Vinyl Reissue! ‘London Calling’ was the 3rd album by English punkrockers The Clash and was originally released on December 14th 1979. The album represented a change in The Clash’s musical style and featured more diverse elements; Ska, Pop, Soul, Rockabilly and Reggae influences ...Vinyl Reissue! ‘London Calling’ was the 3rd album by English punkrockers The Clash and was originally released on December 14th 1979. The album represented a change in The Clash’s musical style and featured more diverse elements; Ska, Pop, Soul, Rockabilly and Reggae influences were more audible than on their previous albums.
The album received unanimously positive reviews and was ranked high in quite some All Time Greatest Albums listings (number 8 on Rolling Stone’s list, number 4 on Q Magazine’s list). London Calling was a top 10 album in the UK, and its title track was a top 20 single. In 2007, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, for being a collection of recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.