The Clash - Cool Under Heat (Rebooted)

Here's a note from Gerald Manns who remixed/rebooted this...
"Well, like everyone I was extremely disappointed when CTC was released in 1985. I knew the new songs from different bootlegs, like Bring The House Down, Five Alive etc. All the years after I was hoping for the existence of some mastertapes that were smuggled out of the studio in Munich by a mindful technician. But literature that was released decades later showed that Paul and Pete didn't take part in the recordings.
Last year I found two different audio editing softwares with different algorithms to separate vocals from an existing audio recording. The De-Berniator idea was born. So after ripping Joe's vocals from the tracks, cleaning them up (a lot of noisy bits, especially in The Dictator, had to be removed).
Next step was to get a good live performance of every song, copying Pete's drums beat by beat into a drum machine that sampled original drum sounds.
On songs The Clash didn't perform live I had to lay down the tracks in a Pete Howard stylee by myself. After that came listening, learning, rehearsing and recording guitars and basslines.
To get a better sound I had to buy a Les Paul to differ from my Telecaster sound (nice axe to have anyway). I had to add some backing vocals because the algorithms swallowed some of the football chants (didn't make them out as vocals). It took me a while to mix it all, but now it was time to kick it out of my house.
Especially in different Facebook groups are a lot of hate regarding the last line-up of The Clash. I think these were quite descent songs and a lot of fun to listen to now. For me, this is the CTC I expected and hoped for when it was released in 1985.
Feel free to spread these recordings wherever you like, maybe it will shine a better light on the last line-up.
Have fun!"
GMAN

[@chrisatkins6107]

Excellent work. I too eagerly anticipated Cut The Crap, could hear some decent Joe Strummer compositions under the god-knows-what 'production' but was devvoed and it really felt like the end. The raw sound crafted, so cleverly and creatively, was what we all expected and hoped for. Well done 👍

[@OnionRings9770]

well at least the chorus doesnt sound like a drunk soccer chant in this cut

[@flaviovita4799]

I understand the criticism, but "soccer"? Oh, man...

[@moonstersi]

This sounds the nuts on my headphones . Not on my surround amp via yt on the tv. Not sure why. Miss you Joe.

[@robpaige2376]

Is there any way to get a copy of this from Gerald? I'm desperate to have a copy of this album.

[@Heston68]

I can probably rustle up a download link?

[@robpaige2376]

@@Heston68, I'd be eternally grateful if you could. I introduced a fellow Clash fanatic to this and he's suggested we put a band together and take these songs out on the road. Shouldn't be hard getting gigs, that's for sure.

[@robpaige2376]

Actually, John, I've taken the step of getting in touch with Gerald personally, so don't worry about it. MIght even meet up with him at Strummercamp.

[@Heston68]

@@robpaige2376 no problem

[@jeffmitchell1422]

I would love a copy of this album too.

[@BobConanOwen]

This sort of song shows that the cash didn’t need Mick Jones!!!!!

[@pungisotu]

Naw. 😂

[@solidevil2639]

Joe Strummer in my opinion made the clash, and was the most essential member of the band. But Mick Jones contributions were very necessary

[@lucrullybully6048]

@@solidevil2639 Especially when he wrote most of the music !

[@tprcrdr]

It sounds like Strummer lifted a bit from "Let My Love Open the Door" by Pete Townshend though.