Media Type : 12" Vinyl LP Stereo 

Label : POLYDOR

Cat No: 2383 447

Date of release : 1977

A RARE PIECE OF MUSICAL HISTORY HERE, A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN SOMETHING THAT WILL ONLY EVER GO UP IN VALUE OVER TIME, AND IS A PART OF THE GREAT BRITISH MUSICAL HERITAGE. I PURCHASED THIS ITEM A FEW YEARS BACK FROM SOMEONE WHO KNEW THE BAND WELL IN THE LATE 70's, AND WILL SUPPLY A COA WITH IT. 

THIS IS A GENUINE ITEM AND NOT A FAKE 

Formation (1972–1976)

The Jam formed in Woking, Surrey, England, in 1972. The line-up was fluid at this stage, consisting of Weller on guitar and lead vocals together with various friends at Sheerwater Secondary School. They played their first gigs at Michael's, a local club. The line-up began to solidify in the mid 1970s with Weller, Foxton, guitarist Steve Brookes and drummer Rick Buckler. In their early years, their sets consisted of covers of early American rock and roll songs by the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Richard. They continued in this vein until Weller discovered The Who’s "My Generation" and became fascinated with Mod music and lifestyle. As he said later, "I saw that through becoming a Mod it would give me a base and an angle to write from, and this we eventually did. We went out and bought suits and started playing Motown, Stax and Atlantic covers. I bought a Rickenbacker guitar, a Lambretta GP 150 and tried to style my hair like Steve Marriott’s circa ’66." Eventually Brookes left the band, and was not replaced. Up to this point Weller had been playing bass and Foxton had been the band's second guitar player; he persuaded Foxton to take over bass duties and developed a combined lead/rhythm guitar style influenced by The Who’s Pete Townshend as well as Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson. The line-up of Weller, Foxton, and Buckler would persist until the end of The Jam’s career.

They were managed by Weller’s father, John Weller, who managed Paul’s career until he died in 2009. 

In the following two years, The Jam gained a small following around London from playing minor gigs, becoming one of the new lights on the nascent punk scene. In many ways, however, they stood out from their punk peers. Though they shared an "angry young men" outlook, short hair, crushing volume and lightning-fast tempos, The Jam wore neatly tailored suits where others wore ripped clothes, played professionally where others were defiantly amateurish, and displayed clear 1960s rock influences where others were disdainful (at least ostensibly) of such music (which had been a major influence on the "stadium rock" and "prog rock" of the 1970s). Indeed, the band were tagged by some journalists as "revivalists". They were signed to Polydor Records by Chris Parry in early 1977.

[edit]Early recordings (1977)

On 29 April 1977, Polydor released The Jam's debut single,"In the City", which charted in the Top 40 in England. In early May, the band released their debut album of the same name. The album, like those of The Clash and the Sex Pistols, featured fast, loud and pointed songs. What set it apart from the records of those two bands was its more prevalent 1960s rock influences. The Jam covered Larry Williams's "Slow Down" (also covered by The Beatles) and the theme song of the 1960s TV series Batman, which was somewhat of a standard for 1960s rock bands. Their originals revealed the influence of Motown Records, The Beatles and The Who.

THE SIGNATURES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING WHICH WAS THE CLASSIC BAND LINE UP BETWEEN 1972-1982

• Paul Weller – lead vocals, lead guitar
• Bruce Foxton – Bass Guitar, vocals
• Rick Buckler – drums, percussion

THE ALBUM WOULD LOOK GREAT FRAMED AND WOULD PROBABLY ADD TO ITS VALUE 

Tracklisting : see scans

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I will combine shipping costs on any items bought 

Cost of first disc is £1.50 (UK), £1.95 (Europe), £2.50 Worldwide (USA/Australia/South America)

Any additional purchases will add 50p to the total postage costs (per item).

If you receive the item and are not happy with the condition, simply return it to me within

7 days of receipt, and I will refund you the the full amount that you paid for them, including your original postage costs i.e. the amount you paid to me, I cannot refund you the postage cost of returning the record to me though.

I will do everything I can to ensure that you are Happy, please do not leave negative feedback for me, I will always try to leave good feedback for you whenever possible.