I was one of those rare Jam fans who discovered the band via their apparently unpopular second album This Is The Modern World. In January 1978 I was 13 years old and a friend of mine pulled the album out and played it to me. He told me they came from the same place as …
That’s Entertainment (Weller) Recorded in September 1980 at the Townhouse Studios, Shepherd’s Bush, London Produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam Album track: Sound Affects ‘Coming home from the pub pissed and writing ‘That’s Entertainment’ in ten minutes – Weller’s finest song to date, hah!’ is how Weller himself refers to the song in his …
Beat Surrender (Weller) Recorded in October 1982 at the Maison Rouge Studios, Fulham Produced by Pete Wilson A-side released 26 November 1982; Polydor POSPX 540; reached no 1 in UK chart B-side: ‘Shopping’/’Move On Up’/’Stoned Out Of My Mind’/’War’ With its title apparently a variation of Anita (‘Ring My Bell’) Ward’s 1979 soul hit ‘Sweet …
Town Called Malice (Weller) Recorded in December 1981at the AIR Studios, Oxford Street, London Produced by Pete Wilson and The Jam A-side released 13 February 1982; Polydor POSP 400; reached no 1 in UK chart Double A-side: ‘Precious’ In February 1982 The Jam had not topped the charts for eighteen months and, despite the fact …
Going Underground (Weller) Recorded in January 1980 at The Townhouse Studios, Shepherd’s Bush, London Produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Double A-side released 7 March 1980; Polydor POSPJ 113; reached no 1 in UK chart Double A-side: ‘The Dreams Of Children’ B-side: ‘Away From The Numbers’, ‘The Modern World’, ‘Down In The Tube Station At Midnight’ In …
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Weller) Recorded in August 1978 at RAK Studios, St Johns Wood, London Produced by Vic Coppersmith Heaven A-side released 6 October 1978; Polydor POSP 8; reached no 15 in UK chart B-side: ‘So Sad About Us’ (Townshend)/’The Night’ (Foxton) Only two months after ‘David Watts’’ muted reception The …
The Modern World (Weller) Recorded on 21 September 1977 at Basing Street Studios, Notting Hill, London A-side released: 21 October 1977; Polydor 2058 945; reached no 36 in UK chart Produced by Chris Parry and Vic Coppersmith-Heaven Album track: ‘This Is The Modern World’ (November 1977) B-side: Sweet Soul Music (live); Back In My Arms …
Butterfly Collector – The Jam (Weller) Recorded in September 1978 at RAK Studios, St Johns Wood, London Produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven B-side of ‘Strange Town’ The title of the song ‘The Butterfly Collector’ came from the John Fowles book The Collector, published by Jonathan Cape in 1963. The central character, a butterfly collector called …
The Eton Rifles (Weller) Recorded on 15 August 1979 at Townhouse Studios, Shepherd’s Bush, London Produced by Vic Coppersmith Heaven and The Jam A-side released 22 October 1979; Polydor POSP83; reached no 3 in UK chart B-side: ‘See-Saw’ Album track: Setting Sons Written in the Weller family’s holiday caravan at Selsey Bill (of ‘Saturday’s Kids’ …
