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Tuesday February 2nd, 2021 with Lester Bear
Sandinista! 40 years old this past December

Ii bought this album one snowy afternoon around Christmas time at Records On Wheels - Subject of many debates by diehard Clash fans - Sandinista has weathered time better than some. It' s listed in Rolling Stones top 500 (407) best albums of all time - we take a look at part of the record and other albums that were shaped in part by it.
Midnight Log
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
One More Time
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Somebody's Mom
Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth - Sudden Death Records Canadian
Motorbikin'
Martha And The Muffins - Trance and Dance - Virgin Records Canadian
Jukebox
Payolas - China Boys EP - A&M Canadian
Ivan Meets GI Joe
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
The Leader
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Torchlight
Ellen Foley - Spirit of St. Louis - Sony Music
Something About England
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Central Park n West
Ian Hunter - Short Back'n'Sides - Chrysalis
Same Old Song
Payolas - No Stranger To Danger - A&M Canadian
Some echoes of Sandinista can be hear on Ellen Foley's Spirit of St. Louis , as the Clash were the backing group and Mick Jones produced the album soon after Sandinista was completed. Strummer and Jones also wrote about half os the songs on it. Mick Jones and Mick Ronson co-produced the the Ian Hunter album, and Mick Ronson would go on to produce No Stranger to Danger shortly thereafter. Listen closely and you can hear some of the bells and whistles that can be heard throughout Sandinista make their way in to No Stranger to Danger.
Up In Heaven Not Only Here
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Washington Bullets
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
The stadium referenced in this song has since been renamed - Estadio VĂ­ctor Jara .
Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Living In Fame
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic
Interactive CKCU
Ian McCarthy
Thanks, this is gonna be great!! My roommate Brendan told me you were on.

5:10 PM, February 2nd, 2021
Lester B
Alright good to hear!

5:15 PM, February 2nd, 2021