Sandinista! Which format?

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Which format should it have been released as?

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I would only remove mensforth hill, silicone on sapphire and version partner, and replace them preferably with three rockers SGM-style. Broadway is an atypical Clash song which I find beautiful and with a great vocal delivery from Joe.
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Sandinista is jut perfect
Best Clash album
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I don't generally mind the petering off around side 5 and certainly 6, but a more concise album with Bankrobber and Torchlight added could be kind of fun.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Chuck wrote:
Heston wrote:
Chuck wrote:Observation: It's difficult to choose what do with Broadway.
Ditch it. I always found it pretty boring.
What about live? I can see where you're coming from.
Nah. I don't know what it is, I just never rated Broadway. The melody and chords are just too monotonous. Some good lyrics, but they can't save the song for me.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Heston wrote:
Chuck wrote:
Heston wrote:
Chuck wrote:Observation: It's difficult to choose what do with Broadway.
Ditch it. I always found it pretty boring.
What about live? I can see where you're coming from.
Nah. I don't know what it is, I just never rated Broadway. The melody and chords are just too monotonous. Some good lyrics, but they can't save the song for me.
Hoyston.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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matedog wrote:Hoyston.
:cool:

It's been a while.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Heston wrote:It's been a while.
Not long enough.
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Heston wrote:
matedog wrote:Hoyston.
:cool:

It's been a while.
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I would only remove mensforth hill, silicone on sapphire and version partner, and replace them preferably with three rockers SGM-style. Broadway is an atypical Clash song which I find beautiful and with a great vocal delivery from Joe.
I agree with the latter observation, and apparently, Joe must have felt likewise -- or they wouldn't have done that song quite so much during the Clash II era. Funnily enough, I didn't notice Broadway so much during my first month or so of listening, but once I did, I was pretty well sold. But that's just me!
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Heston wrote:
matedog wrote:Hoyston.
:cool:

It's been a while.
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It would've made a fine double. With all the weird shit given away as a free 12''. No fucker would've grumbled about Mensforth Hill and the like if it had been a freebie and didn't fuck up the running order.

I bought it the day it came out 12th December 1980. I put it on the turn table and I think it's still playing.....
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Marky Dread wrote:I bought it the day it came out 12th December 1980. I put it on the turn table and I think it's still playing.....
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:I bought it the day it came out 12th December 1980. I put it on the turn table and I think it's still playing.....
Your neighbours must love you. "For the love of Jesus, no more Ellen Foley!"
You should really check that out. It might actually be the Some Time In New York City album... :shifty:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:I bought it the day it came out 12th December 1980. I put it on the turn table and I think it's still playing.....
Your neighbours must love you. "For the love of Jesus, no more Ellen Foley!"
Nah my copy had a jump on Mensforth Hill.
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Marky Dread wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
Marky Dread wrote:I bought it the day it came out 12th December 1980. I put it on the turn table and I think it's still playing.....
Your neighbours must love you. "For the love of Jesus, no more Ellen Foley!"
Nah my copy had a jump on Mensforth Hill.
Now I can see why you might listen to Sandinista! Improves side 5 of the album substantially with that...
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