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Collection (The Jam Album)
''Collection'' is a compilation by The Jam. It includes only one of the band's singles ("Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?") which was unreleased in the UK, as it focuses on the group's album tracks and B-sides. Track listing All tracks by Paul Weller #"Away from the Numbers" - 4:02 #"I Got By in Time" - 2:05 #"I Need You (For Someone)" - 2:40 #"To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)" - 2:28 #"Mr. Clean" - 3:27 #"English Rose" - 2:46 #"In The Crowd" - 3:17 #"It's Too Bad" - 2:34 #"The Butterfly Collector" - 3:08 #"Thick as Thieves" - 3:37 #"Private Hell" - 3:46 #"Wasteland" - 2:50 #"Burning Sky" - 3:26 #"Saturday's Kids" - 2:51 #"Liza Radley" - 2:27 #"Pretty Green" - 2:34 #"Monday" - 2:57 #"Man in the Corner Shop" - 3:11 #"Boy About Town" - 1:55 #"Tales from the Riverbank" - 3:32 #"Ghosts" - 2:10 #"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" - 2:13 #"Carnation" - 3:24 #"The Great Depression" - 2:51 #"Shopping" - 3:23 Personnel *Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – Producer *Douglas Brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jam
The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, " That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remain the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, '' The Gift'', reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. When the group disbanded in 1982, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100. While the Jam shared the "angry young man" outlook and fast tempo of the mid-1970s British punk rock movement, in contrast with it the band wore smartly tailored suits reminiscent of English pop-bands in the early 1960s and incorporated mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences into its sound, particularly from the Who's work of that perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydor
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include ABBA, Cream, The Moody Blues, The Who, Ringo Starr, Bee Gees, The Jam, Bing Crosby, The Shadows, James Brown, Level 42, Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD, Piri & Tommy, James Last, Eric Clapton, Marie Osmond, Keith O'Conner Murphy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lana Del Rey, Haim, and Buckingham Nicks. Label history Beginnings Polydor Records was founded on 2 April 1913 by German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG in Leipzig and registered on 25 July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extras (The Jam Album)
''Extras'' is a compilation by the British group The Jam. Released in April 1992 it includes 26 B-sides, rarities, and unreleased tracks. 11 of these songs (tracks 1,2,4,5,6,14,16,17,18,19,25) were released on the box set ''Direction Reaction Creation'', making the other 15 tracks exclusive to this release. Track listing #"The Dreams of Children" (Double A-side to the single "Going Underground") #"Tales from the Riverbank" (B-side to " Absolute Beginners") #"Liza Radley" (Demo) #"Move on Up" (B-side to "Beat Surrender" and a cover of the Curtis Mayfield song) #"Shopping" (B-side to "Beat Surrender") #"Smithers-Jones" (Band version) (B-side of " When You're Young") #"Pop Art Poem" (Demo version) #"Boy About Town" (Alternate version) #"A Solid Bond in Your Heart" (Demo, later released as a single by The Style Council. An alternate demo of this song appears on "Direction Reaction Creation".) #"No One in the World" (Demo) #"And Your Bird Can Sing" (Demo; a cover of The Beatles song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direction Reaction Creation
''Direction Reaction Creation'' is an anthology issued in 1997 by the British band The Jam. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs, including all of the songs from their singles (although, where applicable, the A sides are present in their album versions only) and six studio albums. The box set reached #8 in the UK Album Chart. Track listing CD 1 #" In the City" #"Takin' My Love" #"Art School" #"I've Changed My Address" #"Slow Down" #"I Got By in Time" #"Away from the Numbers" #"Batman Theme" #"Sounds from the Street" #"Non-Stop Dancing" #"Time for Truth" #"Bricks and Mortar" #" All Around the World" #"Carnaby Street" #" The Modern World" (Album Version) #"London Traffic" #"Standards" #"Life from a Window" #"The Combine" #"Don't Tell Them You're Sane" #"In the Street Today" #"London Girl" #"I Need You (For Someone)" #"Here Comes the Weekend" #"Tonight at Noon" #"In the Midnight Hour" CD 2 #"News of the World" #"Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)" #"Innocent Man" #" David Watts" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero?
