View basket “Wings Over America” has been added to your basket. Graham's picks Long Hot Summers: The Story Of The Style Council Style Council, The SKU: 0894119 Barcode: 0602508941191 30.00 £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor Released Date: 30th October 2020 Buying Format: 3LP Gatefold Sleeve Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info When Paul Weller announced The Style Council’s arrival in March 1983, he’d come a very long way. In fact, at the age of just 24, he was already a musical veteran with six albums and nine Top 10 singles under his belt with The Jam. As their leader he had become a deity-like figure and for his fans, The Jam’s split was unimaginable. But creatively restless and of inquisitive mind, Paul jettisoned them at their height to form a collective with an eventual core line-up of Paul with Mick Talbot, Dee C Lee and Steve White. In a quest for new sounds, the group travelled to realms previously unchartered for a pop group incorporating musical influences as wide ranging as Blue Note jazz and Chicago soul, Claude Debussy and Erik Satie, Chicago House and Jacques Brel. At the same time, as battle lines were drawn in a decade under Margaret Thatcher culminating in the miner’s strike of 1984-85, Paul’s lyrics spoke with the language of the activist and his state of the nation addresses were both fierce and eloquent. Over four albums and 17 singles, The Style Council made a stand and became the standard bearers of progressive soulful pop and social comment. The Style Council was emblematic of its creator. Paul Weller, smart, fearless, audacious, with a social conscience and totally unafraid to push the possibilities of pop. This is their story… “We set out to have fun, document the times and at the same time we wanted to elevate pop to an art form – I think we did that.” Paul Weller Endorsed, approved and co-compiled by Paul Weller. Includes all the band’s classic singles – 12 top-20 hits, key album tracks and fans’ favourites. Also includes two unreleased tracks – an intriguing demo of ‘My Ever Changing Moods’ with strings, and the extended, 5-minute plus version of ‘Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse’. Featuring an introduction by ‘super-fan’ Martin Freeman and a new essay by Lois Wilson. Includes rare photos and memorabilia. Double-gatefold wide-spine (2LPs in RH /1LP in LH) 3 x colour-printed inner bags Remastered at Abbey Road Pressed on heavyweight vinyl Limited edition Artist Style Council, The Genre Rock And Pop Label Polydor Buying Options 3LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 3LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Side A Headstart for Happiness Long Hot Summer My Ever-Changing Moods Walls Come Tumbling Down! Party Chambers Side B Wanted (or Waiter, There's…) Shout to the Top! It Just Came to Pieces in My Hands Come to Milton Keynes Why I Went Missing Waiting Side C Ghosts Of Dachau Down in the Seine The Paris Match Life at a Top People's Health Farm Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse (Extended version) Side D Speak Like a Child The Lodgers (Or She Was Only…) Money Go Round You're the Best Thing How She Threw It All Away Side E A Man of Great Promise The Piccadilly Trail A Solid Bond in Your Heart Sweet Loving Ways Promised Land It Didn't Matter Side F Have You Ever Had It Blue Spin' Drifting Here's One That Got Away Changing of the Guard My Ever-Changing Moods (Demo) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Style Council, The and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Style Council, The Introducing The Style Council – Coloured Vinyl Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 12th July 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Style Council, The Introducing The Style Council – Coloured Vinyl £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 5734078 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 12th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charlie Cunningham Frame Rock And Pop | Infectious Music UK / BMG Rights Mgmt | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charlie Cunningham Frame £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Infectious Music UK / BMG Rights Mgmt SKU: 4050538845389 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Travis L.A. 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