Trivia / The Clash (Album)

• Late Export for You: The album wasn't released in America for two years due to the US branch of CBS/Epic Records thinking it wasn't "radio friendly" enough. During that time, it sold 100,000 copies as an import. When an American release finally happened in 1979, it was a resequenced edition that replaced five tracks from the British original^note "Deny", "Cheat", "Protex Blue", "48 Hours", and the original version of "White Riot" with Terry Chimes on drums with five new ones ^note "Clash City Rockers", "Complete Control", "I Fought the Law", "Jail Guitar Doors", and a rerecording of "White Riot" with Topper Headon on drums, plus a free single with two extra tracks^note "Gates of the West" and "Groovy Times". Finally, in 2000 America got simultaneous releases of both versions of the album on CD.
• Troubled Production: The album presented the group's relative inexperience making a record. The DIY nature of the production rattled their record company, CBS. Aside from not knowing how to handle the control knobs, there were equipment issues out the wazoo. This was before the days where punk albums became known for their rough production standards. The album is recognized as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

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