Those who doubt the obsessive, unbridled affection Clash mainstay Joe Strummer held for traditional rock and R&B roots need only punch up virtually any track on this infectious collection of live and studio cuts from the 101ers, the raw yet accomplished band Strummer fronted just prior to his punk superstardom. While most such early-catalog excavations are suspicious and often spotty, Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited is a revelatory rush, from the opening blowout of "Letsagetabitarockin'." Many of the tracks rock with the rootsy charm of fellow pub rockers Ducks Deluxe, yet one can hear the later sound of the Clash nearly fully formed on tracks like the blue-beat-seasoned "Sweet Revenge," "Keys to Your Heart," and "Junco Partner." The collection's second half kicks into even higher gear, presenting a generous slate of previously unreleased live workouts that hammer familiar R&B staples like "Shake Your Hips" and "Maybellene" into submission and closing with a frenzied rave-up of Van Morrison and Them's Brit Invasion staple, "Gloria." --Jerry McCulley
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ASIN: B0009IW8DU Release Date: 2005-06-14 |
Tracks:
- Letsagetabitarockin
- Silent Telephone
- Keys To Your Heart (version 1)
- Rabies (From The Dogs Of Love)
- Sweet Revenge
- Motor Boys Motor
- Steamgauge '99*
- 5 Star R'n'R
- Surf City
- Keys To Your Heart (version 2)
- Sweety Of The St Moritz
- Hideaway (previously unreleased)
- Shake Your Hips (Live)(previously unreleased)
- Lonely Mother's Son (Live)(previously unreleased)
- Hideaway (Live)
- Don't Let It Go (Live)
- Keep Taking The Tablets.(Live)(previously unreleased)
- Junco Partner (Live)(previously unreleased)
- Out Of Time (Live)(previously unreleased)
- Maybelline (Live)(previously unreleased)
- Gloria (Live)(previously unreleased)
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Those who doubt the obsessive, unbridled affection Clash mainstay Joe Strummer held for traditional rock and R&B roots need only punch up virtually any track on this infectious collection of live and studio cuts from the 101ers, the raw yet accomplished band Strummer fronted just prior to his punk superstardom. While most such early-catalog excavations are suspicious and often spotty, Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited is a revelatory rush, from the opening blowout of "Letsagetabitarockin'." Many of the tracks rock with the rootsy charm of fellow pub rockers Ducks Deluxe, yet one can hear the later sound of the Clash nearly fully formed on tracks like the blue-beat-seasoned "Sweet Revenge," "Keys to Your Heart," and "Junco Partner." The collection's second half kicks into even higher gear, presenting a generous slate of previously unreleased live workouts that hammer familiar R&B staples like "Shake Your Hips" and "Maybellene" into submission and closing with a frenzied rave-up of Van Morrison and Them's Brit Invasion staple, "Gloria." --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Elgin Ave. Breakdown.......2007-01-10
I've Got Rabies From the Dogs of Love for This Album!.......2006-04-04
BTW, I bought the club version, which is manufactured for BMG. I was worried about that a bit, but no longer. Sounds awesome, and the packaging is excellent, with liner notes and lyrics. I was also worried about the anti-piracy notes on the back which are not present on the non-club version. I burn backup copies of my cds not to pirate, but to use in my car. I have successfully burned a backup copy of this and other club cds.
I can't believe I found this.......2006-01-15
This CD is a real find, not just for completists, but for fans of old school rock and roll, and of Strummer's growling voice. If this was a little more polished and edited down, it would be London Calling quality. It's really that good. The sound quality on the live stuff is awful, but I don't wish they had left it off.
Bloody brilliant!.......2005-08-31
Joe Strummer was cool........2005-08-14
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ASIN: B000A2XCGW Release Date: 2005-08-23 |
Tracks:
- Letsagetabitarockin'
- Silent Telephone
- Keys to Your Heart [V. 1]
- Rabies (From the Dogs of Love)
- Sweet Revenge
- Motor Boys Motor
- Steamgauge 99 [#]
- 5 Star R 'n' R
- Surf City
- Keys to Your Heart [V. 2]
- Sweety of the St. Moritz
- Hideaway [#]
- Shake Your Hips [#]
- Lonely Mother's Son [#]
- Don't Let It Go [#]
- Keep Taking the Tablets [#]
- Junco Partner [#]
- Out of Time [#]
- Maybelline [#]
- Gloria [#]
- Gloria [Live] [#] - The 101'ers
Album Details
Joe Strummer's 'lost' Debut Solo Album, Recorded after his Split from the Clash and Before He Formed the Mescaleros. Composed as the Score to the Alex Cox Film.
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ASIN: B0009FU0YW Release Date: 2005-05-24 |
Tracks:
- Letsagetabitarockin'
- Silent Telephone
- Keys to Your Heart [V. 1]
- Rabies (From the Dogs of Love)
- Sweet Revenge
- Motor Boys Motor
- Steamgauge 99 [#]
- 5 Star R 'n' R
- Surf City
- Keys to Your Heart [V. 2]
- Sweety of the St. Moritz
- Hideaway [#]
- Shake Your Hips [#]
- Lonely Mother's Son [#]
- Don't Let It Go [#]
- Keep Taking the Tablets [#]
- Junco Partner [#]
- Out of Time [#]
- Maybelline [#]
- Gloria [#]
- Gloria [Live] [#] - The 101'ers
Customer Reviews:
3 STAR R 'N R.......2006-01-31
Included is an early version of "Junco Partner" and the keen ear will recognize bits of songs that ended up being used on other Clash tunes (vocal line to "Julie's in The Drug Squad" and "Jail Guitar Doors").
There are a number of live cuts here - A Van Morrison cover - It's little wonder that most punkers chose to cover "Gloria". It's a simple song to play but Strummer's band is more than capable of moving beyond the three cord formula which they prove on their fast and rollicking version of Maybellene and their version of The Stones' "Out Of time".
The CD is an interesting footnote to Strummer's career and I'm glad to have found it but it's not as good as the first 4 Clash CDs are (not much out there is) and Joe became much, much better after forming the Clash. Perhaps that's why very few of these songs were ever cannibalized for the Clash catalogue.
Bottom line is this: Worth owning for all Clash, Strummer and diehard punk and rock 'n roll fans. Everyone else should move on to something else (like the first 4 Clash, first 4 Ramones, first 10 Rolling Stones, etc).
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