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Jam, The

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Real Name:Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler
Profile:Formed in Woking, London, England in 1976, The Jam consisted of three Members - Paul Weller (Lead Guitar, Vocals,) Rick Buckler (Drums & Percussion) and Bruce Foxton (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals).
Foxton, joined in1977, leaving local Rock band “Zita”. As time went on and the style of the Jam’s music progressed into the 1980's, other additional musicians were recruited for brass sections, percussion and backing vocals; in the case of the latter, a young female vocalist from Telford, England called Tracy (who subsequently had her own top 10 UK hit in 1983 as a solo artist with the pop song "The House That Jack Built") also appeared on the group's last three singles and was an original member of Weller’s next group; The Style Council.

By his own admission, (in The Jam’s official 1983 Biography "A Beat Concerto"; written by Paolo Hewitt) Weller was influenced into forming The Jam after going to a concert of London Punk band ‘The Clash’. The actual name of the group came from Weller’s sister who suggested the title at breakfast one day (!). The first Album, ‘In The City’ (1977) reflected the period of New Wave Punk that was happening in London at that time. It contained the single "All Around The World", which was their first UK top 20 hit. Other songs on the album, which reflected Weller’s Punk influences, are the frantic "Slow Down" and the equally fast paced "Batman Theme".

Possibly the key to the groups overwhelming success was not only Weller's outstanding ability as a songwriter and musician but also his ability to move with the times. Punk faded away in 1979 and whilst the group’s second album "This Is The Modern World" contained elements of the Post-Punk songwriting that appeared on the previous Album, a new audience began to associate themselves with the group; the early 80's Mod Revival or 'Jam Boys' as they became known. Famously, the first draft of the ‘Modern World’ album was scrapped and re-written in a trying period for the band however successful albums such as ‘Setting Sons’, ‘All Mod Cons’ 'Sound Affects' and ‘The Gift’ all followed and in turn became synonymous with the 80’s mod scene, influencing other bands in the process. Weller himself came from a musical background which consisted of Northern Soul, Motown and 60’s Brit Pop bands such as The Who and The Kinks and this was reflected within the music on all of those albums. The release of The Gift coincided with the band’s most successful period and contained two number one singles.

By the turn of the 1980's, The Jam was the biggest UK Singles band. All in all they scored five number one singles, the first one being "Going Underground" which alongside “Town Called Malice” was and still is arguably their most famous release. When the band split it was one of a small number of their singles re-released early in 1983 that saw chart entries in the UK Top 40 with three re-releases all at once. These were "Beat Surrender", “Going Underground” and “All Around The World”. Along with The Beatles, The Jam remain the only other band in the UK to have simultaneously played both sides of a 'AA' release live on the then cult BBC music show "Top Of The Pops", this occurring with the 1981 No.1 single; “Town Called Malice / Precious”.

In 1982 and to the dismay of millions of their fans, Paul Weller made the shock announcement that the band was to split up. The next and final single released in December 1982 “Beat Surrender” went straight in at No.1 and remains a lasting legacy from one of the most successful British bands ever.
