release date: Jul. 1986
format: vinyl (CBSA 7244) / digital
[single rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,42]
producer: Joe Strummer
label: CBS Records - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: A) 1. "Love Kills" (4 / 5) - B) 1. "Dum Dum Club" (2,5 / 5)
1st solo single release by Joe Strummer after the failing attempt to continue The Clash with new band members and the album Cut the Crap (1985). The two tracks were included in the (semi-biographical) movie, "Sid & Nancy: Love Kills" (1986) (featuring Gary Oldman as main character) about the life and death of Sex Pistols bassist, Sid Vicious (and his girlfriend, Nancy) by Alex Cox, originally titled "Love Kills". Both tracks are found on the Original Soundtrack album. I bought the single as it was released, and found the title track quite fine as it's a continued style from the music by The Clash. As a curiosity, Strummer composed several other tracks included in the movie, but was credited under other artists' names that were made up because he had contractual obligations, which only allowed him the two official songs for the movie. Also, Strummer had featured as supporting actor in Martin Scorsese's movie "King of Comedy" (1982, featuring Robert De Niro) in a very small part. After his collaboration work for the music to "Sid & Nancy" he had a leading role in Alex Cox' movie "Straight to Hell" (1987), and also the Alex Cox movie "Walker" (1987), for which Strummer made the entire soundtrack (and had a supporting role), which was to become his first solo album release.
