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Bankrobber

1996 · via The Clash

Audioweb’s earliest release of “Bankrobber” on file came out in 1996. Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Half Pint, Topper Headon and Paul Simonon are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is The Clash’s, from 1980. Also recorded by John Brown’s Body (released 2009), Anhrefn & One Style MDV (released 1991) and Chumbawamba (released 2005), among 72 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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All four Clash men are on the "Bankrobber" credit, and so is Half Pint, which tells you the band was writing with someone outside its own circle. Spin the Audioweb take first, then go back to the 1980 original and listen for whose fingerprints are on it.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Half Pint, Topper Headon and Paul Simonon.

Earliest release on file: The Clash, 1980.

Other recordings on file · first release year

72 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The Clash recorded "Bankrobber" first, but the band shares its writing credit with one name from outside the lineup. Who is that co-writer?Half Pint
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