The Jam are celebrating 1977 -- the 40th anniversary of their debut year -- with the release of a 5 disc boxset titled The Jam - 1977 - 40th Anniversary Box. The set includes newly remastered editions of both studio albums they released in 1977 -- In The City and This Is The Modern World -- along with a disc of demos (six of these are previously unreleased), a disc of live recordings (Peel sessions + full concert), plus a DVD featuring television appearances and promo videos from their whirlwind debut year.
The 4CD/1DVD collection comes packaged in a rigid, lift-off lid box, and contains a 144 page book with new liner notes, vintage photos, cuttings, reviews, and memorabilia from the era. Also included: 5 postcards and exclusive limited edition print.
The Jam - 1977 - 40th Anniversary Box will be released October 20th and is available to pre-order from Paul Weller's store or from Amazon (Amazon version possibly won't include the limited edition print).
View the tracklisting for The Jam - 1977 40th Anniversary Box below:
Disc 1 - In The City (original album remastered + two bonus tracks)
01. Art School
02. I’ve Changed My Address
03. Slow Down
04. I Got By In Time
05. Away From The Numbers
06. Batman Theme
07. In The City
08. Sounds From The Street
09. Non-Stop Dancing
10. Time For Truth
11. Takin’ My Love
12. Bricks & Mortar
13. All Around The World (bonus)
14. Carnaby Street (bonus)
Disc 2 - The Polydor Demos: February 1977 (includes six previously unreleased demos)
01. Art School (demo, previously unreleased)
02. In The City (demo)
03. I Got By In Time (demo, previously unreleased)
04. I've Changed My Address (demo, previously unreleased)
05. Time For Truth (demo)
06. Sounds From The Street (demo)
07. Non Stop Dancing (demo, previously unreleased)
08. Bricks And Mortar (demo, previously unreleased)
09. Takin' My Love (demo)
10. So Sad About Us (demo)
11. Slowdown (demo, previously unreleased)
Disc 3 - This Is The Modern World (original album remastered)
01. The Modern World
02. London Traffic
03. Standards
04. Life From A Window
05. The Combine
06. Don’t Tell Them You’re Sane
07. In The Street Today
08. London Girl
09. I Need You (For Someone)
10. Here Comes The Weekend
11. Tonight At Noon
12. In The Midnight Hour
Disc 4 - Live 1977 (Peel sessions + unreleased concert)
John Peel session recorded 4/26/77; aired 5/2/77
01. In The City
02. Art School
03. I’ve Changed My Address
04. The Modern World
John Peel session recorded 7/19/77; aired 7/25/77
05. All Around The World
06. London Girl
07. Bricks & Mortar
08. Carnaby Street
Live at the Nashville – September 10th 1977 (previously unreleased concert)
09. Carnaby Street
10. The Modern World
11. Time For Truth
12. So Sad About Us
13. London Girl
14. In the Street Today
15. All Around The World
16. London Traffic
17. Sweet Soul Music
18. Bricks & Mortar
19. In The City
20. Art School
21. In The Midnight Hour
22. Sounds From The Street
23. Slowdown
Disc 5 - DVD
01. In The City (Polydor promo - 1977)
02. Art School (Polydor promo - 1977)
03. In The City (‘Top Of The Pops’ – 19 May 1977)
04. All Around The World (‘Top Of The Pops’ - 18 August 1977)
05. All Around The World (‘Marc’ – 24 August 1977 )
06. The Modern World (‘Top Of The Pops’ – 3 November 1977)
07. In The City (‘So It Goes’ - 20 November 1977)
08. Bricks and Mortar (‘So It Goes’ - 20 November 1977)
09. Carnaby Street (‘So It Goes’ - 20 November 1977)
10. Slowdown (‘So It Goes’ - 20 November 1977)
11. All Around The World (‘So It Goes’ - 20 November 1977)
Published July 28th, 2017