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Crucial Vinyl: The Jam - All Mod Cons

Don selects the Jam's 1978 classic record All Mod Cons as his Crucial Vinyl.

Don selects the Jam's 1978 classic All Mod Cons as his Crucial Vinyl this week. Don admits that he came late to this album, as, back in the punk days, the band, in their mod suits, were considered outsiders.

Don says, "Now I discovered this album late - way late. It was only after I was asked to make a film about the making of the Jam's All Mod Cons that I realised what a great British record I'd missed. Still, better late than never...

All Mod Cons was the trio's third album. It was released in November 1978, just eighteen months after their debut. Now you can't deny the obvious 60's British invasion pop influences, but that was only part of its strength. What was familiar territory to my ears was also invigorated by the punk energy of the late 70s. Along with anthemic tunes such as A-bomb in Wardour Street and Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, were emotive cuts like English Rose, all of which testify to Paul Weller's writing skills.

At the time of All Mod Cons' release, I was pre-occupied with the likes of the Clash, so I missed out on what is without doubt a great record. In fact it was only in 2005, some 35 years after its release, that I really got into it - talk about standing the test of time!"

As ever, the Don's other selections cross time, space and genre.

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    • If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog.
    • On U Sound.

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    Mad Truth

    • White Label.

  • Tori Amos

    Glory Of The 80s

    • (single).
    • Atlantic.
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  • Dub Dynasty

    9 Years Dub

    • Unrelenting Force.
    • Steppas.
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  • Boxed In

    Mystery

    • Boxed In.
    • Nettwerk.
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  • Dionne Farris

    I Know

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  • DJ Yoda

    And To The World

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    • Get Involved Records.

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    Funky Kingston

    • Mango.

  • Pete Cannon Meets Ghostwriterz

    How We Living

    • How We Living.
    • Tru Thoughts.
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    Cheap Hotel

    • CD Single.
    • Candelion.
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  • The Jam

    To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)

  • The Jam

    English Rose

  • The Jam

    David Watts

    • Polydor.

  • Cornershop

    Born Disco: Died Heavy Metal

    • Ample Play.

  • Betty Wright

    Clean Up Woman

    • Warner Bros..

  • Hayseed Dixie

    Walk This Way

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    • Cooking Vinyl.
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  • Amp Outernational & Jstar

    Holy Rastafari

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    • A.M.P. Outernational.

  • Barry White

    I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • The Millennium

    To Claudia On Thursday

    • Begin.
    • Columbia.

  • India.Arie

    Video

    • Motown.

  • James Blake

    Limit To Your Love (Live at the 6 Music Festival 2014)

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    Yabby You Sound

    • Yabby U Meets Sly & Robbie Along With Tommy Mc Cook.
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    Airplanes

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    • Infectious.
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    Swallow

    • Tremolo EP.
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    Devil Inside (Jstar Dub Mix)

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    Love

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    Lusty

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    Sequential Circuits

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    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
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Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Jan 2015 22:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music