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The trio were known for their melodic pop songs, their distinctly English flavour and their mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form the Style Council and later started a solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of the Jam's original compositions and played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker 330.
The Jam singles chronology. "Absolute Beginners". (1981) " Town Called Malice " / "Precious". (1982) "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" (1982) " Town Called Malice " is a song recorded by British band the Jam from the album The Gift. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982. [6][7]
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the band the Jam in the late 1970s. Following the dissolution of the Jam in 1982, he pursued different musical styles in the Style Council (1983–1989), then became a solo artist with his eponymous 1992 album.
Pump Up the Jam. "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" " Pump Up the Jam " is the opening track on Belgian act Technotronic 's first album, Pump Up the Jam: The Album (1989). It was released as a single on 18 August 1989 [6] by Swanyard and SBK Records, and was a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom in late 1989 and on the US ...
"That's Entertainment" is a 1980 song by British punk-mod revivalist group the Jam from their fifth album, Sound Affects. Although never released as a domestic single in the UK during the band's lifetime, "That's Entertainment" nonetheless charted as an import single (backed by a live version of "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"), peaking at No. 21. [1]
Producer (s) Peter Wilson [ 2 ] The Jam singles chronology. " The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) " (1982) " Beat Surrender " (1982) " 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.
The discography of the British band the Jam consists of 6 studio albums, 5 live albums, 8 compilation albums, 5 box sets, 6 videos, 3 extended plays, 18 singles, and 3 B-sides. The band, who formed in 1972, didn't debut until five years later in 1977, when they released their debut studio album In the City, which entered the UK Albums Chart at ...
Bruce Douglas Foxton (born 1 September 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Foxton's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as bassist and backing vocalist of mod revival band the Jam. He occasionally performed the lead vocals, such as on the songs "Carnaby Street", " News of the World ...