horsemen"			2:56
3.	"I'm Not Down"		Jones	3:00
4.	"Revolution Rock"	Jackie Edwards, Danny Ray; originally performed by Danny Ray and the Revolutionaries		5:37
5.	"Train in Vain"		Jones	3:09

• On the original version of the album, "Train in Vain" was not listed on the sleeve, nor the label on the record itself, but a sticker indicating the track was affixed to the outer cellophane wrapper. It was also scratched into the vinyl in the run-off area on the fourth side of the album. Later editions included the song in the track listing.

25th anniversary edition bonus disc – "The Vanilla Tapes"

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hateful"	Strummer, Jones	3:23
2.	"Rudie Can't Fail"	Strummer, Jones	3:08
3.	"Paul's Tune"	Simonon	2:32
4.	"I'm Not Down"	Strummer, Jones	3:24
5.	"4 Horsemen"	Strummer, Jones	2:45
6.	"Koka Kola, Advertising & Cocaine"	Strummer, Jones	1:57
7.	"Death or Glory"	Strummer, Jones	3:47
8.	"Lover's Rock"	Strummer, Jones	3:45
9.	"Lonesome Me"	The Clash	2:09
10.	"The Police Walked in 4 Jazz"	Strummer, Jones	2:19
11.	"Lost in the Supermarket"	Strummer, Jones	3:52
12.	"Up-Toon" (instrumental)	Strummer, Jones	1:57
13.	"Walking the Slidewalk"	The Clash	2:34
14.	"Where You Gonna Go (Soweto)"	Sonny Okosun	4:05
15.	"The Man in Me"	Bob Dylan	3:57
16.	"Remote Control"	Strummer, Jones	2:39
17.	"Working and Waiting"	Strummer, Jones	4:11
18.	"Heart & Mind"	The Clash	4:27
19.	"Brand New Cadillac"	Taylor	2:08
20.	"London Calling"	Strummer, Jones	4:26
21.	"Revolution Rock"	Edwards, Ray	3:51

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Last Testament: The Making of London Calling"
2.	"London Calling" (Music video)
3.	"Train in Vain" (Music video)
4.	"Clampdown" (Music video)
5.	"Home video footage of The Clash recording in Wessex Studios"