Capital Radio One
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Capital Radio is a song and an EP
by The Clash
.
The original 2:07-2:09 song has been included as "Capital Radio" or "Capital Radio One" on Capital Radio E.P. (1977), Black Market Clash (1980), Clash on Broadway
(1991), The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
(1988), From Here to Eternity: Live
(1999), The Essential Clash
(2003), and Singles Box
(2006).
Lyrically, the song is an attack on the music policy of what was (at the time) London's only legal commercial music radio station, which played mainstream chart hits and little if any punk. It mentions the station's then-Head of Music, Aidan Day - "He picks all the hits they play/to keep you in your place all day".
The song ends with a parody of one of Capital's actual jingles of the period; the band replaces the lyric "in tune with London" with "in tune with nothing".
Stiff Little Fingers
use a modified version of the chorus as the outro to their song " You Can't Say Crap on the Radio" .
single 7" vinyl Capital Radio, released on 9 April 1977, was given away to readers who sent off the coupon printed in the NME
, plus the red sticker found on their first album The Clash
(1977). It was produced by Mickey Foote and engineered by Simon Humphrey. The interview was with the NME's Tony Parsons
.
/Jones
.
Side one
Side two
were selling for high prices.
"Capital Radio Two" is much longer (3:20), mainly because of a protracted intro and outro.
"Capital Radio Two" has been included on The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
(1988), Super Black Market Clash
(1994), and Singles Box
(2006).
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
.
The original 2:07-2:09 song has been included as "Capital Radio" or "Capital Radio One" on Capital Radio E.P. (1977), Black Market Clash (1980), Clash on Broadway
Clash on Broadway
-Track listing:All songs written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer except where noted otherwise.-Disc one:# "Janie Jones" — 2:11# "Career Opportunities" — 1:58#* early demo versions produced by Guy Stevens# "White Riot" — 1:59# "1977" — 1:41...
(1991), The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
The Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 is a double-disc compilation album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released with 28 tracks on 29 February 1988 through Epic Records. The compilation presents a relatively thorough overview of their career . An anticipated second volume was to have...
(1988), From Here to Eternity: Live
From Here to Eternity: Live
From Here to Eternity: Live is a live album by English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 4 October 1999. The songs were recorded at different shows. Some of the recordings featured also appear in the movie Rude Boy...
(1999), The Essential Clash
The Essential Clash
The Essential Clash is a career-spanning greatest hits album by The Clash first released in 2003. It is part of the on-going 'The Essential' Sony BMG compilation series...
(2003), and Singles Box
Singles Box
Singles Box is a compilation album by The Clash. Included within is all the singles that they released in the UK , with the single mixes and edits with the B-sides released, and also containing B-sides from different parts of the world.The discs are packaged in a sleeve which reproduces the...
(2006).
Lyrically, the song is an attack on the music policy of what was (at the time) London's only legal commercial music radio station, which played mainstream chart hits and little if any punk. It mentions the station's then-Head of Music, Aidan Day - "He picks all the hits they play/to keep you in your place all day".
The song ends with a parody of one of Capital's actual jingles of the period; the band replaces the lyric "in tune with London" with "in tune with nothing".
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
use a modified version of the chorus as the outro to their song " You Can't Say Crap on the Radio" .
Capital Radio E.P.
The EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
single 7" vinyl Capital Radio, released on 9 April 1977, was given away to readers who sent off the coupon printed in the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, plus the red sticker found on their first album The Clash
The Clash (album)
The album received positive reviews from critics and peaked at number 12 in the UK charts. In December 1979, critic Robert Christgau named it his favorite album of the 1970s....
(1977). It was produced by Mickey Foote and engineered by Simon Humphrey. The interview was with the NME's Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons (British journalist)
Tony Parsons is a British journalist broadcaster and author. He began his career as a music journalist on the NME, writing about punk music. Later, he wrote for The Daily Telegraph, before going on to write his current column for the Daily Mirror...
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Track listing
All songs written by StrummerJoe Strummer
John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
/Jones
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is the former lead guitarist, secondary vocalist and co-founder for the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and...
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Side one
- "Listen" – 0:27
- "Interview With The Clash On The Circle Line (Part 1)" – 8:50
Side two
- "Interview With The Clash On The Circle Line (Part 2)" – 3:10
- "Capital Radio" – 2:09
Capital Radio Two
In 1978-79 "Capital Radio One" was extremely rare in the UK, so much so that the group had rerecorded it as "Capital Radio Two" on The Cost of Living E.P. released on 11 May 1979 in 7" vinyl format. "Capital Radio" was rerecorded because the group learnt that copies of the original Capital Radio EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
were selling for high prices.
"Capital Radio Two" is much longer (3:20), mainly because of a protracted intro and outro.
"Capital Radio Two" has been included on The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
The Story of the Clash, Volume 1
The Story of the Clash, Vol. 1 is a double-disc compilation album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released with 28 tracks on 29 February 1988 through Epic Records. The compilation presents a relatively thorough overview of their career . An anticipated second volume was to have...
(1988), Super Black Market Clash
Super Black Market Clash
Super Black Market Clash is a compilation album released by The Clash in 1993 that contains B-sides and rare tracks not available on their other albums. It is a repackaging of the original 1980 Black Market Clash, which was a single 10" EP, containing only 9 songs...
(1994), and Singles Box
Singles Box
Singles Box is a compilation album by The Clash. Included within is all the singles that they released in the UK , with the single mixes and edits with the B-sides released, and also containing B-sides from different parts of the world.The discs are packaged in a sleeve which reproduces the...
(2006).