As their leader he had become a deity-like figure and for his fans, The Jam’s split was unimaginable.īut 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 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. When Paul Weller announced The Style Council’s arrival in March 1983, he’d come a very long way. The album was remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Long Hot Summers features rare photos, an introduction by Paul Weller, a new essay by Lois Wilson, and sleeve-notes from ‘super-fan’, actor Martin Freeman. The album also features key album tracks and fan favourites such as “Headstart For Happiness” (full track-listing for format details below).Ī demo version of the Top 5 single “My Ever Changing Moods” has been released as an ‘instant grat’: Of course, it also Includes all the band’s classic singles – twelve Top 20 hits, including the debut single “Speak Like A Child” and the utterly sublime “Long Hot Summer”. Long Hot Summers includes two unreleased tracks – an intriguing demo of the top 5 single "My Ever Changing Moods" with strings, and the extended, 5-minute plus version of "Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse". The documentary will air on Sky Arts as the channel becomes free for everyone, moving to Freeview channel 11. The release is paired with a brilliant Sky Arts documentary under the same name out in late October, featuring interviews with all key members, fans and collaborators. Named after the band’s biggest hit, "Long Hot Summer", it's endorsed and co-compiled by Paul Weller himself, and as well as "Long Hot Summer", the album includes the sterling debut top 5 single “Speak Like A Child” plus other masterpieces such as the languid “You’re The Best Thing”, “Ever Changing Moods”, and dance floor filler “Shout To The Top”. ![]() The long-awaited and eagerly anticipated definitive career anthology Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council, packed with the greatest hits and more, is landing on 30th October 2020. The Style Council was emblematic of its creator, Paul Weller. Smart, fearless, audacious, with a social conscience totally unafraid to push the possibilities of pop. With their generous slew of chart hits, The Style Council were one of the defining pop bands of the 80s. Who am I kidding? Yes, and to my adulthood as well.” “The Style Council gave so much to my youth. “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.”
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