45rpm: The Singles 1980-82

by The Jam

45rpm: The Singles 1980-82 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:19:24
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The second Jam singles box covers 1980-82, from 'Going Underground' to the band's final singles. These are the records of Weller's most political writing, cut as the band reached and then left its commercial peak.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, punchy, melodic, guitars, political

Tracklist

  1. Going Underground (2:55)
  2. Dreams of Children (3:06)
  3. Away from the Numbers (3:44)
  4. The Modern World (2:32)
  5. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (4:22)
  6. Start! (2:18)
  7. Liza Radley (2:35)
  8. That's Entertainment (3:34)
  9. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (4:30)
  10. Funeral Pyre (3:29)
  11. Disguises (3:18)
  12. Absolute Beginners (2:51)
  13. Tales from the Riverbank (3:35)
  14. Town Called Malice (2:55)
  15. Precious (3:34)
  16. Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero? (2:15)
  17. The Great Depression (2:51)
  18. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) (3:36)
  19. Pity Poor Alfie / Fever (4:41)
  20. Beat Surrender (3:25)
  21. Shopping (3:21)
  22. Move on Up (3:53)
  23. Stoned Out of My Mind / War (6:04)

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