The Jam - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jam

Artist:

Jam (The)

UPC:

602498262443

Description:

The Jam: Paul Weller (vocals, guitar); Bruce Foxton (vocals, bass guitar); Rick Buckler (drums).
Liner Note Author: Sara Cody.
Photographers: Victor Watts; Adrian Boot; Steve Morley; Scott Weiner.
There are several Jam compilations on the market, with THE SOUND OF THE JAM serving as perhaps the most comprehensive overview of the band`s career. Still, THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION: THE BEST OF THE JAM, in keeping with the aesthetic of Universal`s 20TH CENTURY MASTERS series, boils down the oeuvre of this innovative and hugely influential British trio to an extremely compressed and economical 11 tracks.
While it is a given that a compilation of this sort will be missing a good deal of essential material, THE BEST OF THE JAM is a quick, dazzling spin through the Jam`s short, stellar career. From the edgy punk-pop of "This Is the Modern World" to the ska-inflected "Strange Town" and up through the rollicking, Motown-indebted "Town Called Malice" and the soulful ballad "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)," this is indispensable stuff from beginning to end. THE BEST OF THE JAM is a great place to get acquainted with the music of this seminal group.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. In the City
2. Modern World, The - (single version)
3. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - (single version)
4. Strange Town
5. Butterfly Collector, The
6. Going Underground
7. That`s Entertainment
8. Start! - (UK single version)
9. Beat Surrender
10. Bitterest Pill, The (I Ever Had to Swallow)
11. Town Called Malice

Album Information

Release Date:

04/12/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

Polydor

Producer:

Vic Smith; The Jam; Peter Wilson; Heaven; Vic Coppersmith; Chris Perry; Vic Smith; Chris Parry; The Jam; Peter Wilson; Dana G. Smart (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

000385702

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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