In celebration of what would have been his 60th birthday yesterday, Hellcat Records announced a reissue campaign for the Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros discography. A digital collection of all three albums (1999’s Rock Art & The X-Ray Style, 2001’s Global A Go Go and 2003’s Streetcore) titled The Hellcat Years along with all of the assorted B-sides and bonus tracks hit digital retailers yesterday with physical editions coming on September 25. For a sample of the b-side material, the complete list of which you can see below, RollingStone.com has posted a live version of “Johnny Appleseed” from November 2002 that you can listen to here.
32. Time and the Tide (B-side of “Yalla Yalla”)
33. The X-Ray Style (live summer ’99) (B-side to “Yalla Yalla”)
34. Yalla Yalla (Norro’s King Dub) (7:01) (B-side to “Yalla Yalla”)
35. The Harder They Come (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
36. Rudi, a Message to You (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
37. Blitzkreig Bop (live) (B-side of “Coma Girl”)
38. Yalla Yalla (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
39. Armagideon Time (B-side to “Redemption Song”)
40. Pressure Drop (B-side to “Redemption Song”)
41. Junco Partner (from Hellcat Give Em the Boot IV compilation)
42. Shaktar Donetsk (Acton Concert)
43. Bhindee Bhagee (Acton Concert)
44. Rudy Can’t Fail (Acton Concert)
45. Tony Adams (Acton Concert)
46. White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Acton Concert)
47. Mega Bottle Ride (Acton Concert)
48. Get Down Moses (Acton Concert)
49. Police and Thieves (Acton Concert)
50. Cool ‘n’ Out (Acton Concert)
51. Police on My Back (Acton Concert)
52. Johnny Appleseed (Acton Concert)
53. Coma Girl (Acton Concert)
54. I Fought the Law (Acton Concert)
55. Bank Robber (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
56. White Riot (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
57. London’s Burning (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
33. The X-Ray Style (live summer ’99) (B-side to “Yalla Yalla”)
34. Yalla Yalla (Norro’s King Dub) (7:01) (B-side to “Yalla Yalla”)
35. The Harder They Come (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
36. Rudi, a Message to You (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
37. Blitzkreig Bop (live) (B-side of “Coma Girl”)
38. Yalla Yalla (live) (B-side to “Coma Girl”)
39. Armagideon Time (B-side to “Redemption Song”)
40. Pressure Drop (B-side to “Redemption Song”)
41. Junco Partner (from Hellcat Give Em the Boot IV compilation)
42. Shaktar Donetsk (Acton Concert)
43. Bhindee Bhagee (Acton Concert)
44. Rudy Can’t Fail (Acton Concert)
45. Tony Adams (Acton Concert)
46. White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Acton Concert)
47. Mega Bottle Ride (Acton Concert)
48. Get Down Moses (Acton Concert)
49. Police and Thieves (Acton Concert)
50. Cool ‘n’ Out (Acton Concert)
51. Police on My Back (Acton Concert)
52. Johnny Appleseed (Acton Concert)
53. Coma Girl (Acton Concert)
54. I Fought the Law (Acton Concert)
55. Bank Robber (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
56. White Riot (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
57. London’s Burning (ft. Mick Jones) (Acton Concert)
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