Editing London Calling (section)

==Musical style==
''London Calling'' is regarded by music critic [[Mark Kidel]] as the first [[post-punk]] double album, as it exhibits a broader range of musical styles than the Clash's previous records.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[New Statesman]]|last=Kidel|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Kidel|title=Explorations of Heartache|page=225|volume=99|year=1980|location=London}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] said the album appropriated the "[[punk subculture|punk aesthetic]] into rock & roll mythology and [[American folk music|roots music]]", while incorporating a wider range of styles such as punk, reggae, rockabilly, ska, [[New Orleans R&B]], [[pop music|pop]], [[lounge music|lounge jazz]], and [[hard rock]].<ref name=Allmusic/> "[[Brand New Cadillac]]", the album's second track, was written and originally recorded by [[Vince Taylor]] and was cited by the Clash as "one of the first British rock'n'roll records".<ref name="uncut65"/><ref name="Gilbert237"/> The fifth song, "[[Rudie Can't Fail]]" features a horn section and mixes elements of pop, soul, and reggae music together.<ref name="rudie"/>

The Clash's embrace of specific musical traditions for ''London Calling'' deviated from what [[Greg Kot]] viewed as punk's iconoclastic sensibilities.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=13 February 2000|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/02/13/rebel-recall/|title=Rebel Recall|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319220923/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-02-13/news/0002130301_1_combat-rock-mick-jones-band/2|archive-date=19 March 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Speaking on the album, [[Jack Sargeant (writer)|Jack Sargeant]] remarked that "whether the Clash completely abandoned their punk roots or pushed punk's musical eclecticism and diversity into new terrain remains a controversial issue."<ref name="Sargeant">{{cite book|title=No Focus|last1=Barber|first1=Chris|last2=Sargeant|first2=Jack|author-link2=Jack Sargeant (writer)|page=[https://archive.org/details/nofocuspunkonfil00manc/page/41 41]|publisher=Headpress|year=2006|isbn=1-900486-59-8|url=https://archive.org/details/nofocuspunkonfil00manc/page/41}}</ref> According to rock historian Charles T. Brown, the album led to the band's association with [[new wave music]],<ref>{{cite book |title=The Art of Rock and Roll |page=247 |last=Brown |first=Charles T. |year=1992 |publisher=Prentice-Hall |isbn=9780130448927}}</ref> while music academic James E. Perone considers the album "new wave rock".<ref>{{cite book |title=Listening to New Wave Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre |page=45 |last=Perone |first=James E. |date=September 7, 2018 |isbn=9781440859694 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uw5pDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22the+clash%22+%22london+calling%22+%22new+wave%22&pg=PA45}}</ref>