1. In The City - Polydor 1977
Tracks:
1. Art School / 2. I've Changed My Address / 3. Slow Down / 4. I Got By In Time / 5. Away From The Numbers / 6. Batman Theme / 7. In The City / 8. Sounds From The Street / 9. Non-Stop Dancing / 10. Time For Truth / 11. Takin' My Love / 12. Bricks And Mortar
Rating : 6
2. This Is The Modern World - Polydor 1977
Tracks:
1. The Modern World / 2. London Traffic / 3. Standards / 4. Life From A Window / 5. The Combine / 6. Don't Tell Them You're Sane / 7. In The Street Today / 8. London Girl / 9. I Need You / 10. Here Comes The Weekend / 11. Tonight At Noon / 12. In The Midnight Hour
Rating : 7
3. All Mod Cons - Polydor 1978
Tracks:
1. All Mod Cons / 2. To Be Someone / 3. Mr. Clean / 4. David Watts / 5. English Rose / 6. In The Crowd / 7. Billy Hunt / 8. It's Too Bad / 9. Fly / 10. The Place I Love / 11. A Bomb In Wardour Street / 12. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
Rating : 8
4. Setting Sons - Polydor 1979
Tracks:
1. Girl On The Phone / 2. Thick As Thieves / 3. Private Hell / 4. Little Boy Soldiers / 5. Wasteland / 6. Burning Sky / 7. Smithers-Jones / 8. Saturday's Kids / 9. The Eton Rifles / 10. Heat Wave
Rating : 7
5. Sound Affects - Polydor 1980
Tracks:
1. Pretty Green / 2. Monday / 3. But I'm Different Now / 4. Set The House Ablaze / 5. Start! / 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
Rating : 8
6. The Gift - Polydor 1982
Tracks:
1. Happy Together / 2. Ghosts / 3. Precious / 4. Just Who Is The 5 0' Clock Hero? / 5. Trans Global Express / 6. Running On The Spot / 7. Circus / 8. The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong / 9. Carnation / 10. Town Called Malice / 11. The Gift
Rating : 4
7. Snap - Compilation ( 1977-82 ) - Polydor 1983
Tracks:
1. In the City / 2. Away From The Numbers / 3. All Around the World / 4. The Modern World / 5. News of the World / 6. Billy Hunt / 7. English Rose / 8. Mr Clean / 9. David Watts / 10. "A" Bomb in Wardour Street / 11. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight / 12. Strange Town / 13. The Butterfly Collector / 14. When You're Young / 15. Smithers-Jones / 16. Thick as Thieves / 17. Eton Rifles / 18. Going Underground / 19. Dreams of Children / 20. That's Entertainment / 21. Start! / 22. Man in The Cornershop / 23. Funeral Pyre / 24. Absolute Beginners / 25. Tales From the Riverbank / 26. Town Called Malice / 27. Precious / 28. Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) / 29. Beat Surrender
Rating : 8
8. Extras (comp.) - Polydor 1992
Tracks:
1. The Dreams Of Children / 2. Tales From The Riverbank / 3. Liza Radley / 4. Move On Up / 5. Shopping / 6. Smithers-Jones / 7. Pop Art Poem / 8. Boy About Town / 9. A Solid Bond In Your Heart / 10. No One In The World / 11. And Your Bird Can Sing / 12. Burning Sky / 13. Thick As Thieves / 14. Disguises / 15. Get Yourself Together / 16. The Butterfly Collector / 17. The Great Depression / 18. Stoned Out Of My Mind / 19. Pity Poor Alfie / Fever / 20. But I'm Different Now / 21. I Got You (I Feel Good) / 22. Hey Mister / 23. Saturday's Kids / 24. We've Only Started / 25. So Sad About Us / 26. The Eton Rifles
Rating : 7
9. Direction, Reaction, Creation (Box) - Polygram 1997
Tracks:
1. In the City / 2. Takin' My Love / 3. Art School / 4. I've Changed My Address / 5. Slow Down / 6. I Got by in Time / 7. Away from the Numbers / 8. Batman Theme / 9. Sounds from the Street / 10. Non-Stop Dancing / 11. Time for Truth / 12. Bricks and Mortar / 13. All Around the World / 14. Carnaby Street / 15. Modern World / 16. London Traffic / 17. Standards / 18. Life from a Window / 19. Combine / 20. Don't Tell Them You're Sane / 21. In the Street Today / 22. London Girl / 23. I Need You / 24. Here Comes the Weekend / 25. Tonight at Noon / 26. In the Midnight Hour // 1. News of the World / 2. Aunties and Uncles [#] / 3. Innocent Man [#] / 4. David Watts / 5. "A" Bomb in Wardour Street / 6. