Paul Weller's influence on me as a person is unbeaten by any other artist, changing me from a grungy 14 year old in a large stripey jumper with long blond hair, to a 15 year old in a well fitted Fred Perry buying Motown vinyls.
This month sees Paul Weller turn 50 and also release yet another solo album. So I thought I would start a thread in honour of his career so far and also create 3 mixes; one of The Jam, one of The Style Council and finally his solo career.
I'll start with a mix of my favourite Jam songs, panning many of their albums and also showing their growth as a band in a very short space of time. I tried to stay away from the obvious choices so I hope there are songs here you may not have heard before.
Tracklist :
1. Art School (In The City 1977)
2. Slow Down (In The City 1977)
3. English Rose (All Mod Cons 1978)
4. Start! (Sound Affects 1980)
5. Non Stop Dancing (In The City 1977)
6. The Eton Rifles (Setting Sons 1979)
7. Down in the Tubestation at Midnight (All Mod Cons 1978)
8. Smithers-Jones (Setting Sons 1979)
9. Liza Radley (Single/B-Sides)
10. Tales From The Riverbank (Singles/B-Sides)
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