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Direction Reaction Creation Compilation album by The Jam Released 26 May 1997 Recorded March 1977 - 13 September 1982 Genre Rock Label Polydor Professional reviews The Jam chronology The Jam Collection
(1996)Direction Reaction Creation
(1997)The Very Best Of The Jam
(1997)Direction Reaction Creation is an anthology released by the British punk rock band, The Jam, in 1997. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs, including all of the songs from their singles (although the A sides are present in the studio versions only) and six studio albums. Songs marked with * indicate a Paul Weller solo recording.
The box set reached #8 in the UK charts. A year later, another anthology box set, this time by Weller's second band The Style Council was released, titled The Complete Adventures Of The Style Council.
Contents
Track listing
CD 1
- In the City
- Takin' My Love
- Art School
- I've Changed My Address
- Slow Down
- I Got By in Time
- Away from the Numbers
- Batman Theme
- Sounds from the Street
- Non-Stop Dancing
- Time for Truth
- Bricks and Mortar
- All Around the World
- Carnaby Street
- The Modern World
- London Traffic
- Standards
- Life from a Window
- The Combine
- Don't Tell Them You're Sane
- In the Street Today
- London Girl
- I Need You (For Someone)
- Here Comes the Weekend
- Tonight at Noon
- In the Midnight Hour
CD 2
- News of the World
- Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)
- Innocent Man
- David Watts
- 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
- So Sad About Us
- The Night
- All Mod Cons
- To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
- Mr. Clean
- English Rose
- In the Crowd
- Billy Hunt
- It's Too Bad
- Fly
- The Place I Love
- Strange Town
- The Butterfly Collector
- When You're Young
- Smithers-Jones
- The Eton Rifles
- See-Saw
CD 3
- Girl on the Phone
- Thick as Thieves
- Private Hell
- Little Boy Soldiers
- Wasteland
- Burning Sky
- Smithers-Jones (Setting Sons Version)
- Saturday's Kids
- Heat Wave
- Going Underground
- The Dreams Of Children
- Start!
- Liza Radley
- Pretty Green
- Monday
- But I'm Different Now
- Set the House Ablaze
- That's Entertainment
- Dream Time
- Man in the Corner Shop
- Music for the Last Couple
- Boy About Town
- Scrape Away
CD 4
- Funeral Pyre
- Disguises
- Absolute Beginners
- Tales from the Riverbank
- Town Called Malice
- Precious (12" Version)
- Happy Together
- Ghosts
- Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?
- Trans-Global Express
- Running on the Spot
- Circus
- The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong
- Carnation
- The Gift
- The Great Depression
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
- Pity Poor Alfie/Fever
- Beat Surrender
- Shopping
- Move On Up
- Stoned Out of My Mind
- War
CD 5
- In the City (Alternate Version)
- Time for Truth (Alternate Version)
- Sounds from the Street (Alternate Version)
- So Sad About Us (Alternate Version)
- Worlds Apart (Alternate Version)
- Billy Hunt (Alternate Version)
- It's Too Bad (Alternate Version)
- To Be Someone (Alternate Version)
- David Watts (Alternate Version)
- Best of Both Worlds (Alternate Version)
- That's Entertainment (Alternate Version)
- Rain*
- Dream Time*
- Dead End Street*
- Stand By Me*
- Every Little Bit Hurts*
- Tales from the Riverbank (Alternate Version)
- Walking in Heaven's Sunshine
- Precious*
- Pity Poor Alfie (Swing Version)
- The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) (First Version)
- A Solid Bond In Your Heart*
Personnel
- Afrodiziak – background vocals
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Claudia Fontaine – background vocals
- Russell Henderson – steel drums
- Steve Nichol – trumpet, Hammond organ
- Keith Thomas – saxophone, soprano sax
- Luke Tunney – trumpet
- Caron Wheeler – background vocals
- Peter Wilson – piano, drums, keyboards, Hammond organ, producer, string arrangements, remixing
- Tracie Young – background vocals
Additional personnel
- Neil Allen – liner notes, essay
- Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – producer
- Paul Cox – photography
- Johnny Devlin – liner notes, essay
- Ian Dickson – photography
- Jill Furmanovsky – photography
- Pat Gilbert – liner notes, essay
- Frank Griffin – photography
- Simon Halfon – art direction, design
- Paolo Hewitt – liner notes, foreword
- The Jam – producer
- Mike Laye – photography
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
- Dennis Munday – producer, compilation, remixing, research
- Steve Musters – remixing
- Carlos Olms – photography
- Denis O'Regan – photography
- Chris Parry – producer
- John Reed – liner notes, essay
- Pennie Smith – photography
- Vic Smith – producer
- Tony Taverner – producer
- Virginia Turbett – photography
- Laurens Van Houten – photography
- Roger Wake – digital remastering
- Arnold Williams – photography
Paul Weller · Bruce Foxton · Rick Buckler · Steve Brookes Studio albums Live albums Singles "In the City" · "All Around the World" · "The Modern World" · "News of the World" · "David Watts" / "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" · "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" · "Strange Town" · "When You're Young" · "The Eton Rifles" · "Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children" · "Start!" · "That's Entertainment" · "Funeral Pyre" · "Absolute Beginners" · "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" · "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" · "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" · "Beat Surrender"Compilations Snap! · Greatest Hits · Extras · Collection · Direction Reaction Creation · The Very Best of The Jam · Beat Surrender · 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 · 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980–1982 · The Sound of the JamRelated articles Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam · Mod revival · Polydor Records · The Style Council · The Merton Parkas · Vic Coppersmith-HeavenCategories:- Box set albums
- The Jam albums
- 1997 compilation albums
- Polydor Records compilation albums
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