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. Released in April 1992 it includes 26

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, 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 ''

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Track listing

#"The Dreams of Children" (Double

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to the single "

Going Underground "Going Underground" is a single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top. "Going Underground" was the first of four number one singles the band were to achieve throug ...

") #"Tales from the Riverbank" ( B-side to " Absolute Beginners") #"Liza Radley" (Demo) #"Move on Up" ( B-side to "

Beat Surrender "Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single, and was released on 22 November 1982. It became the band's fourth and last No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in December 1982. Title The song's title was a play on words combining the ti ...

" and a cover of the

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song) #"Shopping" ( B-side to "

") #"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

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. 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

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song) #"Burning Sky" (Demo) #"Thick As Thieves" (Demo) #" Disguises" ( B-side to "

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" and a cover of

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Get Yourself Together "Get Yourself Together" is a song by British rock band Small Faces, first released in 1967. It was cut during their tenure on both Decca and Immediate Records in 1966 and 1967 and was written by the Marriott/Lane partnership, who wrote a majority ...

" (Demo; a cover of the track originally recorded by

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) #"The Butterfly Collector" ( B-side to "

Strange Town "Strange Town" is a 1979 single by the Jam. The single was released on 9 March 1979 and reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 April. In 1983 it was certified Silver for 250,000 sales This single, backed by the Paul Weller-penned "The But ...

") #"The Great Depression" ( B-side to "

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 ...

") #"Stoned Out of My Mind" ( B-side to "

" and a cover of the song by

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) #"Pity Poor Alfie/Fever" ( B-side to "

The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" is a single that was released by The Jam in September 1982. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and remained there for two weeks, unable to dislodge "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor and "Pass t ...

") #"But I'm Different Now" (Demo) #"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (Demo; a cover of the James Brown song) #"Hey Mister" (Previously unavailable) #"Saturday's Kids" (Demo) #"We've Only Started" (Previously unavailable) #"So Sad About Us" ( B-side to "

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" is a single by The Jam, and was the second single from their third album, ''All Mod Cons''. Released in October 1978, it reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart. The single was backed by a cover version of Th ...

" and a cover by the track by

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The Eton Rifles "The Eton Rifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album ''Setting Sons''. Released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the ...

" (Demo)

Personnel

* Rick Buckler – drums * Bruce Foxton – bass, vocals * Paul Weller –

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, vocals

Other personnel

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 1 ...

– producer * Paolo Hewitt – liner notes * The Jam – producer * Dennis Munday – compilation, research * Tony Taverner – producer * Peter Wilson – producer, remixing

References

{{Authority control The Jam albums B-side compilation albums 1992 compilation albums Polydor Records compilation albums