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The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement. They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, ''The Gift'', hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100. The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam’s original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band’s songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice".

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That's Entertainment: The Collection Compilation 2012-08-20 itunes amazon
Gold Compilation 2005-11-15 itunes amazon
20th Century Masters: The Millennium… Compilation 2005-04-12 itunes amazon
Compact Snap! Compilation 2004-05-10 itunes amazon
The Jam at the BBC Live 2002-06-03 itunes amazon
The Sound of The Jam Compilation 2002-05-06 itunes amazon
This Is the Modern World / All Mod… Album 2001-01-09 itunes amazon
The Very Best of The Jam Compilation 1999-06-18 itunes amazon
Beat Surrender Compilation 1998 itunes amazon
Direction Reaction Creation Compilation 1997-05-26 itunes amazon
Collection Compilation 1996 itunes amazon
Wasteland Compilation 1992-10 itunes amazon
Extras Compilation 1992 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 1991-06-01 itunes amazon
All the Choice Cuts Compilation 1990 itunes amazon
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