The ClashGive 'Em Enough Rope

Label:

Epic – 35543

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Stereo , Terre Haute Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Punk

Tracklist

A1 Safe European Home 3:48
A2 English Civil War 2:34
A3 Tommy Gun 3:14
A4 Julie's In The Drug Squad
Piano [Uncredited]Allen Lanier
3:02
A5 Last Gang In Town 5:10
B1 Guns On The Roof
Written-ByN. T. Headon*
3:14
B2 Drug-Stabbing Time
Saxophone [Uncredited]Stan Bronstein
3:42
B3 Stay Free 3:38
B4 Cheapskate 3:23
B5 All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts) 4:54

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyCBS Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Inc.
  • Copyright ©CBS Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗CBS Records
  • Manufactured ByEpic Records
  • Manufactured ByCBS Inc.
  • Mastered AtCustomatrix
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

  • Arranged By, PerformerThe Clash
  • DesignGene Greif
  • EngineerKevin Dalimore*
  • ProducerSandy Pearlman
  • Recorded By, Mixed ByCorky Stasiak
  • Written-ByM. Jones*

Notes

Original US issue with block font for The Clash logo on cover (later pressings used an "oriental"-style lettering).
Issued on Epic white labels with "Demonstration Not For Sale" at bottom.
℗ 1978 CBS Records

Track B5 is listed as "That's No Way To Spend Your Youth" on the back cover and "All The Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)" on the inner label and promo timing strip on back cover.

Gold stamp on back cover, at top-left:
"FOR PROMOTION ONLY
Ownership Reserved By CBS
Sale Is Unlawful"

Some copies with "Demonstration Not For Sale" promo timing strip on front or back cover of jacket. Publishers listed as "Pending."

Some copies come with a promo-only insert measuring approximately 11 1/3" x 13 1/2", and folded once. It is printed on one side with a pic of the band on top and "The Clash" in yellow, plus text at bottom, with cat. # JE/JEA/JET 35439.

First cat. # on labels, jacket spine
Second cat. # on jacket back cover

"T" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, pressing.

[Lanier/Bronstein credits according to the book "ion Is A Fashion" by Pat Gilbert, page 210]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched both sides runout): T
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 35543
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 35543
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): P AL 35439-1AA PAL 35543-1AA
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): P BL 35439-1G -35543-
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped (T 35543 B etched), variant 2): P AL 3̷5̷4̷3̷9̷-1J \ T 35543 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped (35543 T P B etched), variant 2): 35543 P BL 3̷5̷4̷3̷9̷-1K T P B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 35549 P AL 3̷5̷4̷3̷9̷-1K 1T o B3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): o P BL 3̷5̷4̷3̷9̷-1J 1T35543 A1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Give 'Em Enough Rope (LP, Album, Stereo) Epic JE 35543, 35543 US 1978
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Give 'Em Enough Rope (LP, Album) CBS S CBS 82431 UK 1978
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Give 'Em Enough Rope (LP, Album) CBS CBS 82431, 82431 Greece 1978
Give 'Em Enough Rope (LP, Album) CBS SBP 237265 Australia 1978
Give 'Em Enough Rope (LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo) CBS CBS 82431 Europe 1978

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Reviews

  • jacksnee's avatar
    jacksnee
    Powerful. Attacks from the speakers. Nice balance so it’s not harsh, just fucking loud!!! Yes! Solid low end too. This destroys every remaster/repress I’ve heard.
    • BOBBRADLEY's avatar
      BOBBRADLEY
      Beast of a pressing, has the timing strip, white label and the vibe!
      • tolteke2007's avatar
        tolteke2007
        Edited 10 years ago
        My version:
        Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): P AL 35439-1J / T 35543
        Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): 35543 P BL 35439-1K / T

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