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The Clash - Los Angeles 29 Oct 1982 (1982)

Track listing:
  1. London Calling 4:50
  2. Police On My Back 3:00
  3. The Guns Of Brixton 3:37
  4. This Is Radio Clash 4:38
  5. Spanish Bombs 3:21
  6. Rock The Casbah 3:36
  7. The Magnificent Seven - Armagi 7:16
  8. Janie Jones 2:02
  9. Train In Vain 4:12
  10. Tommy Gun 3:13
  11. Clampdown 3:51
  12. Brand New Cadillac 1:52
  13. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? 2:37
  14. I Fought The Law 2:47

Notes

Memorial Coliseum

Opening for The Who in 1982

soundboard > analog (gen?)
purports to be a SBD, and if it isn't it has sound quality similar to a board source.

In Fall of 1982 The Who went of the first or their "Farewell Tours", and for this US leg they mostly concentrated their shows on the giant stadium circuit, in a manner perfected by The Stones. The Clash had been riding high in the USA with their greatest commrecial successes in the singles "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" and "Rock the Casbah", and the album Combat Rock.

For the most part the usual AOR suspects were enlisted as support acts (Santana, Jethro Tull, Loverboy) but for some of the coastal shows The Who invited The Clash to open, supposedly at Pete Townshend's request. At this time in the US there was still a deep level of vitriol directed at "new wave" bands like The Clash from those music fans with tastes more in line with what is now known as "classic rock", and The Who counted plenty of that type amongst their fans, some of which can be heard here.

Joe Strummer - vocals / guitar
Mick Jones - guitar / vocals
Paul Simonon - bass / vocals
Terry Chimes - drums / vocals