band [the clash], bass Paul Simonon tracks a1, a4, a6, a8, b6 band [the clash], drums Topper Headon tracks a2, a3, a5, a7, b1 to b5, b7 band [the clash], drums Tory Crimes band [the clash], guitar, vocals Joe Strummer band [the clash], guitar, vocals Mick Jones photography by [back cover] Rocco Macauley photography by [front cover] Kate Simon tracks a8 producer Bill Price tracks a4 producer Lee Perry tracks a1 to a3, a5, a7, b1 to b7 producer Mickey Foote tracks a6 & a8 producer The Clash tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b4, b6, b7 written-by Joe Strummer tracks b3 written-by Keith Levene tracks a1 to a7, b1 to b4, b6, b7 written-by Mick Jones Manufactured By Epic Records Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria Record Company CBS Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Records Copyright (c) CBS Records First pressing came with Groovy Times 7. This version does not include it.
First catalog number labels and spine, 2nd on jacket back.
Issued with custom inner sleeve containing lyrics and band photos.
Some copies have a promotional or special distribution with a For military sale only gold stamped on back sleeve post-manufacture. Barcode: 0 7464-36060-1 (Text) Barcode: 07464360601 (Scan) Pressing Plant ID: S (In runouts) Matrix / Runout: AL 36060 (Label A) Matrix / Runout: BL 36060 (Label B) Matrix / Runout: A2 Nothing Can Change... S AL-36060 1F STERLING JS (Runout A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: B5 The Shape of Thing to Clash S BL-36060 -1F STERLING (Runout B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: A2 Nothing Can Change... S AL-36060 1D STERLING JS (Runout A, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: BL-36060 -2A (Runout B, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 1S AL-36060-1F STERLING JS B2 Nothing Can Change... (Runout A, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: 1S BL-36060-1F STERLING A1 The Shape of Thing to Clash (Runout B, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: STERLING AL- 36060 1D NoThing CAN ChAnge... (Runout A, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: 1S BL-36060-1C STERLING A The shAPe oF ThiNgs To CLAsh (Runout B, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: AL- 36060 1F STERLING JS S A13 NOTHING CAN CHANGE ... GS (Runout A, variant 5) Matrix / Runout: BL-36060-1C STERLING C11 The Shape oF Things To CLAsh 25 (Runout B, variant 5)