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 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 Joe’s last ever sessions (“Coma Girl (Outtake),” “Fantastic” and “Get Down Moses (Outtake)”), all in one complete box set.
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.
Includes four reproduction lyric sheets and chord charts, and an exclusive 12”x12” art print.
Tracklist
Rock Art and the X-Ray Style:
A1. Tony Adams / A2. Sandpaper Blues
B1. X-Ray Style / B2. Techno D-Day / B3. The Road to Rock ’N’ Roll /
C1. Diggin’ The New / C2. Nitcomb / C3. Forbidden City /
D1. Yalla Yalla / D2. Willesden To Cricklewood
Global A Go-Go:
A1. Johnny Appleseed / A2. Cool ’N’ Out / A3. Global A Go-Go / A4. Bhindi Bhagee /
B1. Gamma Ray / B2. Mega Bottle Ride / B3. Shaktar Donetsk /
C1. Mondo Bongo / C2. Bummed Out City / C3. At The Border, Guy /
D1. Minstrel Boy
Streetcore:
A1. Coma Girl / A2. Get Down Moses / A3. Long Shadow / A4. Arms Aloft / A5. Ramshackle Day
Parade:
B1. Redemption Song / B2. All In A Day / B3. Burnin’ Streets / B4. Midnight Jam / B5. Silver and Gold
Vibes Compass (B-sides & Rarities)
A1. Time And The Tide / A2. Techno D-Day (Demo) / A3. Ocean Of Dreams / A4. Forbidden City (Demo)
B1. X-Ray Style (Demo) / B2. Road To Rock ’N’ Roll (Demo) / B3. Tony Adams (Demo) / B4. Cool ’N’ Out (Demo) /
C1. Global A Go-Go (Demo) / C2. Secret Agent Man / C3. All in A Day (Demo) / C4. London Is Burning /
D1. Get Down Moses (Outtake) / D2. Fantastic / D3. Coma Girl (Outtake)