URLs:http://www.thejam.org
Members:Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller, Rick Buckler
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Releases:
Compact Snap (CD) Polydor  
Pop Art Poem, Boy About Town (Flexi, 7") Flexipop  
All Around The World (7") Polydor (UK) 1977
In The City (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1977
In The City (LP) Polydor 1977
In The City (LP) Polydor (UK) 1977
In The City / This Is The Modern World (2xLP, Album) Polydor (UK) 1977
The Modern World (7") Polydor (UK) 1977
This Is The Modern World (LP) Polydor (UK) 1977
This Is The Modern World (LP, Promo) Polydor (US) 1977
This Is The Modern World (LP) Polydor 1977
This Is The Modern World (LP) Polydor (US) 1977
All Mod Cons (LP, Album) Polydor (UK) 1978
All Mod Cons (LP) Polydor (US) 1978
David Watts / "A" Bomb In Wardour Street (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1978
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1978
News Of The World (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1978
Mr. Clean (7") Polydor (US) 1979
Saturday's Kids / (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (7") Polydor (US) 1979
Setting Sons (LP) Polydor (UK) 1979
Setting Sons (LP) Polydor (US) 1979
Strange Town (7", Single) Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1979
Strange Town (7", Single) Polydor K.K. 1979
Strange Town (7", Single) Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1979
The Eton Rifles (7") Polydor (UK) 1979
When You're Young (7") Polydor (UK) 1979
When You're Young (7", Single) Polydor K.K. 1979
4 Side Affects (12") Polydor (UK) 1980
Away From The Numbers (7") Polydor (UK) 1980
Going Underground (7") Polydor (UK) 1980
Going Underground (7", Single, Promo) Polydor (UK) 1980
Sound Affects (LP) Metronome 1980
Sound Affects (LP) Polydor (UK) 1980
Sound Affects (Cass) Polydor (UK) 1980
Sound Affects (LP) Polydor 1980
Sound Affects (LP, Album) Polydor 1980
Start! (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1980
Start! (7") Polydor 1980
Start! (7", Single) Polydor K.K. 1980
That's Entertainment (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1980
That's Entertainment (7") Metronome 1980
That's Entertainment (7", Single) Polydor K.K. 1980
Absolute Beginners (7") Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1981
Absolute Beginners (7") Polydor 1981
Absolute Beginners (12", EP) Polydor (US) 1981
Absolute Beginners (12", EP) Polydor 1981
Funeral Pyre (7") Polydor (UK) 1981
Funeral Pyre (7") Polydor 1981
A Town Called Malice (12") Polydor 1982
A Town Called Malice (7") Polydor (UK) 1982
All Mod Cons / Setting Sons (Cass) Polydor (UK) 1982
Beat Surrender (7") Polydor (UK) 1982
Beat Surrender (7") Polydor 1982
Beat Surrender (12", EP) Polydor (US) 1982
Beat Surrender (12") Polydor (US) 1982
Beat Surrender (12") Polydor (UK) 1982
Beat Surrender EP (2x7") Polydor (UK) 1982
Dig The New Breed (Live) (LP) Polydor (UK) 1982
Dig The New Breed (Live) (Cass) Polydor (UK) 1982
Dig The New Breed (Live) (LP, Album) Polydor 1982
Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero (7") Polydor 1982
Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero (12", EP) Polydor 1982
Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero (7", EP) Polydor 1982
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (7") Polydor (UK) 1982
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (12", EP) Polydor (US) 1982
The Gift (LP) Polydor (UK) 1982
The Gift (LP) Polydor (UK) 1982
The Gift (LP) Polydor 1982
The Gift (LP) Polydor (US) 1982
Town Called Malice / Precious (7") Metronome 1982
Town Called Malice / Precious (7", Single) Polydor (UK) 1982
Town Called Malice / Precious (12", Single) Polydor (UK) 1982
Town Called Malice / Precious (7") Polydor (US) 1982
Town Called Malice / Precious (12") Polydor (UK) 1982
In The City (LP) Polydor (UK) 1983
Live! EP (7") Polydor (UK) 1983
Snap! (2xLP) Polydor (UK) 1983
Snap! (2xLP) Polydor (US) 1983
Snap! (2xLP) Polydor 1983
Snap! (Cass) Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1983
Snap! (2xLP, Ltd + 7", EP) Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1983
Compact Snap (CD) Polydor (US) 1984
Compact Snap (CD) Metronome 1984
Setting Sons (CD) Polydor (UK) 1987
Snap! (2xLP, re-) Metronome 1990
