do you have the Vanilla Tapes?

No, I've got a couple of his CD's but I'm not a huge iggy fan,
What are the Vanilla Tapes, prey tell?

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Can't wait to see this thing man. Rock on.
C ya tommorow- ll premiere a few of my songs.

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Have fun backpacking!

ahh, the legend of the Vanilla Tapes...
The year was 1979 and The Clash had just begun recording London Calling. The original, unedited, unproduced, naked, if you will, recordings had been finished. Then, all of a sudden, the only copy of the original tapes - before editing - just disappeared. It was assumed at the time that the tapes were in a box along with some other items that Johnny Greene left on the London Subway. The tapes were assumed lost and the album was re-recorded in the fashion that you know now. About a year ago, Mick Jones was going through some old Clash-era things of his in his garage and found the very "Vanilla Tapes" that were presumed lost 25 years before. This was months before the planned release of the London Calling 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition - just in time to copy them and include them in the re-release (the Legacy Edition also includes a DVD with: documentary on the making of London Calling, interviews with the members, producers, record execs, et cetera, video of the recording of London Calling where you can see Guy Stevens going through all the antics he was known for, and Clash promo videos. There's also a 50-page-ish booklet telling the story behind each song on London Calling).

The Vanilla Tapes aren't nearly as good as the final product of London Calling, but they include some songs that didn't make the final cut and different versions of some songs that did make it.

ahh, the legend of the Vanilla Tapes...
The year was 1979 and The Clash had just begun recording London Calling. The original, unedited, unproduced, naked, if you will, recordings had been finished. Then, all of a sudden, the only copy of the original tapes - before editing - just disappeared. It was assumed at the time that the tapes were in a box along with some other items that Johnny Greene left on the London Subway. The tapes were assumed lost and the album was re-recorded in the fashion that you know now. About a year ago, Mick Jones was going through some old Clash-era things of his in his garage and found the very "Vanilla Tapes" that were presumed lost 25 years before. This was months before the planned release of the London Calling 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition - just in time to copy them and include them in the re-release (the Legacy Edition also includes a DVD with: documentary on the making of London Calling, interviews with the members, producers, record execs, et cetera, video of the recording of London Calling where you can see Guy Stevens going through all the antics he was known for, and Clash promo videos. There's also a 50-page-ish booklet telling the story behind each song on London Calling).

The Vanilla Tapes aren't nearly as good as the final product of London Calling, but they include some songs that didn't make the final cut and different versions of some songs that did make it.

Crazy! It's amazing how much of the Clash was put up in garages, like the Vannilla Tapes and HellW10,
I Suppose they really were a garage band!
I might have to look into the Vannilla Tapes DVD, not so much for the songs that didn't make it, but for the Documentary on the making of London Calling.
I was looking at the Rock n' Roll section of a bookstore and I came upon a full book that explained the story of every Clash song. I was tempted to get it but my lack of money at the monent persuaded me otherwise.

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I Shall!!!

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I've got it and you can borrow it for sure...
the only way to buy it is as a package, and you get London Calling as we know it, the Vanilla Tapes, and the DVD