Il 14 dicembre del 1979 usciva London Calling dei Clash – terzo album della loro discografia. Ovviamente questa fine del 2019 non poteva non contemplare una celebrazione di quello che fu un momento chiave nella carriera di Strummer & soci, cioè un doppio album in cui la band – pur mantenendo il proprio spirito punk – si avvicinava a una certa tradizione made in USA e gettava i semi per una maggiore varietà stilistica.
All the London callings
Nel corso di quattro decenni London Calling è stato pubblicato, stampato, ristampato (e anche bootlegato) in tutti i formati possibili e immaginabili: dal vinile al digitale, passando per le cassette, gli stereo8 e i CD.
Per tutti gli appassionati di vinile abbiamo qui raccolto una lista delle versioni sul supporto a noi più caro al momento note (ufficiali e non). Come potete vedere, l’elenco è lunghissimo, a testimonianza dell’impatto che questo disco ha avuto sul panorama rock mondiale.
Un ultimo consiglio anche se extra-vinilico: se già non l’avete, la versione su CD del 2004 per i 25 anni dell’uscita è speciale in quanto contiene anche i famigerati Vanilla Tapes, ossia le prove-demo che la band registrò prima di entrare in studio per London Calling. Tutti i brani sono qui in versione molto cruda, senza orpelli e rifiniture.
Tutte le edizioni su vinile
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS CBS 88478, CLASH 3 Portugal 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 88478, 88478, CLASH 3, S CBS Clash 3 Europe 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony, Blackgold Records Corp. LP-1480-81-E Philippines 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic E2 36328 US 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS CBS 88478 Greece 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony, Blackgold Records Corp. LP-1480-81-E Philippines 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS 88478, CLASH 3, CBS 88478, S CBS Clash 3 Europe 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS/Sony, Blackgold Records Corp. LP-1480-81-E Philippines 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic 2ELPS 0025 New Zealand 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS CBS CLASH 3 UK 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 88478, 88478, CLASH 3, S CBS Clash 3 Europe 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Gat) Epic 35・3P-175~6 Japan 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Gat) Epic 35・3P-175~6 Japan 1979
- London Calling (LP, Album, S/Edition) CBS CBS Clash 3 UK & Ireland 1979
- London Calling (LP, Album, Unofficial) JJ Record JJB-6248 Taiwan 1979
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS CBS 88478 Spain 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS CBS 88478, CLASH 3 Portugal 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic, Epic, Epic E2 36328, E 36329, E 36330 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic 2ELPS 0025 Australia 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic E2 36328 Canada 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, CBS 88478, CLASH 3 Italy 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Pit) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Promo) Epic 2ELPS 0025 Australia 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Promo, Ter) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RP) CBS S 88478 Spain 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RP, Pit) Epic, Epic, Epic E2 36328, E 36329, E 36330 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, San) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Ter) Epic E2 36328 US 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Unofficial) Life Studio 54 Life 160 South Korea 1980
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS, Suzy CBS 88478 Yugoslavia 1981
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RP) Epic E2 36328 US 1981
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) CBS CBS 88478 Greece 1982
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) Epic 7003 – 7004 Uruguay 1987
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) CBS, CBS, CBS CBS 460114 1, CLASH 3, S CBS Clash 3 Europe 1987
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) CBS CBS 460114 1 Spain 1989
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia COL 460114 1, 460114 1, CLASH 3 Europe 1991
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM) Columbia, Simply Vinyl 495347 1 UK 1999
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) Epic E2 63885 US 2004
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM) Epic E2 63885 Spain 2004
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Unofficial, Red) CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3 UK 2005
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Music On Vinyl, Columbia MOVLP050, 88697640181 Europe 2009
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Blu) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Gre) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Pur) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Red) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, RE, Unofficial, Ora) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, RE, Unofficial, Pin) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, RE, Unofficial, Yel) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK 2012
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Music On Vinyl, Columbia MOVLP863 Europe 2013
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Epic 88725446991 US 2013
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Columbia 88725446991 Europe 2013
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Columbia, Sony Music 88875112701 UK & Europe 2015
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) Columbia, Sony Music 88875112701 Europe 2015
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, TP) Sony Music Entertainment 88985316611 Europe 2016
- London Calling (LP, Gre + LP, Pin + Album, Ltd, RE, RM) Columbia, Sony Music 88985316611 UK 2016
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Cle) Epic SIJP 1012~3 Japan 2019
- London Calling (2xLP, Ltd, RE) Sony Music 0190759786710 Europe 2019
- London Calling (2xLP, Album) CBS AGP 69 / 70 South Africa Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) Epic EG 36328 US Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE) Epic 144420/1 Brazil Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Cle) CBS (2) Clash 3 UK Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial, Gre) CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3 UK Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RP) CBS, CBS CBS 88478, CLASH 3 Greece Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, RP) CBS 460114 1 UK Unknown
- London Calling (2xLP, Album, Red) CBS 460114 1 UK Unknown
- London Calling (LP, Whi + LP, Yel + Album, RE, Unofficial) CBS (2), CBS (2) CBS CLASH 3, S CBS CLASH 3 UK Unknown