In about 1990, I wrote to Polydor Records and asked them to release a load of Jam material that I had sitting on bootlegs, B-sides and various live tapes. I have no idea whether my letter worked, but two years later, this came out. And I was very glad.
The high points of the album are The Butterfly Collector and Tales From The Riverbank, which most Jam fans agree, was a better B-side than its A-side, Absolute Beginners. A Solid Bond In Your Heart also makes interesting listening, as you realise that the band made the right choice releasing Beat Surrender as their last single. Its still better than The Style Council's eventual release though....
While I was over the moon that 1992 saw the first Jam album of "new" (if you can call it that) material, it was also a missed opportunity. Apparently Polydor has lost all the early tapes of Jam B-sides like Carnaby Street, The Night and See Saw - songs on which Bruce Foxton all sang lead vocal. There are also other Jam songs that still have not seen the light of day on CD yet, notably the fan-club version of Riverbank, Rain (a Beatles cover) and other tracks like the 12" of Precious. How about an Extras II?? David Gibbs
The high points of the album are The Butterfly Collector and Tales From The Riverbank, which most Jam fans agree, was a better B-side than its A-side, Absolute Beginners. A Solid Bond In Your Heart also makes interesting listening, as you realise that the band made the right choice releasing Beat Surrender as their last single. Its still better than The Style Council's eventual release though....
While I was over the moon that 1992 saw the first Jam album of "new" (if you can call it that) material, it was also a missed opportunity. Apparently Polydor has lost all the early tapes of Jam B-sides like Carnaby Street, The Night and See Saw - songs on which Bruce Foxton all sang lead vocal. There are also other Jam songs that still have not seen the light of day on CD yet, notably the fan-club version of Riverbank, Rain (a Beatles cover) and other tracks like the 12" of Precious. How about an Extras II?? David Gibbs
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