The World According To Clash was originally put together by the band’s US label, Epic, back in 1982 and distributed to radio stations across the States just prior to the release of Combat Rock. Over time, the set – an all killer, no filler compilation featuring 11 of the band’s most enduring songs – has become sought-after among Clash completists.
But puzzlingly, rather than a straight reissue of the original promo, which would at least have felt like a charming curio – Sony have rejigged the title, the tracklisting and changed the artwork. So ‘Magnificent Dance’, ‘This Is Radio Clash’ and ‘Police On My Back’ have been excised from the running order and replaced by ‘The Magnificent Seven’, ‘The Guns Of Brixton’ and ‘Spanish Bombs’ – perhaps an improvement…

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