Dig the New Breed was the final album by 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...

 excluding compilations released after the group's demise in December 1982. It was collection of live performances recorded between 1977 and 1982.

Side one

1. "In the City" †
2. "All Mod Cons" ‡
3. "To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)" ‡
4. "It's Too Bad" ‡
5. "Start!
   Start!
   "Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by punk rock band, The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week...
   
   " °
6. "Big Bird" (Eddie Floyd
   Eddie Floyd
   Eddie Lee Floyd is an American soul/R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s and the song "Knock on Wood".-Biography:...
   
   ) °
7. "Set the House Ablaze" °

Side two

1. "Ghosts" ♦
2. "Standards" ¿
3. "In the Crowd" ↔
4. "Going Underground
   Going 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...
   
   " ♠
5. "Dreams of Children" ♠
6. "That's Entertainment
   That'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:...
   
   " ♠
7. "Private Hell" ♠

† Recorded at the 100 Club

100 Club

The 100 Club is a music venue in London situated at 100 Oxford Street, W1, originally called The Feldman Swing Club.The 100 Club attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to live music since 24 October 1942....

, London, 11 September 1977

‡ Recorded at the Rainbow, London, 13 December 1979

° Recorded at the Hammersmith Palais

Hammersmith Palais

The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, later simply the Hammersmith Palais, was a ballroom and entertainment venue in London that operated from 1919 until 2007...

, London, 14 December 1981

♦ Recorded at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 21 March 1982

¿ Recorded at Reading University, 16 February 1979

↔ Recorded at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Edinburgh Playhouse

The Edinburgh Playhouse is a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts. Its capacity is 3,059, making it the UK's largest working theatre in terms of audience capacity....

, 6 April 1982

♠ Recorded at the Glasgow Apollo

The Apollo (Glasgow)

The Apollo was a music venue in Glasgow, Scotland, operating from 1973-1985. It was opened by Unicorn Leisure, in September 1973, after acquiring a lease from the owners George Green Ltd. The venue's debut live performance was by Johnny Cash on 5 September 1973. While in operation, it hosted the...

, 8 April 1982

Personnel

• Rick Buckler – drums
• Alwyn Clayden – cover design
• Bruce Foxton – bass, vocals
• Pennie Smith – photography
• Paul Weller – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Peter Wilson – producer