''Home and Abroad'' (styled ''Live! The Style Council, Home & Abroad.'' on its cover) is a live album by the English band

The Style Council The Style Council were a British musical ensemble, band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the punk rock/New wave music, new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previousl ...

, released in 1986. It was recorded on the tour supporting the band's 1985 album ''

Our Favourite Shop ''Our Favourite Shop'' is the second studio album by the English group the Style Council. It was released on 8 June 1985, on Polydor, and was recorded ten months after the band's debut ''Café Bleu''. It features guest vocalists, including Lenny ...

''. It is their first non-studio album and their only live album until 1998's ''In Concert''. As was common at the time, the CD and cassette versions of the album featured two songs that did not appear on the LP. The album cover shows both Paul Weller and

Mick Talbot Michael Talbot (born 11 September 1958) is an English keyboardist. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Talbot is probably best known as co-founder of the Style Council. He has been a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Merton Parkas and ...

sitting on a stool, although both

Dee C. Lee Diane Catherine Sealy (born 6 June 1961), known as Dee C. Lee, is a British singer. Born to Saint Lucian parents, she grew up in south east London. Early in her career, she was a member of the British band Central Line under the aliases Dee Sea ...

and Steve White appear on the album. Reviewing the album,

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 databas ...

Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occ ...

wrote: "''Home & Abroad'' is a slick and earnest live set, but it's only of interest to die-hard Paul Weller fans."

Track listing

# "The Big Boss Groove" # "

My Ever Changing Moods "My Ever Changing Moods" is a song by the English band the Style Council. It was their fifth single to be released. Background "My Ever Changing Moods" was composed by lead vocalist Paul Weller, recorded at Weller's own studio Solid Bond Studio ...

" # " The Lodgers" # "Headstart for Happiness" # "(When You) Call Me" # "The Whole Point of No Return" # "Our Favourite Shop" # "With Everything to Lose" # "Homebreakers" # "

Shout to the Top! "Shout to the Top!" is a song by the English band the Style Council which was their seventh single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, and was released in 1984. It appears on the ''Vision Quest (film), Vision Quest'' soun ...

" # "

Walls Come Tumbling Down! "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their ninth single to be released. It was written by lead vocalist Paul Weller, and released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second studio album, ''Ou ...

" # "Internationalists" Tracks 1 and 7 did not appear on the vinyl album.

Personnel

The Style Council * Paul Weller – vocals, guitar *

– keyboards *

– vocals * Steve White – drums

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External links

* {{1980s-pop-album-stub 1986 live albums The Style Council albums Polydor Records albums