#PAUL WELLER THE JAM MOD#

The song was ranked at number five among the top 'Tracks of the Year' for 1979 by NME.

By this point, Weller decided to stop attempting to break into the United States market and canceled his North American tour. It has also been covered by Garbage as a b-side of the ' Queer' single: that version was later included on the tribute album, Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam. Explore Paul Wellers discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Preceded by 'The Changingman,' which became his 17th Top Ten hit, 1995s Stanley Road was his most successful album since the Jam, entering the charts at number one and eventually selling nearly a million copies in the U.K. This track was also included on a CD of songs given away with the 15 March 2009 edition of The Sunday Times. The B-side, which Paul Weller wrote about NME music journalist Julie Burchill, was covered by Noel Gallagher with Weller at a Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007.

Black vinyl issues were marketed in standard Polydor house sleeves. Gold vinyl issues were packaged in a clear plastic sleeve. There was no picture sleeve for the US issue. Other than colour, there is no difference between the two issues.

#PAUL WELLER THE JAM MOD#

The latter appears to be the less common variety, but neither edition is rare. First-wave mod punks led by Paul Weller, who began as energetic Who clones but later became a distinctive and proudly British combo. Pressings were issued on both see-through gold vinyl and standard black vinyl. However, for the American release 'The Butterfly Collector' was catalogued as the A-side. Paul Weller got the idea for this song from reading George Orwell's book Homage To Catatonia, which is set in the Spanish Civil War.According to 1000 UK 1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh, Weller said, 'There is a lot of talk of an egalitarian society where all people are equal but this was it, actually in existence, which, for me, is something that is very hard to imagine. 'Start' is the eleventh UK single release by the band The Jam and their second number-one, following 'Going Underground'/'Dreams of Children'. The single was also released in the US in May 1979, as Polydor #14553. The start of the promotional video for the single was filmed at the entrance to the underground section of London Victoria station. 'Strange Town' also appears on the greatest hits album Snap! 'The Butterfly Collector' also appears in the 1996 The Jam Collection compilation album as well as on Snap! This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned 'The Butterfly Collector', only appeared on one of the band's studio albums, the Canadian Polydor pressing of Setting Sons. In 1983 it was certified Silver for 250,000 sales To celebrate 40 years since Weller first hit the road with The Jam, a 6 CD deluxe boxset, Fire & Skill: The Jam Live, will be released 30th October. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. ' Strange Town' is a 1979 single by The Jam.

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