Sound Affects (CD) Polydor (UK) 1990
Greatest Hits (VHS) PolyGram Music Video 1991
Greatest Hits (CD) Polydor (UK) 1991
Greatest Hits (LP) Polydor (UK) 1991
Beat Surrender (CD) Spectrum Music (2) 1993
Live Jam (CD, Album) Polydor (UK) 1993
All Mod Cons (CD) Polydor (UK) 1997
Direction, Reaction, Creation (5xCD, RM + Box) Polydor (UK) 1997
In The City (CD, Album) Polydor (UK) 1997
Setting Sons (CD) Polydor (UK) 1997
Sound Affects (CD, Album, RM) Polydor (UK) 1997
The Gift (CD, RM) Polydor (UK) 1997
The Jam (CD) Polydor (UK) 1997
The Very Best Of The Jam (CD) Polydor (UK) 1997
This Is The Modern World (CD, RM) Polydor (UK) 1997
Setting Sons (CD, Album) Collectors' Choice Music, Universal Music Special Markets 2001
Town Called Malice (CD) Rotation 2001
The Jam At The BBC (3xCD) Polydor (UK) 2002
The Jam At The BBC (2xCD) Polydor (UK) 2002
The Sound Of The Jam (CD) Polydor (US) 2003
Snap! (3xCD, RE, RM, Ltd) Hip-O Select 2004
The Sound Of The Jam (2xCD + DVD, PAL) Polydor (UK) 2004
All Mod Cons (LP) Polydor (US) 2006
Direction, Reaction, Creation (5xCD, RE) Polydor (UK) 2006
Hit Parade (CD) Island Records 2006
Hit Parade (CD, Promo, Album) Island Records 2006
In The City (LP) Polydor (US), Polydor (US) 2006
Production:
Dancin' Master (Cass, Album) When You're Young New Musical Express 1981
Billy Elliot: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Enh) Town Called Malice Polydor (UK) 2000
Essential Drive (CD) Start! (Single Version) Q Magazine 2001
Appears On:
Do Re Me, So Far So Good (12") Down In The Tube Stati... Chrysalis 1992
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? (2xCD) Town Called Malice EVA Belgium 1995
Space Manatee (7") Art School K 1996
Burning Bridges (7") In The City Fueled By Ramen 1999
Tracks Appear On:
Giants Of Rock (CD) Town Called Malice Universal Music (UK)  
Hit Explosion (Vinyl, Comp) In The City Polydor  
Rock Today (LP, Promo) The Eton Rifles Metronome  
Stop The Drop But Don't Stop The Bop (LP, Comp) Going Underground J & B Records  
The Best Of New Wave Club Class-X Vol. 2 (YY) (2xCass) Down In The Tube Stati... Antler-Subway  
The Best Of New Wave Club Class•X Vol. 2 (YY) (2xCD) Down In The Tube Stati... Antler-Subway  
Tommy Hilfiger Denim (CD, Comp) Going Underground V2 Records, Inc.  
It's Danceable Too (LP) Going Underground Polygram 1980
Dancin' Master (Cass, Album) When You're Young New Musical Express 1981
Club Special 3 (LP) A Town Called Malice Philips 1982
Flexipop! (The Flexipop Album) (LP, Promo) Boy About Town Flexipop 1982
Move, Groove And Night Clubbing (2xLP, Promo) Precious Polydor (UK), Polydor (UK) 1982
Raiders Of The Pop Charts (2xLP, Ltd) Town Called Malice K-Tel International (Aust.) Ltd. 1983
Tube (LP) A Town Called Malice K-Tel 1984
Tube (Cass) A Town Called Malice K-Tel 1984
The Sound Of Today (2xLP) A Town Called Malice Arcade 1985
The Sound Of Today (Cass, Comp) A Town Called Malice Arcade 1985
Ones On 1 (2xLP) Going Underground BBC Records 1988
The Best Of 20 Of Another Kind (2xLP) In The City, "A" Bomb ... Castle Music 1989
The Marquee - 30 Legendary Years (CD) Going Underground Polydor (UK) 1989
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 1 (CD) A Town Called Malice Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 1 (Cass) A Town Called Malice Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 2 (CD) Start! Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 2 (Cass) Start! Old Gold (2) 1990
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 5 (CD) Eton Rifles Old Gold (2) 1991
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 5 (Cass) Eton Rifles Old Gold (2) 1991
Anarchy In The U.K. (CD) The Modern World, Down... EMI Records 1991
The Greatest Hits Of 1979 (CD) The Eton Rifles Music For Pleasure 1991
The History Of Punk - Volume 1 (CD) The Modern World Old Gold (2) 1991
The Sound Of The Suburbs (CD) The Eton Rifles Columbia 1991
UK Pop Classics (CD) A Town Called Malice Arcade 1991
25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1981 - Volume 2 (CD) Funeral Pyre Connoisseur Collection 1992
25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1982 - Volume 2 (CD) Beat Surrender Connoisseur Collection 1992
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 7 (CD) Funeral Pyre Old Gold (2) 1992
