Snap!

by The Jam

Snap! cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 September 1983
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:42:14
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Issued shortly after Paul Weller controversially disbanded the trio at the height of their fame, 'Snap!' is a massive, incredibly potent overview of The Jam's unstoppable UK singles run. The collection masterfully charts their progression from aggressive, R&B-inflected punk revivalists into sophisticated, highly socially conscious purveyors of brass-laden blue-eyed soul. It firmly cements their untouchable legacy as one of the most beloved and distinctly British groups of their era.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, old-school, british, guitar-driven, political

Tracklist

  1. In The City
  2. Away From The Numbers
  3. All Around The World
  4. The Modern World
  5. News Of The World
  6. Billy Hunt
  7. English Rose
  8. Mr. Clean
  9. David Watts
  10. "A" Bomb In Wardour Street
  11. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
  12. Strange Town
  13. The Butterfly Collector
  14. When You're Young
  15. Smithers-Jones
  16. Thick As Thieves
  17. The Eton Rifles
  18. Going Underground
  19. Dreams Of Children
  20. That's Entertainment
  21. Start!
  22. Man In The Corner Shop
  23. Funeral Pyre
  24. Absolute Beginners
  25. Tales From The Riverbank
  26. Town Called Malice
  27. Precious
  28. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
  29. Beat Surrender
  30. Move On Up
  31. Get Yourself Together
  32. The Great Depression
  33. But I'm Different Now

Credits

  • Paul Weller - written-by, words by
  • Bruce Foxton - written-by
  • Ray Davies - written-by
  • Curtis Mayfield - written-by
  • Ronnie Lane - written-by
  • Steve Marriott - written-by

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