the Clash: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Marcus Gray, Last Gang in Town: The Story and Myth of the Clash (1995, reissued 1997), is a biographical study that examines the Clash in all their contradictions.

Representative Works

  • The Clash (U.K. 1977, U.S. 1979)
  • Give ’Em Enough Rope (U.K. 1978, U.S. 1979)
  • London Calling (U.K. 1979, U.S. 1980)
  • Combat Rock (1982)
  • Clash on Broadway (1991)

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Charles Shaar Murray
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Other Contributors

  • Michael Dear
    Graduate of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, School of Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim, Germany. Translator, reviser and editor at the Deutsche Bundesbank since 1997.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of The Clash. Jul 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - The Clash: The Only Punk Band that Mattered. Sep 11, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - From The Archives: The Clash Talks 'Sandinista!'. Jun 20, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The J Files - The Clash. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: TeachRock - The Clash. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - AAEP 1600 - The Clash. Aug 21, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN Entertainment - The Clash: ‘The only band that matters’ remembers. Jun 20, 2024
Add new Web site: AllMusic - The Clash. Oct 04, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 07, 2019
Revised information on the release dates of the albums Give 'Em Enough Rope and London Calling. Jun 16, 2014
Noted that the Clash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Jun 16, 2014
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Clash. Dec 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Allmusic - The Clash. Dec 20, 2013
Article revised. Mar 06, 2003
Article revised. Feb 09, 2000
New article added. Oct 13, 1998
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