HOUSE OF BLUES by JOE STRUMMER Compact Disc UNCD052 Label: UNICORN

 HOUSE OF BLUES

by JOE STRUMMER
Compact Disc

UNCD052

Label: UNICORN

EARLY MESCALEROS BROADCAST FROM 1999 

In the mid- 1990s, following several years fighting a legal dispute with Sony Records, Joe Strummer, now free to record for other labels
as a solo-artist, put together The Mescaleros to back himself on future concerts, and with whom he would make new records.
 Gathering around himself a selection of friends and top-flight musicians, Strummer and the band signed with Mercury Records, and
released their first album in 1999, co-written with former Pulp keyboard player Antony Genn, called Rock Art and the X-Ray Style. A
tour of England, Europe, and North America soon followed.
 On 6th November ’99, the band performed at L.A.’s House Of Blues venue, where they performed a dynamic set of new Mescaleros
material, rubbing shoulders with a healthy dose of old Clash tunes, plus a couple of rare reggae covers, all of which drove the whole
house wild with joy and ecstasy.
 With the entire proceedings recorded for live FM Radio broadcast, this superb show is now available on this new CD release for the
first time.

1 Diggin’ The New 3:34
2 Nothing ‘Bout Nothin’ 2:46
3 X-Ray Style 4:35
4 Rock The Casbah 4:40
5 Quarter Pound Of Ishen 3:59
6 Brand New Cadillac 2:06
7 Trash City 3:04
8 Nitcomb 6:10
9 The Road To Rock ‘N’ Roll 5:27
10 (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais 4:28
11 Safe European Home 4:43
12 Rudie Can’t Fail 3:27
13 London Calling 3:30
14 Pressure Drop 3:45
15 Forbidden City 5:09
16 Tommy Gun 3:35
17 I Fought The Law 3:28
18 Junco Partner 3:14
19 Techno D-Day 5:26
20 Bankrobber 5:35