THE CLASH – CUT THE CRAP LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1985 PUNK JOE STRUMMER

The Clash – Cut The Crap
(CBS Records  1985  26601)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– number written at top both sides

The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of Joe Strummer (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, vocals) and Nicky “Topper” Headon (drums, percussion). Headon left the group in 1982, and internal friction led to Jones’s departure the following year. The group continued with new members, but finally disbanded in early 1986.

Cut the Crap is the sixth and final studio album by the English punk band the Clash, released on 4 November 1985 by CBS Records. It was recorded in early 1985 at Weryton Studios, Munich, following a turbulent period: co-founder, lead guitarist and co-principal songwriter Mick Jones and drummer Topper Headon had been dismissed by lead vocalist Joe Strummer and bassist Paul Simonon. Jones and Headon were replaced by three unknowns: guitarists Vince White and Nick Sheppard and drummer Pete Howard. During the tense recording sessions, Clash manager Bernie Rhodes and Strummer fought with each other for control over the band’s songwriting and musical direction.

Track listing

The liner notes credit all songs to Strummer and Rhodes.

Side one

1. “Dictator” – 3:00
2. “Dirty Punk” – 3:11
3. “We Are the Clash” – 3:02
4. “Are You Red..Y” – 3:01
5. “Cool Under Heat” – 3:21
6. “Movers and Shakers” – 3:01

Side two

1. “This Is England” – 3:49
2. “Three Card Trick” – 3:09
3. “Play to Win” – 3:06
4. “Fingerpoppin'” – 3:25
5. “North and South” – 3:32
6. “Life Is Wild” – 2:39

Personnel

The Clash

• Joe Strummer – lead vocals, guitars
• Nick Sheppard – guitar, lead vocals on “North and South”
• Vince White – additional guitars on “Do It Now”
• Paul Simonon – bass on some tracks (including “Do It Now”)
• Pete Howard – drums on “Do It Now”

Additional musicians

• Norman Watt-Roy – bass guitar
• Michael Fayne – drum machines, vocals on “Play to Win”
• Hermann Weindorf – keyboards, synthesizers

Production

• Bernard Rhodes – producer (credited as “Jose Unidos”)