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2423:(5th revised ed.). London: Helter Skelter.
2448:A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash
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1231:Hugh Brown – concept designer, cover photograph
2257:"Charts.nz – The Clash – Give 'Em Enough Rope"
1881:"The Clash – Give Em Enough Rope album review"
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1743:"Give 'Em Enough Rope – The Clash"
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2367:The Clash: The Music That Matters
2217:The Clash: The Music That Matters
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1727:. London. 16 March 1991.
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2039:(1995). "Clash". In
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3013:This Is Radio Clash
2851:The Clash Hits Back
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2883:The Cost of Living
2858:5 Album Studio Set
2779:Black Market Clash
2581:(list of releases)
2540:The Complete Clash
2512:. London: Plexus.
2053:. pp. 84–85.
2019:"Clash Reissues".
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