To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of The Jam’s last studio album, Universal are releasing a super deluxe edition of the album packed full of extras.<\/p>\n
It’s available in two variants – the 2 CD deluxe edition version which features the original album, the singles and B sides and a disc of demos and alternate tracks; and a Super deluxe edition which contains four discs. The first two are the same as in the deluxe edition, the third is Live at Wembley (Dec. 3rd 1982), and the fourth disc is a DVD with footage from Top of the pops, a Danish TV show, live footage and some promo videos.
\nThe super deluxe version also includes an outer box in original striped bag style cover \u2013 \u2018The Jam \u2013 A Gift\u2019, a Hardback 72-page, full-colour book including new interviews with Paul Weller, a new essay by John Harris and a forward by Paul Weller, a Set of postcard prints and a Replica 1982 tour programme, making it a very impressive package.<\/p>\n
It’s an impressive package – even the simple two disc version gives you the eleven tracks from the original album plus another 25 tracks consisting of singles, B sides, demos and alternate versions of songs – thats a lot of extra’s. The Super deluxe edition is even more impressive but is significantly more expensive. The 2CD version is the same price as most normal CDs – around \u00a313, so is a bargain really with all those extras, whereas the Super deluxe edition is in the region of \u00a380 – still not expensive if you look at what you get with it, but making it only really for the more dedicated fans of The Jam.<\/p>\n
The original album still sounds great, and of course includes the song ”A town called Malice”, one of the bands best known songs. There’s some great stuff in the extras including a great cover of the Motown song originally recorded by Edwin Starr – ”War”. The live CD is great too and if you can afford the super deluxe version then this CD certainly makes it worth going for.<\/p>\n
A great reissue – a classic album plus a huge amount of extras makes this well worth buying.<\/p>\n
”The Gift” will be released on 19th November 2012<\/p>\n
Super-deluxe box tracklisting:<\/p>\n
Disc One – Original album \/ Singles & B-Sides
\n1. Happy Together
\n2. Ghosts
\n3. Precious
\n4. Just Who Is The 5 O\u2019clock Hero
\n5. \u201cTrans-Global Express\u201d
\n6. Running On The Spot
\n7. Circus
\n8. The Planner\u2019s Dream Goes Wrong
\n9. Carnation
\n10. Town Called Malice
\n11. The Gift<\/p>\n
12. Precious (12\u201d)
\n13. The Great Depression
\n14. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
\n15. Pity Poor Alfie \/ Fever
\n16. Pity Poor Alfie (swing version)
\n17. Beat Surrender
\n18. Shopping
\n19. Move On Up
\n20. Stoned Out Of My Mind
\n21. War
\n——————————————————————————————<\/p>\n
Disc Two \u2013 Demos & alternate tracks
\n1. Skirt (demo) #
\n2. Get Yourself Together (demo) Originally released on \u2018Extras\u2019
\n3. Ghosts (instrumental demo) #
\n4. Just Who Is The 5 O\u2019clock Hero (demo) #
\n5. Running On The Spot (demo) #
\n6. The Planner\u2019s Dream Goes Wrong (demo) #
\n7. Carnation (instrumental demo) #
\n8. Precious (demo) Originally released on \u2018Direction, Reaction, Creation\u2019
\n9. The Bitterest Pill (demo) #
\n10. Alfie (demo \u20182\u2019) #
\n11. We\u2019ve Only Started (\u2018old version\u2019) #
\n12. Only Started (instrumental demo) #
\n13. Shopping (AKA \u2018Paul\u2019s demo\u2019) #
\n14. Beat Surrender (demo) #
\n15. Solid Bond In Your Heart (demo) #<\/p>\n
# Previously unreleased
\n——————————————————————————————<\/p>\n
Disc Three – Live at Wembley (Dec. 3rd 1982)
\n1. Start!
\n2. It\u2019s Too Bad
\n3. Beat Surrender
\n4. Away From The Numbers
\n5. Ghosts
\n6. In The Crowd
\n7. Boy About Town
\n8. So Sad About Us
\n9. All Mod Cons
\n10. To Be Someone
\n11. Smithers-Jones
\n12. That\u2019s Entertainment
\n13. The Great Depression
\n14. Precious
\n15. Move On Up
\n16. Circus
\n17. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
\n18. David Watts
\n19. Mr Clean
\n20. Town Called Malice
\n21. But I\u2019m Different Now
\n22. \u201cTrans-Global Express\u201d
\n23. In The City
\n——————————————————————————————<\/p>\n
Disc 4 \u2013 DVD<\/p>\n
Part 1 \u2013 Trans-Global Unity Express
\nLive video from Birmingham March 1982<\/p>\n
Part 2 \u2013 The promo videos
\n1. Town Called Malice
\n2. Precious
\n3. The Bitterest Pill<\/p>\n
Part 3 – Danish TV special
\nThe Jam play songs from the Gift album. Recorded live in Studio 3,
\nTV-Byen, Copenhagen April 19 1982, broadcast April 23 1982.
\n1. Running On The Spot
\n2. Circus
\n3. Happy Together
\n4. Ghosts
\n5. In The Crowd
\n6. Town Called Malice
\n7. Pity Poor Alfie \/ Fever
\n8. Precious
\n9. Just Who Is The 5 O\u2019clock Hero
\n10. The Gift
\n11. Move On Up
\n12. Trans-Global Express<\/p>\n
Part 4 \u2013 Top Of The Pops
\nRecorded February 18 1982
\n1. Precious
\n2. Town Called Malice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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