45 rpm: The Singles, 1980-1982
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45 rpm: The Singles, 1980-1982 is a box set compilation by British
rock band
The Jam
. The set contains nine singles
released by the band between 1980 and 1982 in remastered formats with original artwork and reproduction sleeves.
United Kingdom
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The Jam
The Jam
The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
. The set contains nine singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released by the band between 1980 and 1982 in remastered formats with original artwork and reproduction sleeves.
Critical Reception
Disc one
- "Going UndergroundGoing Underground"Going Underground" is the first British number-one chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at number one, a rare feat at the time, and spent three weeks at the top...
" - "Dreams of Children"
- "Away from the Numbers" (live at the Rainbow)
- "Modern World" (live at the Rainbow)
- "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" (live at the Rainbow)
- "Going Underground" (video)
Disc three
- "That's EntertainmentThat's Entertainment (song)"That's Entertainment" is a 1980 song by British punk/Mod Revivalist group The Jam off their fifth album, Sound Affects.-Song profile:...
" - "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" (live)
- "That's Entertainment" (video)
Disc five
- "Absolute BeginnersAbsolute Beginners (The Jam song)"Absolute Beginners" was a single released by The Jam on 24 October 1981. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums, it reached number 4 in the UK Singles chart...
" - "Tales from the Riverbank"
- "Absolute Beginners" (video)
Disc eight
- "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)"The Bitterest Pill " was a single released by The Jam after the success of the album The Gift. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums it charted at #2 in the UK Singles chart following its release on 10 September 1982.The B-side to the single was a medley of the Paul...
" - "Pity Poor Alfie/Fever"
- "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" (video)
Disc nine
- "Beat SurrenderBeat Surrender"Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single released on 26 November 1982.It became the band's fourth #1 UK single for two weeks in December 1982. The 7" was backed by the B-side "Shopping"...
" - "Shopping"
- "Move on Up"
- "Stoned Out of My Mind / War"