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight / 7. So Sad About Us / 8. Night [#] / 9. All Mod Cons / 10. To Be Someone / 11. Mr. Clean / 12. English Rose / 13. In the Crowd / 14. Billy Hunt / 15. It's Too Bad / 16. Fly / 17. Place I Love / 18. Strange Town / 19. Butterfly Collector / 20. When You're Young / 21. Smithers-Jones / 22. Eton Rifles / 23. See-Saw // 1. Girl on the Phone / 2. Thick as Thieves / 3. Private Hell / 4. Little Boy Soldiers / 5. Wasteland / 6. Burning Sky / 7. Smithers-Jones / 8. Saturday's Kids / 9. Heat Wave / 10. Going Underground / 11. Dreams of Children / 12. Start! / 13. Liza Radley / 14. Pretty Green / 15. Monday / 16. But I'm Different Now / 17. Set the House Ablaze / 18. That's Entertainment / 19. Dream Time / 20. Man in the Corner Shop / 21. Music for the Last Couple / 22. Boy About Town / 23. Scrape Away // 1. Funeral Pyre / 2. Disguises / 3. Absolute Beginners / 4. Tales from the Riverbank / 5. Town Called Malice / 6. Precious [12" Version][#] / 7. Happy Together / 8. Ghosts / 9. Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero? / 10. Trans-Global Express / 11. Running on the Spot / 12. Circus / 13. Planner's Dream Goes Wrong / 14. Carnation / 15. Gift / 16. Great Depression / 17. Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) / 18. Pity Poor Alfie/Fever / 19. Beat Surrender / 20. Shopping / 21. Move on Up / 22. Stoned Out of My Mind / 23. War! [#] // 1. In the City [#] / 2. Time for Truth [#] / 3. Sounds from the Street [#] / 4. So Sad About Us [#] / 5. Worlds Apart [#] / 6. Billy Hunt [Alt.][#] / 7. It's Too Bad [#] / 8. To Be Someone [#] / 9. David Watts [#] / 10. Best of Both Worlds [#] / 11. That's Entertainment [#] / 12. Rain [#] / 13. Dream Time [#] / 14. Dead End Street [#] / 15. Stand by Me [#] / 16. Every Little Bit Hurts [#] / 17. Tales from the Riverbank [Alternate Version][#] / 18. Walking in Heaven's Sunshine [#] / 19. Precious / 20. Pity Poor Alfie [Swing Version][#] / 21. Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) [First Version][#] / 22. Solid Bond in Your Heart [#]
Rating : 9
Essential Albums!
Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - December 25 - 2005
23 Setting Sons - 1979
74 Sound Affects - 1980
81 All Mod Cons - 1978
87 In the City - 1977
87 Dig New Breed - 1982
93 The Gift - 1982
152 This is the Modern World - 1977
251 Live Jam - 1993
Check and Rate Here!
December 25 - "rateyourmusic.com"
My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:
1. That´s Entertainment ( Weller ) Sound Affects
2. Smither´s Jones ( Weller ) Snap
3. Tonight At Noon ( Weller ) This Is The Modern World
4. English Rose ( Weller ) Snap
5. Ghosts ( Weller ) The Gift
6. The Bitterest Pill ( Weller ) Snap
7. Butterfly Collector ( Weller ) Snap
8. Mr Clean ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
9. Fly ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
10. Down In The Tube Station at Midnight ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
11. Carnation ( Weller ) The Gift
12. Tales From The Riverbank ( Weller ) Single
13. Man in The Corner Shop ( Weller ) Sound Affects
14. Start ( Weller ) Sound Affects
15. Monday ( Weller ) Sound Affects
16. Thick As Thieves ( Weller ) Setting Sons
17. It´s Too Bad ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
18. In The Crowd ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
19. David Watts ( Davies ) All Mod Cons
20. To Be Someone ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
21. I Need You ( Weller ) This Is The Modern World
22. Standards ( Weller ) This Is The Modern World
23. Sounds From The Street ( Weller ) In The City
24. Away From The Numbers ( Weller ) In The City
25. In The City ( Weller ) In The City
26. Life From a Window ( Weller ) This Is The Modern World
27. Wasteland ( Weller ) Setting Sons
28. Strange Town ( Weller ) Snap
29. Going Underground ( Weller ) Snap
30. The Place I Love ( Weller ) All Mod Cons
31. Boy About Town ( Weller ) Sound Affects
32. Happy Together ( Weller ) The Gift
33. And Your Bird Can Sing ( Lennon/McCartney ) Extras
LINKS:
The Official Paul Weller Website
The Jam 2001