THE CLASH – SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / STRAIGHT TO HELL 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1982 PUNK STRUMMER

The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go / Straight To Hell
(CBS Records  1982  A2646)
UK Pressing

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

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear along top opening edge and a small mark bottom left on edge

The Clash were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, dub, funk, ska and rockabilly. For most of their recording career the Clash consisted of Joe Strummer (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar, lead vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, vocals) and Nicky “Topper” Headon (drums, percussion).

“Should I Stay or Should I Go” is a song by English punk rock band the Clash from their album Combat Rock, written in 1981 and featuring Mick Jones on lead vocals. It was released in 1982 as a double A-sided single alongside “Straight to Hell”, performing modestly on global music charts. In the United States, “Should I Stay or Should I Go” charted on the Billboard Hot 100 without reaching the top 40. The song received greater attention nearly a decade later as the result of an early-1990s Levi’s jeans commercial, leading to the song’s 1991 re-release, which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in New Zealand and many European charts. The song was listed in Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004.

Track listing

Personnel

• Joe Strummer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
• Mick Jones – guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboard, sound effects
• Paul Simonon – bass guitar (except on “Rock the Casbah”), backing vocals, lead vocals on “Red Angel Dragnet”
• Topper Headon – drums, piano and bass guitar on “Rock the Casbah”

Production

• The Clash – producers
• Glyn Johns – chief engineer, mixing
• Joe Blaney; Jerry Green; Eddie Garcia – assistant engineers