Counterfeit Guide
The Clash — The Clash
CBS 82000
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The UK debut on CBS, catalogue 82000, has the green-tinted group photograph on the front and 'Police & Thieves' among the tracks that differ from the later US edition. Original labels are the orange CBS design of the period, and matrix suffixes are consistent with UK pressing plants.
Matrix / Runout
Runout in the style 'CBS 82000 A1' / 'CBS 82000 B1' with stamped plant codes; genuine UK copies carry consistent machine-stamped suffixes.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Counterfeits or US copies are passed off as the UK original; genuine UK copies carry catalogue 82000 and the UK track listing, not the altered US version.
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Fakes use the wrong CBS label colour or design, with blurred small print, instead of the correct period orange CBS label.
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Bootleg sleeves show a muddy green cover photo and thin card, unlike the crisp heavyweight original jacket.
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