This 44-track , 3LP anthology tells the story of The Jam, from their formation in the early seventies, through the illustrious days of chart success and on to their break up in 1982.
Endorsed and approved by Paul Weller, About the Young Idea will be released to tie in with the extension of the Jam exhibition in Liverpool and beyond, and includes all the band’s classic singles, as well as key album tracks and live favourites. Also included are unreleased demos such as Takin My Love, from 1977, as well as the rare 1977 radio ad for ‘In The City’. This triple vinyl set also features a new essay by John Harris, period photos and memorabilia.
Tracklist:
Disc One
Side 1
1. In The City (radio ad – previously unreleased)
2. In The City
3. Art School
4. Away From The Numbers
5. Takin’ My Love (demo – previously unreleased)
6. All Around The World
7. The Modern World
8. In The Street Today
9. News Of The World
Side 2
1. David Watts
2. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
3. Billy Hunt
4. To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice Time)
5. English Rose
6. In The Crowd
7. ‘A’ Bomb In Wardour St.
Disc Two
Side 1
1. Strange Town
2. The Butterfly Collector
3. When You’re Young
4. Smithers-Jones
5. The Eton Rifles
6. Thick As Thieves
7. Private Hell
Side 2
1. Saturday’s Kids
2. Burning Sky (demo)
3. Going Underground
4. Dreams Of Children
5. Start!
6. Liza Radley
7. Pretty Green
Disc Three
Side 1
1. Monday
2. That’s Entertainment
3. Man In The Cornershop
4. Boy About Town
5. Funeral Pyre
6. Absolute Beginners
7. Tales From The Riverbank
Side 2
1. Town Called Malice
2. Precious
3. Ghosts
4. Just Who Is The Five O’Clock Hero?
5. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
6. Beat Surrender
7. Move On Up