The Clash: London Calling (CBS) **
Garry Bushell, Sounds, 15 December 1979
"THE HELL with it! Let chaos reign, louder music, more wine, the hell with the standings, the top rungs are up for grabs. All the old traditions are exhausted, and no new one is yet established. All bets are off! The odds are cancelled! It's anybody's ballgame! And out of such glorious chaos may come some nice new fat Star Streamer Rockets that will light up the sky."
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