To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Jam’s final studio album and to mark the 30th anniversary of the bands startling split Universal release a super-deluxe box set of “The Gift” On November 19th 2012
“I was very proud of it – I thought it was another advance on what we’d done before”. Paul Weller – 2012
Surprisingly this was the band’s only No 1 album and marked the departure from the classic Jam sound to a more soul-influenced style, ushering in Weller’s ideas for the Style Council. “The Gift” includes the classic No 1 ‘Town Called Malice’ plus other highlights ‘Running On The Spot’ and ‘Carnation’ all still featured in Weller’s live sets today.
The Gift, released in March 1982 was The Jam’s final studio album, which Weller strove to bring as close to ...
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