STRUMMER,JOE / MESCALEROS - JOE STRUMMER 002: THE MESCALEROS YEARS Vinyl LP

2022 marks 20 years since the passing of the legendaryJoe Strummer.While best known as the frontman forThe Clash,between 1999-2002 Strummer produced some of his most exciting work alongsideThe Mescaleros.

Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Yearsis the first comprehensive collection highlighting this intense period of creativity and brings together the albumsRock Art and the X-Ray Style(1999),Global A Go-Go(2001), the posthumousStreetcore(2003), andVibes Compass,a brand new compilation of 15 B-sides and rarities, including never before heard tracks like "Ocean of Dreams" (featuringSteve Jonesof the Sex Pistols on guitar) and early demos of some of the Mescaleros best-loved tracks ("The Road to Rock 'N' Roll", "X-Ray Style" and more), through to some of the original recordings from Joe's last ever sessions ("Coma Girl [Outtake]", "Fantastic" and "Get Down Moses [Outtake]"), all in one complete box set.

Tracks:

Rock Art and the X-Ray Style

SIDE A

1. Tony Adams
2. Sandpaper Blues

SIDE B

1. X-Ray Style
2. Techno D-Day
3. The Road to Rock 'N' Roll

SIDE C

1. Diggin' The New
2. Nitcomb
3. Forbidden City

SIDE D

1. Yalla Yalla
2. Willesden to Cricklewood

Global A Go-Go

SIDE A

1. Johnny Appleseed
2. Cool 'N' Out
3. Global A Go-Go
4. Bhindi Bhagee

SIDE B

1. Gamma Ray
2. Mega Bottle Ride
3. Shaktar Donetsk

SIDE C

1. Mondo Bongo
2. Bummed Out City
3. At the Border, Guy

SIDE D

1. Minstrel Boy

Streetcore

SIDE A

1. Coma Girl
2. Get Down Moses
3. Long Shadow
4. Arms Aloft
5. Ramshackle Day Parade

SIDE B

1. Redemption Song
2. All in a Day
3. Burnin' Streets
4. Midnight Jam
5. Silver and Gold

Vibes Compass (B-sides & Rarities)

SIDE A

1. Time and the Tide
2. Techno D-Day (Demo)
3. Ocean of Dreams
4. Forbidden City (Demo)

SIDE B

1. X-Ray Style (Demo)
2. Road to Rock 'N' Roll (Demo)
3. Tony Adams (Demo)
4. Cool 'N' Out (Demo)

SIDE C

1. Global A Go-Go (Demo)
2. Secret Agent Man
3. All in a Day (Demo)
4. London Is Burning

SIDE D

1. Get Down Moses (Outtake)
2. Fantastic
3. Coma Girl (Outtake)

Label: BMG Rights Management