Combat Rock
Studio album by The Clash
Released	May 14, 1982
Recorded	Late 1981, early 1982
Genre	Rock, post-punk, punk rock
Length	46:21
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	The Clash
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone link
The Clash chronology
Sandinista! (1980) Combat Rock (1982) Cut the Crap (1985)

Combat Rock is a 1982 album released by The Clash. It was the last album to feature the "original" line-up before Mick Jones left, and Topper Headon was kicked out for his heroin addiction. The album includes many different styles of music, following up the trend from their previous album Sandinista!. Cover of The Clash album Combat Rock. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sandinista! is the fourth album by the punk rock band The Clash. ... Cut the Crap is The Clashs final album. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955) is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ... Topper Headon Nicholas Bowen Headon (born May 30, 1955, in Bromley, Kent, England), better known as Topper Headon (because of his resemblance to the cartoon monkey), was the drummer for the English punk rock band The Clash. ... Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... Sandinista! is the fourth album by the punk rock band The Clash. ...

Combat Rock was originally planned as a double album with the working title Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg, but the idea was scrapped after internal wrangling within the group. Mick Jones had produced the first cut, but the other members were dissatisfied and producing duties were handed to Glyn Johns, at which point the album became a single LP. The original cut has since been obtained and subsequently bootlegged. Glyn Johns (born February 15, 1942 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a recording engineer and record producer. ...

Pennie Smith shot the cover photo for Combat Rock on a deserted railway line outside Bangkok while the band was on their "Far East" tour in 1982. Pennie Smith is a renowned rock photographer born in London in 19??. Smith attended Twickenham Art school in the late 1960s, studying graphics and fine art. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the United Kingdom the album charted at #2, spending 23 weeks in the UK charts. The album reached #7 in the United States, spending 61 weeks on the chart, and was certified platinum.

Following along the same note as Sandinista!, Combat Rock's catalogue number 'FMLN2' is the acronym for the El Salvador political party 'Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional' or FMLN. Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...

In January 2000 this album along with the rest of the Clash's catalog was remastered and re-released. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Track listing

All songs written by The Clash except where noted. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

1. "Know Your Rights" (Mick Jones, Joe Strummer) – 3:39
2. "Car Jamming" – 3:58
3. "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" – 3:06
4. "Rock the Casbah" – 3:14
5. "Red Angel Dragnet" – 3:48
6. "Straight to Hell" – 5:30
7. "Overpowered by Funk" – 4:55
8. "Atom Tan" – 2:32
9. "Sean Flynn" – 4:30
10. "Ghetto Defendant" – 4:45
11. "Inoculated City" – 2:43
12. "Death Is a Star" – 3:08

Know Your Rights was a song by The Clash released as a single that was eventually released on their penultimate album, Combat Rock. ... Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955) is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, The Mescaleros and (temporarily) The Pogues. ... Should I Stay or Should I Go is a song by The Clash, released as a 7 single and featured on their album Combat Rock. ... Rock the Casbah, one of the most popular songs by The Clash, was released on their 1982 album Combat Rock. ... Straight to Hell is a song by The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. ... This article is about the actor and photojournalist presumed killed in Cambodia. ...

Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg track listing

1. "The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too"
2. "Kill Time"
3. "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
4. "Rock the Casbah"
5. "Know Your Rights" (extended version)
6. "Red Angel Dragnet"
7. "Ghetto Defendant"
8. "Sean Flynn"
9. "Car Jamming"
10. "Inoculated City"
11. "Death Is a Star"
12. "Walk Evil Talk"
13. "Atom Tan"
14. "Overpowered by Funk"
15. "Inoculated City" (uncensored version)
16. "First Night Back in London"
17. "Cool Confusion"
18. "Straight to Hell" (extended version)

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Certifications

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Personnel

• Mick Jones – guitars, vocals
• Joe Strummer – guitars, vocals
• Paul Simonon – bass, vocals
• Topper Headon – drums

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Additional musicians

• Allen Ginsberg – guest vocals (on track 10)
• Futura 2000 – guest vocals (on track 7)
• Ellen Foley – backing vocals (on track 2)
• Joe Ely – backing vocals (on track 3)
• Tymon Dogg – piano (on track 12)
• Poly Mandell – keyboards (on track 7)
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone (on track 9)