The Cost of Living (EP)
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| The Cost of Living E.P. | |||||
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| EP by The Clash | |||||
| Released | May 11, 1979 | ||||
| Recorded | Highbury New Park N.5, London, England, 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Punk rock | ||||
| Length | 13:01 | ||||
| Label | CBS Records | ||||
| Producer | Bill Price | ||||
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The Cost of Living E.P. is a 7" EP by The Clash released in 1979 in a gatefold sleeve. Produced by the band and Bill Price, it marked a transition in musical styles for the band, bridging the intensity of their earlier, punky albums with the broader, more American influenced rock and roll yet to come on London Calling, most evident on the folk-rocking "Groovy Times" and "Gates of the West".
The Clash's cover of the Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought the Law" became one of the definitive recordings of the song, and remained in the band's live set list for much of the rest of their career. Joe Strummer also performed it with his later bands, including during his stint with the Pogues. The early single "Capital Radio" was re-recorded because the group learnt that copies of the original Capital Radio EP were selling for high prices. "Capital Radio", later listed as "Capital Radio Two", is much longer, mainly because of a protracted outro.
It was recorded in Highbury, London, and features "extra high vocal" credited to Dennis Ferranti and harmonica credited to Bob Jones.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Strummer/Jones except where noted.
Side A
- "I Fought the Law" (Sonny Curtis) — (2:40)
- "Groovy Times" — (3:25)
Side B
- "Gates of the West" — (3:25)
- "Capital Radio" — (4:05)
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position | Year |
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| UK Singles Chart | 22 | 1979 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 24 | Jun 1979 |
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