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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