to be honest with you I can't compare these crazy music they made from Sandinista! on with those of their first 3 albums. I must be more straight minded into punk rock than you. I have Combat Rock but I haven't played it in a long time. they must be in my top 3 or at the very least top 5 favorite bands only for those 3 first albums alone.
I belive Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, specially, were so talented that when they decided to expand their music, they achieved such a unique, magic sound in London Calling, that they spoiled everything else they could do.
I'll give Sandinista! another shot, because with all those tracks I feel like I'm not even giving it a fair chance. and hell, now I think I'll see what I can do with Combat Rock tonight!
that leaves only Cut the Crap, which the title says all. even Joe Strummer said it was terrible. I think I never heard a single track from it