On October 19, 1999, “HellCat” and “Mercury” labels released “Rock Art and the X-Ray Style”, the debut Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros album. “Rock Art and the X-Ray Style” was recorded in 1999 and was produced by Antony Genn and Richard Norris.

Personnel:

• Joe Strummer – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mixing
• Dave Stewart- acoustic guitar
• J. Cole- pedal steel
• Antony Genn – synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, strings, beats, backing vocals
• Richard Norris – keyboards, E-Bow, drum programming
• Martin Slattery – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, melodica, saxophone
• Scott Shields- acoustic and electric guitars, bass, backing vocals
• Pablo Cook – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Steve Barnard- drums
• Ged Lynch – drums
• Gary Dyson – backing vocals, chant
• J. Pete B. – scratching
• Richard Flack – programming, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Joe Strummer, music as noted.

1. Tony Adams – Joe Strummer, Antony Gemm
2. Sandpaper Blues – Joe Strummer, Gary Dyson, Richard Norris
3. X-Ray Style – Joe Strummer
4. Techno D-Day – Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
5. The Road to Rock’n’Roll – Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
6. Nitcomb – Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
7. Digging the New – Joe Strummer, Richard Norris
8. Forbidden City – Joe Strummer
9. Yalla, Yalla – Joe Strummer, Pablo Cook, Richard Norris
10. Willesden to Cricklewood – Joe Strummer, Antony Genn