The Clash Give Em ENough Rope LP

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The Clash wraps up America advert

Give Em Enough Rope review / Unknown date /source / Link

The Clash: Give Em Enough Rope Album, advert

US BOMP magazine. A full page add on the back of this January 1979 issue of the US BOMP magazine.

January 1980 / link 1 / Link2

Give em Enough Rope 'US release' promotion

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Adverts with dates of Sort it Out Tour

NME - 11 November 1978 / Link

NME / 24 November 1978 / Link 1 / Link 2

SOUNDS - Thanks for giving enough Rope - Advert

Give 'Em Enough Rope review / 24 February 1979 / Link

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Atlas that came with the album

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Sold at Record Mecca: The Clash - UK 'Give Em Enough Rope' Promo Poster A very rare UK 24″ x 36″ double sided UK promo poster for The Clashís second album, Give Em Enough Rope, produced by CBS Records UK. This very scarce poster is in excellent condition, and machine folded, as it originally came. Only the second example of this rare poster weíve had.
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NME Give Em Enough Rope poster, the truth

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Clash Atlas of the World

Meloday Maker 15 Nov 1978 / Link

The Clash Official | Facebook

Recording Give ' em Enough Rope

unknown US publication, missing page 2 onwards

Clash finally deliver on their album, GIve 'em Enough Rope

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Sounds Next album title is "All the Peacemakers"

23 September 78

Record Mirror Clash LP and Single

(and more reasons why the Roxy was cancelled, again)

October 21st

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Putting the mockers on the rockers

Liverpool Echo -
Wednesday 20th December 1978

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British Albums, Charts, 1978

Sounds - 25 November 1978

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Joe's Lyrics Sheets

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The Clash UK 'Give 'Em Enough Rope'
Promo Only Deluxe Issue, Poster, Party Invitation

An extremely rare UK deluxe promotional issue of The Clash's second album, 1978's 'Give 'Em Enough Rope.'

This was given to a writer for Melody Maker, and includes an original telegram inviting him to a November 2, 1978 album launch reception at the Cinema Blue in London, a first press UK 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' LP (with gold promo stamp on the back) in NM/NM condition, a 24″ x 36″ double sided 'Give 'Em Enough Rope.' poster, 10 pages of xeroxed song lyrics, a 12 3/8″ X 24 1/2″ 'Story of The Clash' fold open poster (with band history written by Joe Strummer) and a silkscreened PVC sleeve.

The album and all the contents fold inside the yellow-backed 'Story of The Clash' poster, which slides inside the PVC cover, making for an extremely appealing package.

This is only the second example weíve seen, and this one includes the original party invitation/telegram. Everything is in excellent condition; the PVC sleeve is wrinkled a bit (as was the other one we had) and the poster has a few very small edge tears, but overall this is beautiful.

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Clash, The: The Clash: Give 'em Enough Rope (CBS 82431)

WANTED .. Review by Robin Banks, ZigZag, December 1978

A TRIUMPHANT roar of battles won. This album is a paean to victory than demands instant recognition and then leaves one gasping for breath, exhausted but exhilarated. It certainly must be placed among only a handful of rock albums that merit the term "Classic", and that accolade ain't dished out lightly.

Total word count of piece: 1277

Staffordshire Sentinel, Merits of Punk involve them in a Clash of opinion

Wednesday 15 November 1978

Record Collector review of Give Em Enough tRope

HANG HIGH - Record Collector Magazine

21 January 2012

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The phrase “Give him enough rope, and he’ll hang himself” is defined in several idioms dictionaries as “giving a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake and get into trouble”.

The Clash picked a perfect title for their second album, maybe taking it from Episode 2 of the 60s US TV series The Green Hornet (which co-starred Bruce Lee). It niftily pre-empted the derision they expected to receive from press and diehards who would doubtless find it inconceivable to see life beyond three chords and a white riot. But legendary Clash road manager Johnny Green now cites 1978 as the group’s pivotal year. Read the full article online here

An album in the city

Letter, Bournemouth, Rope posters

Melody Maker: War 'n' pizza.

11 November 78

Clash, The: The Clash: Give 'Em Enough Rope (CBS 82431)
Review by Jon Savage, Melody Maker, 11 November 1978
Total word count of piece: 1817

Record Mirror, Give em Enough Rope

1 December 78

The Northern Echo, Clash cast off Pistols tag

16 November 1978

Record Mirror The Clash go in for the kill

11 November 1978

NME White Punks on Rope

11 November 1978 / Link 1 or Link 2 (better)

Clash, The: The Clash: Give 'Em Enough Rope (CBS)
Review by Nick Kent, New Musical Express, 11 November 1978
White Punks On Rope (CBS)
Total word count of piece: 1368

Melody Maker review of Give em Enough Rope

Disc Spot: Give 'Em Enough Rope review

Cheshire Observer - Friday 24th November 1978

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Clashing in on it all?

Give 'Em Enough Rope review

Newcastle Journal / Friday 17th November 1978 / Link

Whither now the new wave?

Give 'Em Enough Rope review

Buckinghamshire Examiner - Friday 17th November 1978 / Link

The Clash stay free

Give 'Em Enough Rope review

Rolling Stone - 25 January 1979 - partial / Link

The Last Gang in Town

Sounds - 11 November 1978 / Link or better, Link 2

Give 'Em Enough Rope review / Thread on Clash City Collectors | Facebook

Sounds Clash on Delivery

4 pages detailed review of the Give 'Em Enough Rope

28 November 1978 / Link

Why The Clash Ruffled Punk’s Feathers On ‘Give ‘em Enough Rope’

John Patrick Gatta - Published: November 10, 2018

Epic Records

After the opening salvo of militant political punk rock on the Clash’s ferocious 1977 self-titled debut, the members had the unenviable task of following it up.

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Los Angeles Times; A PUNK BAND NOT TO BE SNEERED AT

Give 'Em Enough Rope (Epic JE 35543)

WANTED .. Review by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 17 December 1978
A PUNK BAND NOT TO BE SNEERED AT ... Total word count of piece: 380

Trouser Press, Give 'Em Enough Rope

Review by Ira Robbins, Trouser Press, January 1979

THE CLASH HAVE been through a lot since they last released an album, almost 19 months ago, and so has the scene that they emerged from in early '77. Total word count of piece: 529

Trouser Press archive digitised

New York Rocker, The Clash: Give 'Em Enough Rope (Epic)

WANTED ..

Review by Alan Betrock, New York Rocker, January 1979

OKAY, SO I'M supposed to write this treatise on the new, long-delayed, Clash album — a task I'm quite looking forward to since I reckon their first platter is the most original and successful debut the new wave can point to. So now I'm sitting here for about a week and I keep putting off the job. Why? Well, this record just does not make it and that's a big letdown for me — I keep waiting and thinking it'll get better but it doesn't — in fact it just gets worse. And you wanna know why? Well, here's some of the reasons... Total word count of piece: 513

The Baltimore Sun: Clash, British punk group, not so angry on latest album

Sun Jan 28