Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Release: 16.9.22

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2022 marks 20 years since the passing of the legendary Joe Strummer. While best known as the frontman for The Clash, between 1999-2002 Strummer produced some of his most exciting work alongside The Mescaleros

Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Yearsis the first comprehensive collection highlighting this intense period of creativityand brings together the albumsRock Art and the X-Ray Style(1999),Global A Go-Go (2001), the posthumousStreetcore(2003), andVibes Compass, a brand-new compilation of 15 B-sides and rarities, including never before heard tracks like Ocean of Dreams (featuring Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols on guitar) and early demos of some of the Mescaleros best-loved tracks (The Road To Rock N Roll, X-Ray Style and more), through to some of the original recordings from Joes last ever sessions (Coma Girl (Outtake), Fantastic and Get Down Moses (Outtake)), all in one complete boxset

TRACK LISTING VINYL

Disc 1 – Side A

1. Tony Adams / 2. Sandpaper Blues

Disc 1 – Side B

1. X-Ray Style / 2. Techno D-Day / 3. The Road To Rock ‘N’ Roll

Disc 2 – Side A

1. Diggin’ The New / 2. Nitcomb / 3. Forbidden City

Disc 2 – Side B

1. Yalla Yalla / 2. Willesden To Cricklewood

Disc 3 – Side A

1. Johnny Appleseed / 2. Cool ‘N’ Out / 3. Global A GO-Go / 4. Bhindi Bhagee

Disc 3 – Side B

1. Gamma Ray / 2. Mega Bottle Ride / 3. Shaktar Donetsk

Disc 4 – Side A

1. Mondo Bongo / 2. Bummed Out City / 3. At The Border, Guy

Disc 4 – Side B

1. Minstrel Boy

Disc 5 – Side A

1. Coma Girl / 2. Get Down Moses / 3. Long Shadow / 4. Arms Aloft / 5. Ramshackle Day Parade

Disc 5 – Side B

1. Redemption Song / 2. All In A Day / 3. Burnin’ Streets / 4. Midnight Jam / 5. Silver And Gold

Disc 6 – Side A

1. Techno D-Day (Demo) / 2. Ocean Of Dreams / 3. Forbidden City (Demo)

Disc 6 – Side B

1. X-Ray Style (Demo) / 2. The Road To Rock ‘N’ Roll (Demo) / 3. Tony Adams (Demo) / 4. Cool N Out (Demo)

Disc 7 – Side A

1. Global A Go-Go (Demo) / 2. Secret Agent Man / 3. All In A Day (Demo) / 4. London Is Burning

Disc 7 – Side B

1. Get Down Moses (Outtake) / 2. Fantastic / 3. Coma Girl (Outtake)