I mainly want a cleaned up Rat Patrol for the awesome version of Inoculated City.Jimmy Jazz wrote:Meh, the best thing about Rat Patrol is the unreleased songs, and those are great quality. The rest is pretty similar to the album versions and when they are different it's usually for the worse. I'd be disappointed if an official release was ever wasted on Rat Patrol.Heston wrote:The 101ers recorded professionally, I can imagine this tape being very rough if it was recorded straight to cassette. It's not something I'm yearning for, that would be clean recordings of Rat Patrol and TRAC.101Walterton wrote:I've changed my mind, the more I read about the tape, and especially the fact so many involved kept a copy, the more I want to hear it. I believe it is vital to not only the Clash jigsaw but also the early days of the original Punk movement. I realise this tape isn't an early Clash demo (although I especially want to hear Protex Blue and I'm So Bored') but then nor was the 101ers and I love some of their stuff and can see how they influenced the Clash, would love to hear the same from London SS.
TRAC i'd love to hear cleaned up though. As for London SS, I would definitely listen if something was circulating, but does not interest me much either.
London SS tapes does exist
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
Re: London SS tapes does exist
Why? We've got Marky's remix, does the trick for me!Heston wrote:I mainly want a cleaned up Rat Patrol for the awesome version of Inoculated City.Jimmy Jazz wrote:Meh, the best thing about Rat Patrol is the unreleased songs, and those are great quality. The rest is pretty similar to the album versions and when they are different it's usually for the worse. I'd be disappointed if an official release was ever wasted on Rat Patrol.Heston wrote:The 101ers recorded professionally, I can imagine this tape being very rough if it was recorded straight to cassette. It's not something I'm yearning for, that would be clean recordings of Rat Patrol and TRAC.101Walterton wrote:I've changed my mind, the more I read about the tape, and especially the fact so many involved kept a copy, the more I want to hear it. I believe it is vital to not only the Clash jigsaw but also the early days of the original Punk movement. I realise this tape isn't an early Clash demo (although I especially want to hear Protex Blue and I'm So Bored') but then nor was the 101ers and I love some of their stuff and can see how they influenced the Clash, would love to hear the same from London SS.
TRAC i'd love to hear cleaned up though. As for London SS, I would definitely listen if something was circulating, but does not interest me much either.
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Marky did his usual great job with what he had to work with, but we know a full fidelity tape exists.esmark wrote:Why? We've got Marky's remix, does the trick for me!Heston wrote:I mainly want a cleaned up Rat Patrol for the awesome version of Inoculated City.Jimmy Jazz wrote:Meh, the best thing about Rat Patrol is the unreleased songs, and those are great quality. The rest is pretty similar to the album versions and when they are different it's usually for the worse. I'd be disappointed if an official release was ever wasted on Rat Patrol.Heston wrote:The 101ers recorded professionally, I can imagine this tape being very rough if it was recorded straight to cassette. It's not something I'm yearning for, that would be clean recordings of Rat Patrol and TRAC.101Walterton wrote:I've changed my mind, the more I read about the tape, and especially the fact so many involved kept a copy, the more I want to hear it. I believe it is vital to not only the Clash jigsaw but also the early days of the original Punk movement. I realise this tape isn't an early Clash demo (although I especially want to hear Protex Blue and I'm So Bored') but then nor was the 101ers and I love some of their stuff and can see how they influenced the Clash, would love to hear the same from London SS.
TRAC i'd love to hear cleaned up though. As for London SS, I would definitely listen if something was circulating, but does not interest me much either.
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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I'm going to remix the London SS tape. I will upload it shortly.Heston wrote:Marky did his usual great job with what he had to work with, but we know a full fidelity tape exists.esmark wrote:Why? We've got Marky's remix, does the trick for me!Heston wrote:I mainly want a cleaned up Rat Patrol for the awesome version of Inoculated City.Jimmy Jazz wrote:Meh, the best thing about Rat Patrol is the unreleased songs, and those are great quality. The rest is pretty similar to the album versions and when they are different it's usually for the worse. I'd be disappointed if an official release was ever wasted on Rat Patrol.Heston wrote: The 101ers recorded professionally, I can imagine this tape being very rough if it was recorded straight to cassette. It's not something I'm yearning for, that would be clean recordings of Rat Patrol and TRAC.
TRAC i'd love to hear cleaned up though. As for London SS, I would definitely listen if something was circulating, but does not interest me much either.
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Still waiting....and waiting...and... ... .. .
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Re: London SS tapes does exist
It's only been 8 years mate. No hurry.
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I feel sorry for Mick. His bottom must hurt after sitting on it for so long.
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The man owns a lot of sheds.Marky Dread wrote: ↑07 Aug 2018, 9:27amI feel sorry for Mick. His bottom must hurt after sitting on it for so long.
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