marks 20 years since the passing of the legendaryJoe Strummer. While best known as the frontman forThe Clash, between 1999-2002 Strummer producedsome of his most exciting work alongside The I learned that fame is an illusion and everything about it is just a joke. I’m far more dangerous now, because I don’t care at all.” His words are so beautiful and honest and together with the Mescaleros some fantastic tunes were created and to listen to some of the tunes recorded as outtakes for me was really special.” A new box set featuring music by the late Joe Strummer and his post- The Clash band The Mescaleros has been announced. don't throw away your old records because not all the original artwork is replicated here (let's say that the artwork references the originals, but with a certain degree of liberty. For instance, no printed lyrics).

interviews with Joe's friends, collaborators and TheMescaleros band members, plus never-before-seenhandwritten notes, lyrics, and drawings by Joe takenfrom the Joe Strummer Archive. Strummer’s widow, Lucinda Tait, served as executive producer for ‘Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years’.This is a real gem of a vinyl box set, and lovingly put together. Well worth the money, regardless of the fact that I already own the original three albums. The pressings are perfect and the sound quality is great as well. We did a comparison of the originals and the new pressings, and there is a small difference. The new ones are just a tad thinner than the originals, but only just slightly. The originals are selling for crazy money, so I would definitely recommend this new set over spending tons of money on the originals. The difference is incredibly small and these new pressings sound wonderful. A few thoughts about the vinyl box. It is very nice. The artwork collects all sort of Strummer scribblings, drawings, random thoughts, notes about how he wanted the artwork and the credits on the sleeves to play out (even on the CD label... he was really fastidious about how his records would look! ...and as a fan I appreciate that), the book has plenty of pictures. The mastering is very good, I think it's an improvement over the originals but honestly I haven't really, painstakingly compared them. Great review from Richard. The box set is beautifully put together and I’m still working through it, I must admit I went straight to the demos, and I’ll enjoy them for a few days before moving on to the remixes. I think when you have a communal sound, the listener feels like they can be part of that community.” hours ago Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Announce Australian Dates for ‘The River Is Rising-Rest of the World Tour 2024’

Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Released: 16th September 2022. 2022 marks 20 years since the passing of the legendaryJoe Strummer. While best known as the frontman forThe Clash, between 1999-2002 Strummer producedsome of his most exciting work alongside TheNow, 20 years to the day since his passing, musical figures including Strummer’s own musical contemporaries have reflected on his death and paid tribute to his lasting musical legacy. Alongside Joe Strummer, the newly relaunched Dark Horse Records roster also includes Billy Idol, Leon Russell, Benmont Tench and others. For more information, please visit www.darkhorserecords.com. As already pointed out, 001 was anthological, while 002 is thematic, so there are quite a few repetitions. I guess with 001 they wanted to taste the waters and see if there was a significant market. Strummer’s widow, Lucinda Tait, served as executive producer for ‘Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years’. In a press release, she spoke of how work on the upcoming release had in fact begun with 2018 box set ‘Joe Strummer 001’, a 32-song collection from across Strummer’s storied career. “There’s so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” Tait said.

ABOUT USLouder Than War is a music, culture and media publication headed by The Membranes & Goldblade frontman John Robb. Online since 2010 it is one of the fastest-growing and most respected music-related publications on the net. An official video featuring drawings and handwritten lyrics found in the Joe Strummer Archive is streaming now at YouTube HERE.Continuing the celebrations around Joe’s 70th birthday this weekend, longtime Strummer fan Eddie Vedder has covered ‘ Long Shadow‘ from the posthumous Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros album, Streecore. There's so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” says Joe’s widow and the executive producer, Lucinda Tait. “We started this work with '001', so tofocuson Joe's work with The Mescaleros was the natural second step on '002' because those songs he made with them just seemed to resonate so strongly and reinvigorated his connection with his audience at a level he hadn't experienced since his days with The Clash. Coming after the 2018 ‘001’ release, it pays fitting tribute to the recordings of a man who deeply touched the lives of so many people. What I’d dearly love to hear now is an ‘OO3’ set comprising of ‘live’ performances within the years covered in this release and I’m sure I will not be alone in anticipation of that. In the aforementioned interview, Lucinda hinted that the well is not dry concerning such a prospect, a welcome assurance I’m sure for many of us. The world may well have not yet heard the last from Joe Strummer and in my book, that’s a damned good thing. While best known as the front man for The Clash, Strummer produced some of the most exciting work of his career with The Mescaleros. “ There’s so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” says Strummer’s widow and Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years Executive Producer, Lucinda Tait. “ We started this work last year with ‘001’, so to focus on Joe’s work with The Mescaleros was the natural second step on ‘002’ because those songs he made with them just seemed to resonate so strongly and reinvigorated his connection with his audience at a level he hadn’t experienced since his days with The Clash. I just think that what Joe did with the Mescaleros and those records, and those songs, and those words, it was a very communal sound,” said Vedder.

In September, Dark Horse Records released Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years’, which marked the first time a comprehensive anthology of the band’s work has been issued. Executive produced by Strummer’s widow, Lucinda Tait, and produced by David Zonshine, the richly curated boxset also includes exclusive new interviews with Joe’s friends, collaborators and Mescaleros band mates, plus never-before-seen handwritten notes, lyrics, and drawings by Strummer taken from the Joe Strummer Archive. While best known as the front man for The Clash, Strummer produced some of the most exciting work of his career with The Mescaleros. Strummer said during this period: “All that’s happening for me now is just a chancer’s bluff. If you think you miss Joe Strummer now, by the time you get to the end of this boxset, you are really going to miss the guy. What an impact, what an amazing musician, what an amazing human being, a great artist, and this boxset perfectly captures the man, the music and the moment, I’m so glad this came out.” My Vibes Compass records are noise free. They are not flat, but can probably be corrected with a short bake in a Vinyl Flat.Dark Horse Records is celebrating what would have been Joe Strummer’s 70th birthday on Sunday, 21 August with today’s premiere of ‘ Fantastic‘, available now at all DSPs and streaming services.