Streetcore

Due to Strummer's death, many of the vocal performances are first takes. "Midnight Jam" is completely without lyrics – instead, samplings of Joe's BBC Radio show Joe Strummer's London Calling are intermixed with the music. Other tracks, such as a cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" and "Long Shadow", were recorded with famed producer Rick Rubin, and it is unclear whether or not these tracks were originally intended to be on this studio album. Another notable track is "Long Shadow", which was originally written by Strummer for Johnny Cash.[2] Rubin would however get Strummer and Cash, who died a year after Strummer, together in the studio as the two recorded a version of "Redemption Song" that was featured on Cash's posthumously released Unearthed box set.

Music videos were released for the album's two singles, "Coma Girl" and "Redemption Song". The video for "Redemption Song", which was directed by Josh Cheuse who designed the cover art for Strummer's 1989 album, Earthquake Weather and who also appears in the video, is a tribute to Strummer's life and legacy. Filmed in November 2003 in Manhattan in the East Village, the video opens with a clip of Strummer talking from The Clash documentary Westway to the World with the focus of the video being a mural of Strummer that was painted by graffiti artists Zephyr and Dr. Revolt outside of the bar Niagra which is owned by musician, Jesse Malin.[3] The video also features many New Yorkers along with some of Strummer's closest famous friends including Malin, Matt Dillon, Steve Buscemi, Jim Jarmusch, Tim Armstrong, Lars Fredriksen, Matt Freeman, Cara Seymour, Sara Driver and Cinqué Lee as they watch the mural being painted. Stock footage and photos of Strummer from his tenure with The Clash and Mescaleros is also featured.[4][5]

All lyrics are written by Joe Strummer, except where noted.

The Mescaleros

• Joe Strummer – vocals, guitar, vocal samples
• Martin Slattery – synthesizer, guitar, organ, Chamberlin, tambourine, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Mellotron, drums, percussion, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
• Scott Shields – drums, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, slide guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, harmonica, cowbell, backing vocals
• Simon Stafford – bass guitar, trombone, guitar, cello, cornet, backing vocals
• Luke Bullen – drums, congas, loops
• Tymon Dogg – violin

Guest musicians

• Josh Freese – drums
• Smokey Hormel – guitar
• Rick Rubin – piano
• Peter Stewart – backing vocals
• Benmont Tench – harmonium

Production

• Joe Strummer – photography, artwork
• Martin Slattery – programming, production, engineering, mixing
• Scott Shields – programming, production, engineering, mixing
• Rick Rubin – production, mixing
• Danny Saber – production, mixing
• Cameron Craig – programming, mixing, engineering
• Tim Bran – programming
• Richard Flack – programming
• Roger Lian – digital editing
• Greg Fidelman – editing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• David Ferguson – engineering, mixing
• Niv Adiri – engineering
• Thom Russo – engineering
• Lindsay Chase – production co-ordination
• Lucinda Mellor – project co-ordination
• Paula Woolfe – project co-ordination
• Art Dog – artwork
• Josh Cheuse – photography
• Jill Furmanovsky – photography
• Colin Glen – photography

• Streetcore at Discogs (list of releases)