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The Clash - give 'em enough rope (bear's box) (1978)

Track listing:
  1. All The Young Punks - Demo Version 4:45
  2. Safe European Home - Give 'em Enough Rope 3:50
  3. English Civil War - Give 'em Enough Rope 2:35
  4. Tommy Gun - Give 'em Enough Rope
  5. Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad - Give 'em Enough Rope
  6. Last Gang In Town - Give 'em Enough Rope 5:13
  7. Guns On The Roof - Give 'em Enough Rope 3:15
  8. Drug-Stabbing Time - Give 'em Enough Rope 3:43
  9. Stay Free - Give 'em Enough Rope 3:40
  10. Cheapskates - Give 'em Enough Rope 3:24
  11. all the young punks 4:54
  12. One Emotion - Give 'em Enough Rope Outtake 4:12
  13. Time Is Tight - Give 'em Enough Rope Outtake 4:07
  14. 1-2 crush on you 2:58
  15. pressure drop 3:30
  16. No Reason - Rude Boy Soundtrack 1:20
  17. Garageland - Rude Boy Outtake 2:53
  18. I Fought the Law 2:40
  19. Groovy Times - Tagged By K-MP3
  20. Gates of the West 3:27
  21. Capital Radio Two - Cost Of Living Ep 3:21

Notes

For their second album, the Clash worked with the American hard rock producer Sandy Pearlman, best-known for his work with Blue Öyster Cult and the Dictators. The teaming was quite controversial within the punk community, and the sound of Give 'Em Enough Rope is considerably cleaner, yet the more direct sound hardly tamed the Clash. While the record doesn't burn with the same intense, amateurish energy of The Clash, it does have a big, forceful sound that is nearly as powerful. What keeps Give 'Em Enough Rope from being a classic is its slightly inconsistent material. Many of the songs are outright classics, particularly the first half of the record ("Safe European Home," "English Civile War," "Tommy Gun," "Julie's in the Drug Squad") and "Stay Free," but the group loses some momentum toward the end of the record. Even with such flaws, Give 'Em Enough Rope ranks as one of the strongest albums of punk era. [In 2000 Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered Give 'Em Enough Rope.]