Combat Rock was released on 14 May 1982.
It would be the 5th album by the group, and the final to include Mick Jones. It was also the band’s best-selling album, peaking at #2 in the UK (where it spent 23 weeks on the charts) and peaking at #7 in the US (where it spent 61 weeks on the charts).
Pennie Smith photographed the front jacket image outside Bangkok, during the Clash’s tour of 1982.