Albert Jack - The Jam: Sounds From The Street

THE JAM

Sounds from the Street

Song by Song Biography of Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton & One of Britain's Best Loved Bands

(eBook Edition 2021)

By

Albert Jack

Albert Jack Publishing

F irst published in 2003 by

Reynolds & Hearn Ltd

61a Priory Road

Kew Gardens

Richmond

Surrey TW9 3DH

Albert Jack 2003

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The Jam

Sounds From The Street

(2021 eBook Edition)

Copyright August 2015 Albert Jack

Editorial: Marcus Hearn & Albert Jack

Cover Design: Albert Jack

All rights are reserved to the author. no part of this ebook may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

This is largely a work of non-fiction and was originally published in 2003. This edition has been revised and updated.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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About the Author

Albert Jack is a writer and historian. His first book, Red Herrings and White Elephants explored the origins of well-known idioms and phrases and became an international bestseller in 2004. It was serialised by the Sunday Times and remained in their bestseller list for sixteen straight months. He followed this up with a series of bestsellers including Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep, Pop Goes the Weasel and What Caesar did for My Salad.

Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the worlds great stories, Albert has become an expert in explaining the unexplained, enriching millions of dinner table conversations and ending bar room disputes the world over. He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio programmes worldwide. Albert lives somewhere between Guildford in England and Cape Town in South Africa.

Other Books By Albert Jack

Red Herrings and White Elephants

Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep

Phantom Hitchhikers

Loch Ness Monsters and other Mysteries Solved

Pop Goes the Weasel

The Old Dog and Duck

What Caesar did for My Salad

Its a Wonderful Word

Money for Old Rope - Part 1

Money for Old Rope Part 2

The Jam: Sounds from the Street

NEW WORLD ORDER

9/11 CONSPIRACY

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My thanks go to Peter Gordon for his continuous support throughout the book including sacrificing a Sunday to go through all the pre-Polydor material and part of a holiday to read through the first draft - above and beyond the call my friend! Thanks also to Enzo Esposito & Ross Dilanda (Squire) for their early memories (and my haircut) and to Steve Brookes for his patience. I am indebted to Richard Reynolds and Marcus Hearn (the bosses)

Thanks also to Nikki Potter for the extra research and picture editing and to Rachel Ridley for that nugget of information. Respect to Martin Gainsford for the memorabilia and additional information, to Bob Gray in Canada and to Jimmy Edwards in New Haw. Gratitude in no small measure to Paul Ryan and Peter Patsalides (for the encouragement) Joe Hobbs & the Bean Monkeys, Simon Goddard and to Jo Dickie for all her help at the launch party.

The three books I would also like to acknowledge are Keeping The Flame Steve Brookes. ISBN 0 9528062 07. My Ever Changing Moods John Read ISBN 0-7719-5495-X and The Unauthorised Biography by Steve Malins ISBN 0-7535-0087-6 all well worth having.

And of course respect in equal measures to Paul, Bruce and Rick for the music we grew up to.

Foreword by Bruce Foxton

Preface

Part One And As It Was In The Beginning....

Part Two On The Record

Part Three Too Much Too Soon

Part Four A Defining Moment

Part Five- Rising Sons

Part Six Boys About Town

Part Seven Running On The Spot

Part Eight - ....So Shall It Be In The End

A ppendix 1: Live which of the shows were you at?

Foreword

Plenty has been written about The Jam over the years, some of it has been true, and some of it I didnt recognise at all when I read it. When Albert told me earlier in the summer he was going to write a biography of the band I was surprised as I didnt think there was much more to add to what has already been written. But in this case he seems to have found plenty more, some of it I had even forgotten myself.

In the past when I have been interviewed I have always partly regretted it afterwards as much of what I say gets edited or used in a context other than I would have liked it to be. In this case, however, Albert has stuck to the facts and told the story of The Jam how it actually happened, certainly how I remember it. On occasions I have been surprised at how detailed some of those facts are but in every case things are pretty much how I remember them. But that shouldnt be too surprising as he is a Woking Jam fan. He saw the band play live on countless occasions and was at places like the YMCA and The Cricketers, when we played those small gigs in the 80s, so a lot of what he has written is from first hand experience, not research.