Description
2022 marks 20 years since the passing of the legendary Joe Strummer. While best known as the frontman for The Clash, between 19992002 Strummer produced some of his most exciting work alongside The Mescaleros. Joe Strummer 002 The Mescaleros Years is the first comprehensive collection highlighting this intense period of creativity and brings together the albums Rock Art and the XRay Style 1999, Global A GoGo 2001, the posthumous Streetcore 2003, and Vibes Compass, a brandnew compilation of 15 Bsides and rarities, including never before heard tracks like 039Ocean of Dreams039 featuring Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols on guitar and early demos of some of the Mescaleros bestloved tracks The Road To Rock 039N039 Roll, XRay Style and more, through to some of the original recordings from Joe039s last ever sessions Coma Girl Outtake, Fantastic and Get Down Moses Outtake, all in one complete boxset. All albums are remastered by Grammy Award winner Paul Hicks The Beatles The Rolling Stones John Lennon David Bowie and are packaged in a richly curated boxset, featuring extensive new liner notes and interviews with Joe039s friends, collaborators and The Mescaleros band members, plus neverbeforeseen handwritten notes, lyrics, and drawings by Joe taken from the Joe Strummer Archive. Both the 4CD and 7LP boxes include four reproduction lyric sheets and chord charts, and the LP box includes an exclusive 12×12 art print. Joe Strummer 002 serves as a loving tribute to Strummers final musical output, released in celebration of what would have been his 70th birthday year.
