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Joe Strummer Box Set Release
Joe Strummer's pre-punk recordings collected in new box set.
In brief
Joe Strummer's pre-punk recordings collected in new box set. Joe Strummer's earliest recordings from 1974-1976 are released in a box set with remastered tracks and a history of the 101'ers. Originally reported by Consequence.
New Box Set Announcement
Joe Strummer 003: The 101'ers Years (1974-1976) box set arrives November 20th via Dark Horse Records.
Remastered Track Release
Keys to Your Heart (2026 Mix) remastered by Paul Hicks, who worked with the Beatles and David Bowie.
Box Set Content
Three discs with 48 tracks including studio recordings, demos, basement tapes, and live performances from London pub rock scene.
Book Included
48-page hardbound book with foreword by Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and history by Richard Nother Dudanski.
101'ers Origin Story
Strummer wrote about forming the 101'ers after London's Rent Act created housing shortages and squatting.
“The Labour government introduced the Rent Act in 1965. Its purpose was to protect tenants in rented accommodation. Unfortunately, it backfired as most laws do – and the result was landlords found a loophole and switched to short lets, which were not covered. There were thousands of empty houses in London and the councils actually employed gangs to come in and smash up these lovely Victorian houses, remove floorboards, rip out wiring, destroy the plumbing so squatters couldn't live in them. Now being homeless, I ran into some old friends who were squatting on West 9. Within about a year I had formed a band in a squat. It was named ‘The 101’ers’ after our address (Walterton Road, Maida Vale). We ran a club every Wednesday in the upstairs room of a pub. Entry fee: 10p.”
Pre-Order Availability
Pre-orders for Joe Strummer 003: The 101'ers Years (1974-1976) available at Dark Horse Records.
The bottom line
Joe Strummer's earliest recordings from 1974-1976 are released in a box set with remastered tracks and a history of the 101'ers.
