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Limited seven vinyl LP pressing. 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 Years is the first comprehensive collection highlighting this intense period of creativity and brings together the albums Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999), Global A Go-Go (2001), the posthumous Streetcore (2003), and Vibes 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 S*x 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 Joe's last ever sessions ('Coma Girl', 'Fantastic' and 'Get Down Moses'), all in one complete boxset. All albums are remastered by Grammy Award winner Paul Hicks (The Beatles / The Rolling Stones / John Lennon / David Bowie) and are packaged in a richly curated boxset, featuring extensive new liner notes and interviews with Joe's friends, collaborators and The Mescaleros band members, plus never-before-seen handwritten notes, lyrics, and drawings by Joe taken from the Joe Strummer Archive. Album Tracks 1. Tony Adams 2. Sandpaper Blues 1. X-Ray Style 2. Techno D-Day 3. The Road to Rock'n'roll 1. Diggin' the New 2. Nitcomb 3. Forbidden City 1. Yalla Yalla 2. Willesden to Cricklewood 1. Johnny Appleseed 2. Cool 'N' Out 3. Global a Go-Go 4. Bhindi Bhagee 1. Gamma Ray 2. Mega Bottle Ride 3. Shaktar Donetsk 1. Mondo Bongo 2. Bummed Out City 3. At the Border, Guy 1. Minstrel Boy 1. Coma Girl 2. Get Down Moses 3. Long Shadow 4. Arms Aloft 5. Ramshackle Day Parade 1. Redemption Song 2. All in a D
