LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-DEC 14, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1979 THE CLASH RELEASED THE ALBUM ‘LONDON CALLING’. TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL UNITED KINGDOM RELEASE DATE. IT WAS OFFICIALLY RELEASED IN AMERICA IN JANUARY OF 1980.THIS WAS THE THIRD ALBUM FOR THE CLASH, AND IT EXPLODED. THE ALBUM SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES, AND ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RANKS IT AS NUMBER 8 ON IT’S LIST OF THE “TOP 500 ALBUMS OF ALL-TIME”. HERE’S THE CLASH WITH THE TITLE TRACK FROM THIS LANDMARK ALBUM
