Sound affects

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Sound affects
Studio album by The Jam

Publication
(s)

November 20, 1980

Label (s) Polydor

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

Punk , Mod Revival

Title (number)

11

running time

35 min 18 s

occupation
  • Singing : Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton

production

Studio (s)

The Town House Studios

chronology
Setting Sons Sound affects The Gift

Sound Affects is the fifth studio album by the British rock band The Jam . It was released on November 20, 1980 on the Polydor label . In particular, the singles Start! and That's Entertaiment were able to achieve success.

The album

The album was recorded between June 15 and October 22, 1980. Most of the songs were composed by Paul Weller . Only the song Music for the last Couple was written by all three band members Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. The lyrics deal with love, the life of the working class and modern affairs, although they are sometimes quite sarcastic. Acoustic sounds can be heard in several songs like That's Entertaiment , in songs like Start! musical role models like the Beatles can be heard.

The style of music can be described as punk rock and mod revival .

reception

The album reached number 2 on the UK charts. The single start! reached number 1 on the charts while That's Entertaiment reached number 21 on the charts.

Track list

  1. Pretty green
  2. Monday
  3. But I'm Different Now
  4. Set the House Ablaze
  5. Begin!
  6. That's entertainment
  7. Dream time
  8. Man in the corner shop
  9. Music for the Last Couple
  10. Boy About Town
  11. Scrape Away

2010 double CD deluxe edition

Sound Affects was re-released on November 8, 2010 as a double CD Deluxe Edition. CD1 contains the original album, CD2 contains demos, B-sides and alternative versions of pieces.

  1. Begin! (Single version)
  2. Liza Radley
  3. The Dreams of Children
  4. That's Entertainment (alternative version)
  5. Pretty Green (demo)
  6. Pop Art Poem
  7. Rain ( John Lennon / Paul McCartney ) (Demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller
  8. Boy About Town (Demo)
  9. Dream Time (demo)
  10. Dead End Street ( Ray Davies ) (Demo)
  11. But I'm Different Now (Demo)
  12. Scrapeaway (instrumental)
  13. Begin! (Demo)
  14. Liza Radley (demo)
  15. And Your Bird Can Sing (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) (Demo)
  16. Monday (alternative version)
  17. Get Yourself Together ( Ronnie Lane / Steve Marriott ) (Demo)
  18. Set The House Ablaze (alternate version)
  19. Boy About Town (alternate version)
  20. No One in the World (Demo)
  21. Instrumental (demo)
  22. Waterloo Sunset (Ray Davies) (Demo)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.allmusic.com: That's Entertaiment (Song Review by Bill Janovitz), accessed April 13, 2015
  2. ↑ www.allmusic.com: Start! (Song Review by Dave Thompson) Accessed April 13, 2015
  3. ↑ www.officialcharts.com: The Jam . Accessed April 13, 2015