The Bear Necessities
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

Motorbikin'
Martha And The Muffins - Trance and Dance - Virgin Records

Jukebox
Payolas - China Boys EP - A&M

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

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 Víctor Jara .

Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic

Living In Fame
The Clash - Sandinista - Epic

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