A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 7 (Cass) Funeral Pyre Old Gold (2) 1992
Blank Generation - The History Of Punk - Volume 2 (CD) In The City Old Gold (2) 1992
Hits Of 83 + 84 (CD, Album) Beat Surrender Polydor (UK) 1992
Hits Of.....81+82 - Volume 9 (CD) Town Called Malice Polydor 1992
Maximum Bliss (Cass) Pretty Green (Demo 1980) Select Magazine 1992
Rock & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits From The Underground (2xCD) Eaton Rifles Columbia 1992
The Vox Box (Cass) When You're Young Vox Magazine 1992
Three Minute Heroes (CD) Down In The Tube Stati... Virgin 1992
Angels With Dirty Faces - The History Of Punk - Vol. 3 (CD) All Around The World Old Gold (2) 1993
DIY: Anarchy In The UK - UK Punk I (1976-77) (CD) In The City Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
DIY: The Modern World - UK Punk II (1977-78) (CD) The Modern World Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Now That's What I Call Music 1983 (2xCD) Beat Surrender EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1993
Powerhaus Classix (CD) Eton Rifles RPM Records (3) 1993
Punk And Disorderly (Cass) Beat Surrender, Disguises Spectrum Music (2) 1993
Punk And Disorderly (CD) Beat Surrender, Disguises Spectrum Music (2) 1993
Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (CD) The Modern World Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1993
25 Jaar Pinkpop (2xCD) Going Underground Magnum 1994
25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1980 (CD) Start! Connoisseur Collection 1994
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 10 (CD) Beat Surrender Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits Of The '80s, Vol. 5 (CD) Town Called Malice Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Powerhaus Classix Volume 2 (CD) Town Called Malice RPM Records (3) 1994
Punk & Wave Vol. 1 - The No Future Generation (CD) Down In The Tube Stati... Columbia 1994
Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Volume 4 (CD) Beat Surrender CEMA Special Markets 1994
Start - The Best Of British (CD) Town Called Malice Dino Entertainment 1994
The Ultimate 80's (2xCD) Start PolyGram TV 1994
Alterno-Daze: Origin Of The Species (CD, Comp) Going Underground Rebound Records (2) 1995
Into The Eighties (2xCD) Down In The Tube Stati... Global Television 1995
Neon Wave (2xCD) The Eaton Rifles, Goin... Polygram 1995
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) Going Underground, Start PolyGram TV 1995
Was Het Nu 70 Of 80? (2xCD) Town Called Malice EVA Belgium 1995
A Strange Kind Of Love (CD) The Bitterest Pill (I ... PolyGram TV 1996
Ancienne Belgique • AB-CD (CD) Going Underground Virgin Music (Belgium) 1996
Best Of The 80's (CD) Town Called Malice PolyGram Special Projects 1996
The Best Of Brit Pop (2xCD) Town Called Malice Magnum 1996
The Best Punk Album In The World...Ever! (2xCD, Album) In The City (Dig The N... Virgin Records (Sweden) 1996
100+1 Wereld Hits Deel 5 (CD) Town Called Malice PolyGram Special Projects 1997
80's Volume 1 (CD, Promo) Town Called Malice PolyGram Special Projects 1997
Choose 80's (CD) A Town Called Malice Mercury 1997
Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack (CD, Album, Comp) Absolute Beginners London Records 1997
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Dance Hits Of The '80s (CD) Precious (Extended Ver... Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
The Sound Of The Suburbs (CD) The Eton Rifles Columbia 1997
Echoes Of Darkness Volume 2 (2xCD) Batman Theme PolyGram TV (Belgium) 1998
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 28 (CD) Start ! PolyGram - Kiosks 1998
Π&Ρ (CD) That's Entertainment ΠΟΠ + ΡΟΚ (Magazine), Universal Music (Greece) 1999
Music Of The Year: 1977 (CD) All Around The World Spectrum Music (2) 1999
Music Of The Year: 1978 (CD) Down In The Tube Stati... Spectrum Music (2) 1999
Music Of The Year: 1979 (CD) When You're Young Spectrum Music (2) 1999
Postpunk Chronicles: Going Underground (CD) Going Underground Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Billy Elliot: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Enh) Town Called Malice Polydor (UK) 2000
Punk! (CD) In The City Crimson 2000
The Best Pub Jukebox In The World ...Ever! (2xCD) Going Underground Circa Records Ltd., Circa Records Ltd. 2000
