The Clash / London Calling

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The Clash · London Calling (1979)

-10.3 LUFS
0.2 True peak
4.6 Loudness range
12.6 Dynamic range
-8.6 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Punk · 1970s louder than 79% of 19 tracks (median -11.1 LUFS)

New Wave · 1970s (secondary) louder than 79% of 19 tracks (median -11.1 LUFS)

-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track-13 to -12 LUFS: 3 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 6 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 7 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 1 track -10.3 -15 LUFS -12 LUFS -9 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Tim Young (all tracks) louder than 73% of 69 tracks (median -11.5 LUFS)

Tim Young × Punk louder than 79% of 19 tracks (median -11.1 LUFS)

-23 to -22 LUFS: 1 track-22 to -21 LUFS: 0 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 4 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 3 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 3 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 1 track-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 4 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 7 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 16 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 14 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 6 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 1 track-8 to -7 LUFS: 6 tracks -10.3 -23 LUFS -15 LUFS -7 LUFS

Studio cohort

CBS Studios (all tracks) louder than 86% of 29 tracks (median -12.2 LUFS)

5th loudest of 19 on this release

Metadata

Year
1979
Label
CBS
Genres
Punk, New Wave
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-14
Engine
mastering-to@06c3922
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