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THE JAM – CLASSIC ALBUM SELECTION
Released 19th November
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The complete studio album collection, released to mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s startling split in 1982 – at the height of their success and fame, and when principal song-writer and singer Paul Weller was only 24!
Also released same day is the 30th anniversary reissue of their last studio album – The Gift in super-deluxe box set and other formats.
The Jam were one of the most popular bands to emerge from the British punk rock scene in 1977; along with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Buzzcocks, they had the most impact on pop music in their short career.
18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK (including four number 1s) showed that they had a fanatical following, with their singles entering straight in the top 10 – or number 1, in some cases! Their gigs sold out within minutes.
Beloved of original fans and new supporters through Weller’s solo career, he still plays many of the Jam songs in his live sets today.
1. IN THE CITY
Debut LP from May 1977. Hugely influenced by The Who, Dr Feelgood and the Sex Pistols. Includes hit single In The City and Weller’s most ambitious early song – Away From The Numbers
2. THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD
Slightly forced follow-up, (says the official sales notes! I say „massively under-rated!“ – Andy) released a few months after debut in late 1977.
Includes hit single The Modern World
3. ALL MOD CONS
Landmark album from 1978 that marked a turning point in The Jam’s career. Weller’s more melodic, complex, and lyrically incisive song-writing heavily influenced by The Kinks.
Includes the classic hit singles Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, and double A-side David Watts / ‚A‘ Bomb in Wardour Street.
4. SETTING SONS
Released at the end of 1979, number four in the UK and their first charting album in the US. Loosely conceived as a ‚concept‘ album, with a distinct link between key songs – Thick As Thieves, Little Boy Soldiers, Wasteland and Burning Sky.
Includes hit singles – Eton Rifles (one of David Cameron’s favourites, bizarrely) and Smithers-Jones.
5. SOUND AFFECTS
Ambitious and experimental, Sound Affects followed in 1980, moving away from the classic Jam sound it made number two in the UK. At the time, Weller considered the album a cross between Off the Wall and Revolver and cites it as his favourite Jam album.
Includes no. 1 single Start! and one of the band’s most cherished songs – That’s Entertainment, which achieved number 21 in the UK as an import single, confirming the band’s enormous popularity.
6. THE GIFT
• The band’s final studio album from 1982 and first number 1 album – a departure from the harder Jam sound, including more soul and funk influences that would preface Weller’s next project – The Style Council.
Includes the double A-side number 1 single Town Called Malice / Precious. The band became the first group since The Beatles to play two songs on BBC’s Top of the Pops
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