The Commercial Collection 213 (2xCD, Comp) Going Underground, Tow... DMC 2000
17-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) Down In The Tube Stati... Uncut Magazine 2001
A Punk + New Wave Explosion! (CD) In The City, Down In T... Spectrum Music (2) 2001
Essential Drive (CD) Start! (Single Version) Q Magazine 2001
Music Of The Year: 1980 (CD) Going Underground Spectrum Music (2) 2001
Music Of The Year: 1981 (CD) Absolute Beginners Spectrum Music (2) 2001
Music Of The Year: 1982 (CD) Town Called Malice Spectrum Music (2) 2001
New Wave Classics (2xCD) Town Called Malice ARS Productions 2001
Punk. (2xCD) This Is The Modern World Columbia 2001
Teenage Kicks: Punk 2 (CD) Eton Rifles Crimson 2001
The Commercial Collection 219 (2xCD, Comp) Start DMC 2001
All Covered In Punk (CD) David Watts EMI Records 2002
Beautiful Game (2xCD) In The City Universal Music TV 2002
Rude Boy Revival (2xCD) Start!, Going Underground Telstar TV 2002
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (DVD) Going Underground Uncut DVD 2002
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) In The City, Down In T... Universal Music TV 2002
The Best ALTERNATIV3 Album... Ever! (2xCD) A Town Called Malice EMI Music (South Africa) 2002
World Shut Your Mouth (DVD) Going Underground, Tow... Uncut DVD 2002
BBC Radio 2 Presents Sold On Song (2xCD) That's Entertainment Warner Strategic Marketing (UK), Sony Music TV 2003
Foute CD Van Deckers En Ornelis - Volume 2 (2xCD) A Town Called Malice ARS Productions 2003
No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion (4xCD + Box) In The City, The Moder... Rhino Entertainment Company 2003
Sniffin' Glue (CD) In The City Castle Music 2003
Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The 80s Underground (4xCD, RM + Box, Comp) Going Underground Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
The Essential Acoustic Album (2xCD, Comp) English Rose Sanctuary Records 2004
The Football Factory (CD) Going Underground Mercury 2004
This Is The Modern World (2xCD, Album) The Modern World, Town... Universal Music TV 2004
12"/80s (3xCD) Precious (Extended) Family Recordings (UK) 2005
Drivetime (3xCD, Comp) Town Called Malice Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Hits Of The 80's (CD) Start! Express Newspapers 2005
Made In Britain (CD) The Modern World Mojo Magazine 2005
New Waves (2xCD) The Eton Rifles Family Recordings (UK) 2005
Rule Britannia! (CD) The Bitterest Pill (I ... Q Magazine 2005
Süddeutsche Zeitung Diskothek 1978 (CD) Down In The Tube Stati... Süddeutsche Zeitung 2005
Süddeutsche Zeitung Diskothek 1980 (CD) That's Entertainment Süddeutsche Zeitung 2005
Student Daze (2xCD) Going Underground Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
Teenage Kicks (2xCD) Town Called Malice Sanctuary Records 2005
25 Jahre Spex (DVD) That’s Entertainment Spex Magazine 2006
35 Jaar OOR (2xCD) The Eton Rifles USM 2006
Back To Mine (CD) In The City DMC Publishing 2006
Back To Mine (CD, Promo) In The City DMC Publishing 2006
Classics From John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (CD) Going Underground Universal Music Catalogue 2006
Essential New Wave - Volume 3 (CD) Going Underground EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Humo Presenteert - Blitzkriegpunk (2xCD) In The City Universal Music (Belgium) 2006
I ♥ Dad (CD) Going Underground EMI Records 2006
Music From The Motion Picture Stranger Than Fiction (CD) That's Entertainment (... Sony Music Soundtrax, Columbia 2006
Senses Working Overtime (CD, Comp) That's Entertainment Rhino Special Products 2006
The Who Covered (CD) Disguises Mojo Magazine 2006
Uncut Playlist March 2006 (CD, Comp) To Be Someone (Didn't ... Uncut Magazine 2006
Change Your Tune (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Going Underground BMG Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing 2007
Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers 2 (2xCD) Move On Up Family Recordings (UK) 2007
Punk - The Platinum Collection (3xCD, Comp + Box) In The City EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
The Best Hits 100 Super 80's (5xCD, Box) Town Called Malice Universal Music (Japan) 2008

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