If those documentaries and biopic rumblings have taught us anything, it's that Joe Strummer has not been forgotten in the decade since his death. Now, the legendary Clash snarler is being honoured with a retrospective compilation album and a handful of reissues.
The collection is called Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, The Hellcat Years, and it is out digitally today (August 21) through Hellcat Records. If Strummer were alive today, this would have been his50th 60th birthday.
A press releases calls the comp "a comprehensive collection of recorded music, hard-to-find B-sides and never-before-heard impassioned live performances." It features the all three of the albums that Strummer recorded with the Mescaleros -- Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999), Global a Go-Go (2001) and Streetcore (2003) -- in their entirety, plus a host of rarities. It also includes a 2002 performance of a few Clash tunes with Mick Jones.
All told, there are 57 tracks, and you can see the tracklist below.
Following this digital release, Rock Art and the X-Ray Style, Global a Go-Go and Streetcore will all be reissued on September 25.
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, The Hellcat Years:
1. Tony Adams
2. Sandpaper Blues
3. X-ray Style
4. Techno D-day
5. The Road To Rock'n'roll
6. Nitcomb
7. Diggin' The New
8. Forbidden City
9. Yalla Yalla
10. Willesden to Cricklewood
11. Johnny Appleseed
12. Cool 'N' Out
13. Global a Go-Go
14. Bhindi Bhagee
15. Gamma Ray
16. Mega Bottle Ride
17. Shaktar Donetsk
18. Mondo Bongo
19. Bummed Out City
20. At The Border, Guy
21. Minstrel Boy
22. Coma Girl
23. Get Down Moses
24. Long Shadow
25. Arms Aloft
26. Ramshackle Day Parade
27. Redemption Song
28. All in a Day
29. Burnin' Streets
30. Midnight Jam
31. Silver And Gold
32. Time and the Tide (B-side of "Yalla Yalla")
33. The X-Ray Style (live summer '99) (B-side to "Yalla Yalla")
34. Yalla Yalla (Norro's King Dub) (7:01) (B-side to "Yalla Yalla")
35. The Harder They Come (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
36. Rudi, a Message to You (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
37. Blitzkreig Bop (live) (B-side of "Coma Girl")
38. Yalla Yalla (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
39. Armagideon Time (B-side to "Redemption Song")
40. Pressure Drop (B-side to "Redemption Song")
41. Junco Partner (from Hellcat Give Em the Boot IV compilation) 42. Shaktar Donetsk (Acton Concert)
43. Bhindee Bhagee (Acton Concert)
44. Rudy Can't Fail (Acton Concert)
45. Tony Adams (Acton Concert)
46. White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Acton Concert)
47. Mega Bottle Ride (Acton Concert)
48. Get Down Moses (Acton Concert)
49. Police and Thieves (Acton Concert)
50. Cool 'n' Out (Acton Concert)
51. Police on My Back (Acton Concert)
52. Johnny Appleseed (Acton Concert)
53. Coma Girl (Acton Concert)
54. I Fought the Law (Acton Concert)
55. Bank Robber (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
56. White Riot (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
57. London's Burning (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
The collection is called Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, The Hellcat Years, and it is out digitally today (August 21) through Hellcat Records. If Strummer were alive today, this would have been his
A press releases calls the comp "a comprehensive collection of recorded music, hard-to-find B-sides and never-before-heard impassioned live performances." It features the all three of the albums that Strummer recorded with the Mescaleros -- Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999), Global a Go-Go (2001) and Streetcore (2003) -- in their entirety, plus a host of rarities. It also includes a 2002 performance of a few Clash tunes with Mick Jones.
All told, there are 57 tracks, and you can see the tracklist below.
Following this digital release, Rock Art and the X-Ray Style, Global a Go-Go and Streetcore will all be reissued on September 25.
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, The Hellcat Years:
1. Tony Adams
2. Sandpaper Blues
3. X-ray Style
4. Techno D-day
5. The Road To Rock'n'roll
6. Nitcomb
7. Diggin' The New
8. Forbidden City
9. Yalla Yalla
10. Willesden to Cricklewood
11. Johnny Appleseed
12. Cool 'N' Out
13. Global a Go-Go
14. Bhindi Bhagee
15. Gamma Ray
16. Mega Bottle Ride
17. Shaktar Donetsk
18. Mondo Bongo
19. Bummed Out City
20. At The Border, Guy
21. Minstrel Boy
22. Coma Girl
23. Get Down Moses
24. Long Shadow
25. Arms Aloft
26. Ramshackle Day Parade
27. Redemption Song
28. All in a Day
29. Burnin' Streets
30. Midnight Jam
31. Silver And Gold
32. Time and the Tide (B-side of "Yalla Yalla")
33. The X-Ray Style (live summer '99) (B-side to "Yalla Yalla")
34. Yalla Yalla (Norro's King Dub) (7:01) (B-side to "Yalla Yalla")
35. The Harder They Come (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
36. Rudi, a Message to You (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
37. Blitzkreig Bop (live) (B-side of "Coma Girl")
38. Yalla Yalla (live) (B-side to "Coma Girl")
39. Armagideon Time (B-side to "Redemption Song")
40. Pressure Drop (B-side to "Redemption Song")
41. Junco Partner (from Hellcat Give Em the Boot IV compilation) 42. Shaktar Donetsk (Acton Concert)
43. Bhindee Bhagee (Acton Concert)
44. Rudy Can't Fail (Acton Concert)
45. Tony Adams (Acton Concert)
46. White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Acton Concert)
47. Mega Bottle Ride (Acton Concert)
48. Get Down Moses (Acton Concert)
49. Police and Thieves (Acton Concert)
50. Cool 'n' Out (Acton Concert)
51. Police on My Back (Acton Concert)
52. Johnny Appleseed (Acton Concert)
53. Coma Girl (Acton Concert)
54. I Fought the Law (Acton Concert)
55. Bank Robber (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
56. White Riot (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
57. London's Burning (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
