1962 - New Years Day - The Decca Audition. Many squatted there (the name came from Freston Road) and the residents eventually set up a housing trust with the local council. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970. The People’s Hall was in the so-called Republic of Frestonia an area of West London which was a creative hub for artists, musicians, writers, actors and activists. This is a reference to the hall where the band camped up to rehearse and record before heading off on a tour of the East and South East Asia (Pennie Smith captured the album cover photo on this tour when they were in Thailand). This deluxe reissue includes 12 bonus tracks collected under the banner ‘The People’s Hall’. The latter got to number 17 in the UK charts but reached number one in 1991, when it was re-released. The album features three singles, including ‘Rock The Casbah’ and ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’. Originally released in May 1982, Combat Rock is the final album from the Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon line-up. Sony are to reissue Combat Rock, the last ‘proper’ Clash album, with a bonus disc of rare and early versions of songs.
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