CLASH – JAMAICA WORLD FESTIVAL 1982 SOUNDBOARD (CD-R)

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Bob Marley Performing Arts Center, Montego Bay, Jamaica 27th November 1982
★Super high-quality stereo soundboard recording!!

　This was the one and only performance in Jamaica, the most special place in The Clash’s history. This iconic soundboard recording is now available in its best-ever master.

　This recording captures a performance from Montego Bay on November 27, 1982. It’s a stereo soundboard recording from their appearance at the “JAMAICA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL.” For The Clash, with their reggae roots, simply performing on stage in Jamaica was a significant event. So, what were the circumstances that led to this special performance? Let’s start by looking at their activities at the time and then examine the position of this recording within that context.

・January 24th – February 2nd: First visit to Japan (9 shows) ← *SHINJUKU KOSEINENKIN 1982 and others
・February 5th – 24th: Oceania (14 shows)
・February 25th + 27th: Hong Kong/Bangkok (2 shows)
《April: “COMBAT ROCK” completed》
・May 5th: Newcastle performance
《May 14th: “COMBAT ROCK” released》
・May 18th – June 29th: North America #1 (29 shows)
・July 10th – August 3rd: UK (20 shows)
・August 9th – September 15th: North America #2 (25 shows)
・September 25th – October 29th: North America #3 (19 shows) ← *Official LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM
*November 27th: Jamaica performance ← ★This work★

[An extraordinary immersive and intensely direct-to-board soundboard]
　This is THE 1982 The Clash. Starting with their legendary first visit to Japan, followed by the release of ‘Combat Rock’ and a massive North American tour that produced the official ‘Live at Shea Stadium’, it was one of the biggest years of their career. This Jamaican performance takes place about a month and a half after ‘Live at Shea Stadium’. It was a one-off festival appearance with a gap of about a month after the end of “North America #3,” and it was their last stage performance of 1982.

　This special stage is also famous for having a top-notch soundboard recording. This release is a masterpiece, CD-ROMized from the best master of that standard soundboard recording. Since it’s Jamaica, we can’t definitively say whether it’s a broadcast recording or not, but the sound itself is completely direct from the mixing console. Not only is the roar of the crowd incredibly distant, but the rawness of the performance sound is extraordinary. It feels as if you’ve plugged the guitar and bass into your ears. The vocals are like they’re singing directly into your head telepathically. The drums sound as if your skull has become part of the kit. Everything is otherworldly.

[A delicious Jamaican night with songs not included in AT SHEA STADIUM]
　This raw, direct sound delivers a full show that condenses THE CLASH’s career. It’s also different from ‘LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM’ from just a month and a half ago, so let’s compare and organize it.

●London Calling (5 songs)
– London Calling / The Guns of Brixton / Spanish Bombs / Train in Vain / Clampdown
●Others (11 songs)
– Sandinista!: Police on My Back / The Magnificent Seven / Junco Partner (Worthless Man) (★) / One More Time (★)
– Combat Rock: Should I Stay or Should I Go / Rock the Casbah / Straight to Hell (★)
– Singles and Others: Armagion Time / Bankrobber (★) / This Is Radio Clash (★) / I Fought the Law
*Note: Songs marked with “★” were not included in the official ‘LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM’.

…and so on. The show opens with “London Calling” as with other shows, but it also features a luxurious selection of songs that were not included in the official ‘LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM’. Also, while our store has standard pressings of Junco’s first visit to Japan, such as “SHINJUKU KOSEINENKIN 1982 (Wardour-427)” and “NAKANO SUNPLAZA 1982 FINAL NIGHT (Wardour-428),” tracks like “Junco Partner (Worthless Man),” “Bankrobber,” “Rock the Casbah,” and “Straight to Hell” are repertoire that you won’t hear on those releases. And above all, there are tracks like “The Guns of Brixton” and “Armagideon Time,” which are especially meaningful because they are performed in Jamaica. This album lets you experience reggae-rooted numbers performed in the very place they’ve always admired.

　This live album captures the one and only performance in Jamaica by The Clash, offering a unique sound that lets you experience the origins of their music and the influences that shaped it. Enjoy the roar of punk resonating in the heart of reggae.

★This is a stereo soundboard recording of their one and only performance in Jamaica, “November 27, 1982, Montego Bay.” This best-of master, directly connected to the mixing board, offers an intensely immersive and unconventional experience, including tracks not found on the official “LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM” album, such as “Junco Partner (Worthless Man),” “Straight to Hell,” and “Bankrobber,” as well as reggae-rooted tracks like “The Guns of Brixton” and “Armagideon Time,” allowing you to enjoy a full show.

(62:29)
1. Opening
2. MC
3. London Calling
4. Police On My Back
5. The Guns Of Brixton
6. The Magnificent Seven
7. Armagideon Time
8. The Magnificent Seven (reprise)
9. Junco Partner
10. Spanish Bombs
11. One More Time
12. Train In Vain
13. Bankrobber
14. This Is Radio Clash
15. Clampdown
16. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
17. Rock The Casbah
18. Straight To Hell
19. I Fought The Law

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