The Clash have announced a new compilation, The World According to The Clash, set for release via Sony Music on November 13th.
The compilation, which features 11 of their most celebrated tracks, was originally distributed in 1982 to US-only radio stations and has never been made publicly available… until now. Before the release of “Combat Rock” in 1982, which went on to become their biggest-selling release, “The World According to The Clash” was prepared for US radio DJs as a means of pulling together and easily disseminating standout tracks from their history.
Therefore, the forthcoming release draws together many of their most beloved and most influential tracks, including ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’, ‘Rock the Casbah’, ‘London Calling’, ‘Clampdown’, ‘Train in Vain (Stand by Me)’, ‘Lost in the Supermarket’, ‘The Guns of Brixton’ and more.
The music hails from the brief five-year period, wherein vocalist and guitarist Joe Strummer, vocalist and guitarist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Topper Headon played incessantly, wrote and recorded prolifically, and released five albums of the most expansive and influential music of the era. 2026 has marked a year of jubilant celebration for the iconic band, who earlier this summer celebrated 50 years since their first-ever gig with a fan event in Sheffield, where the show took place in 1976.
Officially deemed their 1977 album, “London Calling“, the best project in their discography, writing, ” The Clash’s third effort proved their most fondly remembered, their most assured and, indeed, their finest work. This album remains our desert island record, an extraordinarily diverse catalogue only a band at this creative level could produce.”
“The World According to The Clash” will be made available via limited edition red vinyl and orange vinyl, alongside CD and digital formats.
