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The Clash - Bootlegs & Rarities

Welcome

Welcome to the site. Here you will find information, artwork and reviews on my collection of Clash bootlegs and rare recordings. From 2000 until 2010 I was a trader: I swapped rare music for rare music, mostly on CD but often on MiniDisc, cassette tape or vinyl. I am no longer a trader; In July 2012 I launched the clumsily-titled USB Sticks Project, through which I shared and distributed my Clash rarities for three years. In 2015 this was replaced by the torrents.

Torrents

All of the content listed on this site is available in FLAC format in two torrent files:

Gallery

Feel free to browse these Clash videos.

Online Opportunities

Since around 2001 The Clash online community has been served by Satch's forums. This is the place to talk with other Clash fans about anything and everything. You can also find many people also after rare material so it's probably the best place to set up a trade. Visit it at: clashcity.com/boards.

Also, check out The Clash Blog: the only blog that matters!

A semi-serious article I wrote in 2001 comparing The Damned and The Clash.

Still a Big Fan of Sandinista!

When I first heard The Clash's fourth album, Sandinista!, decades ago, I wasn't sure what it was. Like many fans of 'punk', it confused me at first! I just wasn't expecting all those genres spread across 36 tracks. I didn't hate any of it, I just needed to open my mind a bit. Unlike Kurt Cobain, who hated it, I very soon began to love this album. It helped me really get into reggae and dub, along with Grand Theft Auto 3 and their ripping off of Scientist's Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981). Anyway, I listened to the unofficial 2014 'Dread Mix' of Sandinista! a few times this year and was happy that a slight tweaking of the sound and running order made me rediscover my love and appreciation of this album. Whether you hear the Dread mixes, or the original version and mixes, it's simply amazing. The finest triple album a band ever released and a target to aim for if your band wants to release a record which spans almost every conceivable genre. I think it's the Clash album which has dated the least. It is the most interesting one, 43 years on. My Clash album rankings as of posting:

  1. Sandinista!
  2. The Clash (UK or US version)
  3. Combat Rock
  4. London Calling
  5. Give 'Em Enough Rope
  6. Cut The Crap

Note: I still very much enjoy and (somewhat) like Cut The Crap! Combat Rock is up there because of the more interesting tracks, not the two hits.

Contact

If you would like to contact me, feel free: robin.sharrock@gmail.com.

Last updated: 17 November 2024.