- Executive Meddling: Narrowly averted. CBS balked at the idea of the band releasing a double album and asked The Clash to cut it down to one disc. The band supposedly acquiesced to this demand, but got them to compromise by letting them release it with a free 12" single... which turned out to be the entire second half of London Calling. As a result, the album was sold at half of what it would've cost had CBS approved a four-sided release from the outset.
- Referenced by...:
- "The Fear" by Skindred is based around samples from the song "London Calling".
- Punk cover band Me First and The Gimme Gimmes borrows the "London Calling" riff for their cover of The Turtles' "Elenore".
- Tyop on the Cover:
- The original CD issue of London Calling credited "The Guns of Brixton" to Paul Simon instead of Paul Simonon, as well as listing the title track as being five minutes long instead of three.
- "Train In Vain" was technically a secret track on the original London Calling LP, but wasn't intended to be; the band decided to include the track after the artwork was completed. The original CDs have it listed as the final track, while the 1999 and 2004 reissues use the original artwork and therefore make no mention of it.
- Working Title: "Koka Kola" was originally called "Koka Kola, Advertising and Cocaine" (the first line of the song's bridge).
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