The Sound of the Jam is a compilation album and the fifth greatest hits album by the group 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...

, released to mark their twenty-fifth anniversary.

There is also a 2-disc version which includes a DVD of 11 videos of The Jam playing. The 2nd disc is some of their other hits and songs that did not appear on any of their studio albums nor got released.

In 2005, the 2 CD version was repackaged as Gold as part of the ongoing Universal Music series (their sixth greatest hits album).

All Songs by Paul Weller except for Smithers-Jones by Bruce Foxton and David Watts by Ray Davies.

Track listing

1. "In the City"
2. "Away from the Numbers"
3. "The Modern World
   The Modern World
   "The Modern World" was a single released by the British group The Jam on 5 November 1977. Backed by the tracks "Sweet Soul Music", "Back in My Arms Again" recorded live at London's 100 Club on 11 September 1977, it reached #36 in the UK Singles chart...
   
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4. "David Watts"
5. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
   Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
   "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" was the second single taken from the album All Mod Cons by The Jam. Released on 21 October 1978, it charted at number 15 and was backed by a cover of the Who song "So Sad About Us", and "The Night", written by Bruce Foxton...
   
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6. "It's Too Bad"
7. "To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)"
8. "Mr. Clean"
9. "English Rose"
10. "The Butterfly Collector"
11. "The Eton Rifles
    The Eton Rifles
    "The Eton Rifles" was the only single to be released from the album Setting Sons by The Jam. Recorded at Townhouse studios and released on 3 November 1979, it became the band's first top ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #3...
    
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12. "Private Hell"
13. "Thick as Thieves"
14. "Smithers-Jones"
15. "Saturday's Kids"
16. "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...
    
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17. "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...
    
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18. "Liza Radley"
19. "Pretty Green"
20. "Boy About Town" (UK and Mexico only Bonus Track)
21. "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:...
    
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22. "Tales from the Riverbank"
23. "Town Called Malice
    Town Called Malice
    "Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by The Jam from the album The Gift. It reached number one in the UK singles chart.-Song profile:It was a double A-side single release featuring "Precious" as the flip side...
    
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24. "Ghosts"
25. "Carnation"
26. "Beat Surrender
    Beat 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"...
    
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