The Clash - Return To Brixton mp3 album

Perhaps you do not have the actual pics of this promo 12" but fairly certain it did not come in a picture cover-just a die-cut black cover. The label has XPR 1639 and 'PROMO ONLY-NOT FOR SALE' in block white letters across the centre both sides. The matrices are the same as for the normal UK 12" except that there are no TY etc simply the cat # and A1 or B1

The upsurge of the dance and house scene in the late 1980s UK resulted in many 'indie' and 'alternative' artists hooking up with remixers and producers to turnout (and churnout!) 'dance' versions of their songs. Part of this movement was a re-visting/plundering of some back catalogue material in order to give it a dance update. 'Return to Brixton' is probably one of the better examples of this genre. Perhaps unsurprising in a way as the late great Joe Strummer and pals were pioneers of the fusion of two major musical genres (rock & reggae) well over ten years earlier. Essentially a re-working of the classic 'The Guns of Brixton' - one of The Clash's alltime standards. Unlike some 'remixes' that turn out to be rehashes, with Return... Jez Healy manages to produce some dancefloor numbers that keep the integrity of the original. Track 3 - the 'SW2 Dub' - represents the most radical re-working, but even this manages to keep signature snippets that anchor the mix firmly in its roots. On its release in the Summer of 1990, Return... flirted with the lower reaches of the UK charts, reaching #57 in July.