Album
Give 'Em Enough Rope
1978 · Rock
62 collectors on Gatefold own this
Give 'Em Enough Rope is a Punk album by The Clash, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 184 pressings tracked, owned by 62 collectors.
About
Produced by Blue Oyster Cult guru Sandy Pearlman, the Clash’s sophomore album was a conscious attempt to give the band a more commercial sound. Although <i>Give ‘Em Enough Rope</i> doesn’t pack quite the punch or purpose of the band’s debut, “Safe European Home,” “Tommy Gun,” and “Drug-Stabbing Time” show a growing synergy in the songwriting partnership between Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. The rollicking R&B of “Julie’s Been Working For the Drug Squad” presages the stylistic breakthrough of <i>London Calling</i>, while “English Civil War” offers the band’s punk audience one last furious anthem. In addition to the chemistry they display here, Strummer and Jones also show how well they can do on their own. Jones’s “Stay Free” is a disarmingly sweet song about lost friendship, but as usual, Strummer’s songs act as the group’s conscience. “Cheapskates” and “All the Young Punks” address the illusory nature of success, and both songs function as bitter goodbyes to the band’s punk roots.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Safe European Home3:45
- A2English Civil War2:34
- A3Tommy Gun3:12
- A4Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad3:01
- A5Last Gang In Town5:08
Side B
- B1Guns On The Roof3:13
- B2Drug-Stabbing Time3:40
- B3Stay Free3:36
- B4Cheapskates3:22
- B5All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)4:52
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- gritty
- defiant
- political
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
First issued with sunburst CBS labels stating Stereo on the left and with a double pointed arrow below it.
The labels on some copies have three dots near the spindle hole arranged in a straight line on side one and in a triangle on side two to identify the sides by touch.
Printed Catalogue Numbers:
- Spine: CBS 82431
- Label: S CBS 82431
Produced for K.P. Productions, Inc.
Riva Music Ltd./Nineden Ltd.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
Timing is as per stopwatch, printed timing on the labels is:
A1 3.49 A2 2.34 A3 3.14 A4 3.00 A5 5.10
B1 3.15 B2 3.42 B3 3.37 B4 3.23 B5 4.55
[The credits for Blue Öyster Cult's Lanier and Elephants Memory's Bronstein are sourced from the book "Passion Is A Fashion" by Pat Gilbert, page 210]
Cover concept from a Hugh Brown painting 'End of the Trail for Capitalism', which in turn was inspired by a photograph by Adrian Atwater 'End of the Trail'. Hugh Brown was credited on later releases.
Some copies have Promo Gold Stamp "Property of CBS"
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Joe StrummerRHYTHM GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Mick JonesGUITAR LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
- Paul SimononBASS BASS GUITAR
- The ClashARRANGED BY , PERFORMER ARRANGED BY, PERFORMER PERFORMER , ARRANGED BY
- Topper HeadonDRUMS
- Allen LanierPIANO
- Stan BronsteinSAXOPHONE
62 collectors on Gatefold own this · 184 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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