Editorial Reviews
Music Review:
Music Review
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 - Liszt Piano Transcriptions [Import]
Classics for Chamber Orchestra, Vol. 2
Music: Cobalt [CD-single] [Limited Edition] [Import]
14 Shades of Grey [Clean] [Enhanced]
Centennial Anthology of His Decca Record
Believe in Angels Believe in Me [Import]
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Twenty-five years ago this year, with a snotty little ditty called "In the City", The Jam--angry young men in undersized school uniforms, featuring a singer with a seemingly permanent pair of blocked sinuses--introduced their vibrant young proletarian vitriol to the refuge-strewn streets of jubilee punk Britain. It's time then, in typically silveresque anniversary fashion, to celebrate two and a half decades of Weller and co. with this portable three-CD box set of rarely heard sessions from the secretively maintained BBC archives. The 56 tracks are drawn from sessions and live shows, encompassing the years 1977 to 1981 and thereby concluding with the introduction of brass, borrowed Beatles bass riffs, blue-eyed soul, and ski-influenced knitwear. If the songs themselves don't jolt a few fresh memories, the info-packed booklet--interviews, photos, memorabilia--is sure to refresh every ardent Jam fan's enthusiasm. --Kevin Maidment
Album Description
Limited edition 3CD set released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first single and first John Peel session. 56 tracks from 1977-1981, including exclusive sessions and Radio One 'In Concert' recordings. Extensive booklet with comprehensive liner notes including new interviews, rare photos and memorabilia. Disc 3 is the bonus disc with 18 live tracks from the Rainbow Theatre, London April 12th, 1979. The first two discs are housed in a slimline double jewel case. Disc three is in a separate cardboard sleeve. And all are in a slipcase. 2002.