Artist: The Clash
First Release: The Clash (CBS Records, 8/4/1977)
Length: 2:08
Vocals: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
Themes:
Additional Information:
- written by Mick Jones during the initial band rehearsals June-August 1976
- Mick Jones: "Written on the 31 bus from Harrow Road to Rehearsals at Chalk Farm. Just humming the tune, and the words to the chorus came to me on the bus." [1]
- Terry Chimes: "I remember that day that Mick came in and announced it [...] He had quite a clear idea of the whole thing actually in his mind, so we did it, and it worked pefect immediately." [2]
- performed at the band's very first public London gig in August 1976[3]
- recorded at CBS Studios (31-37 Whitfield Street, London W1) in February 1977
- Simon Humphrey (sound engineer): "'Janie Jones' was recorded almost live. That may have been a live vocal, actually." [4]
- Janie Jones: "They timed it beautifully. I'd just got through the prison gates and I heard that. It was incredible!" [5]
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