A defence of that most maligned era of Paul Weller’s career- have I done enough ? Tell me in the comments #paulweller #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #thejam #vinylrecords #1980s #myvinylcollection #recordcollector
Just taken delivery of “here’s some that got away” on 2nd hand cd from 1993 - has a further 10 months unreleased songs / demos plus 12 b side - it’s also excellent so worth hunting down - thanks to @beatleytonebeatleschannel for the heads up on that one ☝️
No need to defend. The Style Council were awesome. I still have every single & LP and various memorabilia and saw them Live at Bristol Hippodrome in 1984 and have lots of happy teenage memories of the band .
Good to hear from fans at the time - I kinda regret coming in so late ! They have some fabulous tracks in the catalogue - thanks fir sharing and comments 🫡
I personally love early Style Council including fabulous ‘Introducing’ EP which was behind you! Absolutely correct on their best album, and some of their 45’s belong amongst the best of Weller full stop.
Good spot - I forgot to mention it ! Thanks for the comment 👍 I brought a couple of those albums from Claire David ! See you at RSD - bring your cash 💰
Mmm - trying to think what else was around in 85 ? Hounds of love , meat is murder .. but yes it’s a strong contender- I’m still taken aback all these years later by the directness of those political lyrics - could you imagine a mainstream pop act making an album like that now ? Thanks for commenting 🫡
My favourite Weller period. I bought Speak Like A Child 7inch the day it came out. I bought Our Favourite Shop on vinyl last week for a fiver! My second favourite eighties band after The Smiths
Stay tuned lots of smiths stuff on the way - they are my number 1 of the 80’s too - I have really enjoyed doing this style council stuff and am astonished at the stuff tucked away on singles - thanks for comments Dan 🫡
Thanks for commenting- wish I’d been around to see the Jam - have really enjoyed doing these videos - what has surprised me is how much I’ve loved going thru the Style Council years - I’m looking at doing a solo ranking video but it’s well hard as he’s remarkably consistent- no real clunkers and all have merits. Waiting till 66 has revealed its charms fully as I’m enjoying that more and more
Great video and a fair summary of their career. Favourite shop is far and away their best but i like Cafe Bleu. TSC were a singles band to me -they put great singles but fairly average albums. I tjink i have everything including the box set and saw them once at Live Aid. I hated The Cost of Loving when it came out but love it now. The singular adventures is also a good comp. There is an “ Extras-esque” gathering called something like the songs that got away but i think all the songs are on the box set. Ghosts of Dauku is on it and where i girst heard it. Brilliant song i agree
Style Council had some great stuff..Introduced me to different styles and opened my mind to politics.. I gave up after Our Favourite Shop.. The B Side I still think is great and worth a listen is “Spring,Summer, Autumn “ off The Ever Changing Moods 12inch.
Thanks for. Comment- Sadly that great song you and a few others have mentioned is not available on Spotify! Catalogue is a bit neglected. Another reason to hang on to your vinyl and cds ! 🫡
@@gavaxemanspinsOne of my biggest regrets was selling my vinyl collection many years ago. It was a case of keeping a roof over my head. Same roof I’m under today, so music did save my life..Lol I replaced them all on C.D . I do agree keep the solid format , cause some of this stuff could just disappear. Couple of vinyl I still have include The Jam live E.P which came with the initial copies of the album Snap. The Mods May Day 79 album and Stiff Little Fingers Alternative Ulster. Kept those back as being extra special..I would part with them to a decent home. Really good work you’re doing and appreciated . All the best from North London.
@@mauricerevelle8451 thanks again for kind comments- fortunately I’ve never been in that position but if it came to it the collection would go to pay the bills everytime - I’ve always thought of it as a back up pension - which I’ll hopefully never cash in!!
Spotify playlist- quite a few b sides not available - but have done my best ! open.spotify.com/playlist/3nCFKQYsYgnlmL41hXxICC?si=RchMDGH4T1OhlyHxH71Tkg&pi=e-pT-11Qy6QZ2m
Why thank you sir Jim - I did a few takes of that one as getting thru the political side without being overly political was quite tricky ! Glad you appreciated the effort !! Stay safe and well 🫡
Cafe Bleu definitely Weller just going out of his way to distance himself from The Jam as far as possible and to see what fans were worth taking with him.
@@gavaxemanspinswas a tad bemused listening to it as a Jam obsessed 17 year old back in 1984. Think the strength of first single Speak Like a Child kept me engaged and grew to love them but agree not as consistent as The Jam. Like you mention they shine as a singles band and the quality of B sides like Spin’ Drifing and It Just Came to Pieces is incredible. It’s also telling how time has been so kind to the Confessions album and how even the most ardent critics of the time see it now as a damn good album. Every May, June, July and August it’s TSC on my car stereo non-stop. TSC will forever be the summer band for me.
The Style Council had some banging singles of course Weller genius. He was fucking about half the time, he knows in his heart never a patch on the Jam with Bruce and Rick.
Very disappointing. I have decided to take the role of Judge and Jury. I find Messrs Weller and Talbot guilty of crimes against Rock and Roll and may the good lord have mercy on their souls !!!. Hope you and yours are well. All the best.
Great video and a fair summary of their career. Favourite shop is far and away their best but i like Cafe Bleu. TSC were a singles band to me -they put great singles but fairly average albums. I tjink i have everything including the box set and saw them once at Live Aid. I hated The Cost of Loving when it came out but love it now. The singular adventures is also a good comp. There is an “ Extras-esque” gathering called something like the songs that got away but i think all the songs are on the box set. Ghosts of Dauku is on it and where i girst heard it. Brilliant song i agree
@beatleytonesbeatleschannel thanks Tone - I enjoyed doing this one and re listening to the albums - and again what struck me was the amount of great stuff left of the albums - had a scout on eBay and the vinyl and albums are quite scarce and prices going up up up ! Thanks for commenting and have a good weekend
@@gavaxemanspins That's interesting. luckily I have the 4 records as i bought them as they came out. Seems quite surprising that they are going for big money as they weren't that loved at the time