"Just Who is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" is a song and single released by The Jam on 3 July 1982. It features on their sixth studio album '' The Gift''. It made number eight in the UK Singles Chart in July 1982. The single came with two B-sides – a version of "War" and an original Weller song, "The Great Depression". Song The song addresses those in 9 to 5 jobs as a nameless factory worker returns home to his wife wanting nothing but to sit and watch television before he has to go back to the 'lunch box and the worker/management rows'. The chorus focuses on the character having lived in the same street for years and highlights the futility of his life: 'as one life finishes the other one starts'- there has to be more to life than 'scrimping and saving and crossing off lists'. According to interviews with Weller (and the booklet accompanying the ''Direction Reaction Creation'' box-set) the point was not to ridicule or criticise the character (as he had Mr. Clean on ''All Mod Cons'') b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B-sides
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay and hopefully become a hit record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that typically receives less attention, although some B-sides have been as successful as, or more so than, their A-sides. Use of this language has largely declined in the 21st century as the music industry has transitioned away from analog recordings towards digital formats without physical sides, such as CDs, downloads and streaming. Nevertheless, some artists and labels continue to employ the terms ''A-side'' and ''B-side'' metaphorically to describe the type of content a particular release features, with ''B-side'' sometimes representing a "bonus" track or other material. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven (born Victor Smith, August 1945, England) is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his production work with the Jam. Career Smith worked in the recording studios at Polydor after leaving school in 1961. By 1967, he worked as the engineer on Cat Stevens' album ''Matthew and Son'' and on the Rolling Stones' ''Let It Bleed''. Smith then engineered other hits such as "Honky Tonk Women" and Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help from My Friends". In early 1968, he produced the Nashville Teens' recording of "All Along the Watchtower", the earliest cover version of Bob Dylan's song, which was released as a single in the UK and Europe on Decca Records some six months before Jimi Hendrix's hit version. He produced for a number of artists, including Sunforest, who released an album on Nova, Deram Records's short-lived prog rock record label, in 1969. Sunforest was a psych-folk all-female British-American trio. Two of their recordings, "Overture t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Brothers
Douglas Brothers is the photographic imprint of Andrew Douglas (10 August 1952) and Stuart Douglas (6 February 1962), British photographer/director siblings. Early life and education The Douglas Brothers grew up in Southend, Essex, UK. Andrew Douglas studied Fine Art at Cardiff and Sunderland Polytechnic Colleges. Their older sibling, Graeme Douglas, was guitarist/songwriter with new wave rock band Eddie And The Hot Rods. Andrew designed an album cover for the Hot Rods, and this led to photographing album covers for the groups The Jam and The Cure. In 1975, Andrew moved to London and began working as assistant to John Swannell and Lord Snowdon. In 1989, Andrew was joined by younger brother, Stuart, a graduate of Barking College of Art. The pair began working as a collaborative duo under the solitary photographic imprint The Douglas Brothers. Although they photographed a wide variety of subjects, the Douglas Brothers were known for their overtly moody and atmospheric portrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Halfon
Simon Halfon is a graphic designer most noted for his work with The Jam, The Style Council, and Paul Weller. Halfon has also worked with Oasis, Nick Heyward and George Michael, among others. Halfon's most visible work has focused on solid inspiration from the design of the 1960s. He has, however, displayed examples of a more current and sleek style as well. His work on the Style Council's house music efforts was noticed by George Michael, who had Halfon apply a similar approach to his '' Listen Without Prejudice'' album in 1990. Designs with Weller Halfon began working for Paul Weller in 1983. Designing record sleeves for The Style Council starting with 1983's ''Café Bleu'' The Style Council sleeves had a contemporary feel with a close eye on sixties design. The Style Council made a bold turn into contemporary Rhythm and Blues in 1987. Halfon designed the International Orange gatefold sleeve for their ''The Cost of Loving'' album. The shade of orange is noted for its use in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Parry (producer)
John Christopher Parry, known as Chris Parry (born 7 January 1949), is a New Zealand record producer and former musician, known for being the former manager and producer for The Cure and for founding Fiction Records. Early life Parry was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand; the son of Virginia and Thomas, who was British. He grew up with ten siblings: five sisters (Virginia, Margaret, Josephine, Annette and Helen) and five brothers (David, James Richard, Robin and Peter). In 1966, Parry was a management trainee at Philips Electrical. Career In 1967, whilst studying at Silverstream College, Parry auditioned as drummer for a band called the Sine Waves, who later renamed themselves the Fourmyula. He has stated "I got the job because I had a truck driver's licence". Within a year, the band had hit the charts, reaching number 2 in New Zealand with "Come with Me" and reached number 1 in 1969 with "Nature". The band made two trips to the UK, but were not so successful there. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
