Hits Back (Remastered)

~ Release by The Clash (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1London Calling - 2012 Mix
recording of:
London Calling
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Ltd., Nineden Music (publisher) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
3:19
2Safe European Home - Remastered
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Safe European Home
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.63:49
3Know Your Rights - Remastered
mixer:
Glyn Johns
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 2)
recording of:
Know Your Rights
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.53:40
4(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 340) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 430)
recording of:
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.54:00
5Janie Jones - Remastered
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Janie Jones
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
4.22:05
6The Guns of Brixton - Remastered
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) and Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
recording of:
The Guns of Brixton (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simonon
publisher:
Nineden Ltd.
is based on:
Paul’s Tune
3.753:09
7Train in Vain (Stand by Me) - Remastered
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar family:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 292)
recording of:
Train in Vain (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
4.153:09
8Bankrobber
producer:
Mikey Dread
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Bankrobber
additional lyricist:
Half Pint (Jamaican reggae/dancehall singer)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
34:34
9Wrong 'Em Boyo - Remastered
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar family:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
cover recording of:
Wrong ’Em Boyo (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
lyricist and composer:
Clive Alphanso
3.53:10
10The Magnificent Seven - Remastered
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer
recording of:
The Magnificent Seven
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Ltd.
45:32
11Police On My Back - Remastered
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
cover recording of:
Police on My Back
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd.
53:15
12Rock the Casbah - Bob Clearmountain Mix
recording of:
Rock the Casbah
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3:42
13Career Opportunities - Remastered
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Career Opportunities
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
41:53
14Police & Thieves - Remastered
producer:
Mickey Foote
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
cover recording of:
Police and Thieves
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry
3.655:59
15Somebody Got Murdered - Remastered
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
lead vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
recording of:
Somebody Got Murdered
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
arranger:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
publisher:
Nineden Ltd.
3.253:34
16Brand New Cadillac - Remastered
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar family:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) and 中野サンプラザ (Nakano Sunplaza) in Nakano, Nakano (Nakano-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1982-02-01)
cover recording of:
Brand New Cadillac (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
lyricist and composer:
Vince Taylor (rock and roll singer; The Playboys)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3.552:08
17Clampdown - Remastered
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Guy Stevens
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Topper Headon (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (from 1979-01 until 1979-03) and Joe Strummer (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Wessex Sound Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
recording of:
Clampdown (from 1979-01 until 1979-03)
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
is based on:
Working and Waiting
3.653:50
18Ghetto Defendant - Remastered
mixer:
Glyn Johns
guest spoken vocals:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
recording of:
Ghetto Defendant
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
2.354:42
19Armagideon Time
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
cover recording of:
Armagideon Time
writer:
Willi Williams (Jamaican reggae artist)
composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
is based on:
Real Rock (riddim)
43:51
20Stay Free - Remastered
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Stay Free
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.253:38
21I Fought the Law
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band) and Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon (on 1978-12-28)
electric guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
background vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) (on 1978-12-28) and Paul Simonon (on 1978-12-28)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer (on 1978-12-28)
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-12-28)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 33) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 266)
live cover recording of:
I Fought the Law (on 1978-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.32:43
22Straight to Hell - Remastered
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Straight to Hell
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
3.65:28
23Should I Stay or Should I Go - Remastered
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Guy Stevens
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
guest vocals:
Joe Ely
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
remixer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 42), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 228)
recording of:
Should I Stay or Should I Go
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany)
4.43:08
24Garageland - Remastered
producer:
Mickey Foote
recording of:
Garageland
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.353:14
25White Riot - Remastered
recording of:
White Riot
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
2:13
26Complete Control
producer:
Mickey Foote and Lee Perry
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 362)
recording of:
Complete Control
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
43:12
27Clash City Rockers
recording of:
Clash City Rockers
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3:56
28Tommy Gun
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
Tommy Gun
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
3.73:14
29English Civil War - Remastered
recording engineer and mixer:
Corky Stasiak
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
arranger:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
recording of:
English Civil War
writer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
cover recording of:
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (trad.)
lyricist:
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6637)
3.252:35
30The Call Up - Remastered
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Joe Strummer
recording of:
The Call Up
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
3.55:25
31Hitsville U.K. - Remastered
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
lead vocals:
Ellen Foley and Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
recording of:
Hitsville U.K.
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
44:20
32This is Radio Clash
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Radio Clash
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite), Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
2.54:12