The Cost of Living is an EP by the English rock band The Clash. It was released on 11 May 1979 in a gatefold sleeve. The EP was produced by the band and Bill Price, it marked a transition in musical styles for the band, bridging the intensity of their earlier, punky albums with the broader, more American influenced rock and roll yet to come on London Calling, most evident on the folk rocking "Groovy Times" and "Gates of the West". The Clash's cover of Sonny Curtis' "I Fought the Law" became one of the definitive recordings of the song, Read more on Last.fm.
