5. Give ‘Em Enough Rope (1978) Headon joined The Clash shortly after they recorded their first album, and Give ‘Em Enough Rope marked the on-record debut of the band’s definitive lineup.

That second full-length album, Give ‘Em Enough Rope, came out on Nov. 10, 1978. It was the band’s first official U.S. release. Deemed unfit by their American label, the Clash’s debut didn ...

But the Clash did matter, and not just to the punk rock fans who turned the band’s British debut album into the best-selling import of the ’70s.

Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978) Before The Clash's second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope, the band brought on Topper Headon as their full-time drummer, and he quickly proved to be an instrumental ...

A pair of 500-piece jigsaw puzzles celebrating two works by The Clash and presented in a vinyl-box-set-sized box are set to go on sale this coming October.

By either metric, the self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets. Released 40 years ago today (April 8, 1977) in the U.K. and later in America, where CBS execs deemed it too ...

14. The Guns of Brixton, 1979 The Clash loved reggae and were keen to incorporate elements into their songs from the word go, covering Junior Murvin’s “Police and Thieves” on their first album.

True to his word, Harris held off on the band's U.S. debut until the fall of 1978, when their second LP, Give 'Em Enough Rope, received a worldwide release. The following summer, The Clash finally ...