‘JOE STRUMMER 003: THE 101’ERS YEARS (1974–1976)’ AVAILABLE NOV 20

 

'Joe Strummer 003: The 101’ers Years,' the definitive collection of studio and live recordings from Joe Strummer’s pre-Clash band, The 101’ers, will be available November 20 via Dark Horse Records. Featuring the first known recordings of Joe Strummer, the collection captures a pivotal chapter in his development as an artist and documents a band caught between London’s pub-rock scene and the punk revolution that was about to unfold. PRE-ORDER NOW HERE!

Produced by David Zonshine and remastered by Paul Hicks (The Beatles, David Bowie, Rolling Stones) and available on November 20th, the 3CD deluxe edition features 48 tracks and is housed in a 48-page hardback book with slipcase. The book includes a foreword by Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, a history of The 101’ers written by band member Richard Nother Dudanski along with illustrations and writings by Joe Strummer. 

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Disc 1 collects the band’s studio recordings, including select newly mixed tracks. Disc 2 features basement tapes and demos, including one of Joe’s most intimate recordings, “Full Moon,” recorded alone at the band’s West London squat. Disc 3 is dedicated to live recordings including first performances of “Junco Partner,” which he later went on to famously cover with The Clash and an early version of “Jail Guitar Doors” originally titled “Lonely Mother's Son.” The demos and live recordings have been carefully restored by Paul Hicks from the original cassette tapes, including performances recorded directly from the soundboard, bringing recordings unheard for decades back to life.

A double LP edition is also available and includes the complete studio recordings on the first LP, with highlights from the basement tapes and demos on the second. 

Tracklisting : 3CD Deluxe Edition


CD1: Studio Recordings

  1. Letsagetabitarockin’

  2. Silent Telephone

  3. Keys To Your Heart (2026 Mix)

  4. Rabies (From the Dogs of Love) (2026 Mix)

  5. Sweet Revenge

  6. Motor Boys Motor

  7. Steamgauge 99

  8. 5 Star R’n’R (2026 Mix)

  9. Surf City (2026 Mix)

  10. Keys To Your Heart (Single Version)

  11. Sweety of the St. Moritz

  12. Hideaway

CD2: Basement Tapes / Demos

  1. Motor Boys Motor

  2. Green Love

  3. Keys To Your Heart

  4. Gyrate To The Rhythm

  5. Sweety of the St. Moritz

  6. Bo Diddley 6 Gun Blues

  7. Silent Telephone

  8. Boo The Goose

  9. Sha-La-La-La-Lee

  10. Letsagetabitarockin’ (Acoustic Demo)

  11. Full Moon (Acoustic Demo)

  12. Sweet Revenge

  13. Smokin’ & Jokin’

  14. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

  15. Sweet Revenge (Acoustic Demo)

CD3: Live Recordings

  1. Letsagetabitarockin’

  2. Shake Your Hips

  3. Back In The U.S.S.R.

  4. Lonely Mother’s Son (Jail Guitar Doors)

  5. Don’t Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)

  6. Motor Boys Motor

  7. Keys To Your Heart

  8. Boppin’ The Blues

  9. Surf City

  10. 5 Star R’n’R

  11. Too Much Monkey Business

  12. Willie And The Hand Jive

  13. Junco Partner

  14. Silent Telephone

  15. Promised Land

  16. Rabies (From the Dogs of Love)

  17. Keep Taking The Tablets

  18. Steamgauge 99

  19. Roll Over Beethoven

  20. Gloria

  21. Maybellene

Side A

  1. Letsagetabitarockin’

  2. Silent Telephone

  3. Keys To Your Heart (2026 Mix)

  4. Rabies (From the Dogs of Love) (2026 Mix)

  5. Sweet Revenge

  6. Motor Boys Motor

  7. Steamgauge 99

Side B

  1. 5 Star R’n’R (2026 Mix)

  2. Surf City (2026 Mix)

  3. Keys To Your Heart (Single Version)

  4. Sweety of the St. Moritz

  5. Hideaway

Side C

  1. Motor Boys Motor

  2. Green Love

  3. Keys To Your Heart

  4. Sweety of the St. Moritz

  5. Bo Diddley 6 Gun Blues

Side D

  1. Silent Telephone

  2. Sha-La-La-La-Lee

  3. Letsagetabitarockin’ (Acoustic Demo)

  4. Full Moon (Acoustic Demo)

  5. Smokin’ & Jokin’

  6. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

  7. Sweet Revenge (Acoustic Demo)


 
Spencer Ramsey