This
summer, Somerset House, in collaboration with Nice Time Inc Productions, is
proud to present The Jam: About the Young Idea. With unprecedented access to
The Jam’s archive, Somerset House will curate the first comprehensive
exhibition about the extraordinary band whose music immortalised life for
Britain’s disenchanted youth during the late 70s and early 80s. Through unseen
material and fan memorabilia, the exhibition will chart the trio’s journey from
Sheerwater Secondary Modern in Woking to superstardom, kick-started by the
release of their debut hit single ‘In The City’, whose lyrics are referenced in
the exhibition’s title, and ended six years later with 18 consecutive UK top 40
singles and over 14 million global album sales.
For the
very first time, all three members of the band – Paul Weller, Rick Buckler and
Bruce Foxton – the Weller family and music archivist Den Davis have opened up
their archives, especially for the show. The collection, which is curated by
frontman Paul’s sister and former head of The Jam’s fan club Nicky Weller, Tory
Turk and Russell Reader with additional advice from DJ Gary Crowley, includes
hand written lyrics, original stage outfits, personal photographs and footage,
unreleased music videos, early scrapbooks, letters and postcards, posters and
fanzines, and the band’s instruments. The exhibition, designed in reference to
album artworks and featuring original graphics from celebrated artist Anthony
Burrill, will provide a unique and personal insight into the band’s
trailblazing life and the retrospect legacy The Jam left on music, style,
politics and culture.
26 June – 31 August 2015
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 (last
admission 17.15)
Late night Thursdays until 21.00 (last
admission 20.15) on the following dates: 2, 23 & 30 July, 20 & 27
August
East Wing Galleries, East Wing
Exhibition Ticket £9.50, concessions
£7.00
Exhibition Ticket & CD Package
£17.50, concessions £15.00
About The Young Idea – The Best of The
Jam
To
coincide with the exhibition, on 22 June 2015, Universal Music is releasing a
limited-edition CD entitled About The Young Idea – The Best of The Jam which
includes some previously unavailable recordings. An exclusive package of
exhibition tickets and the CD is available at the special price of £17.50 (£15
concessions). The CD can also be pre-ordered individually from Universal Music
for £9.99.
CD One: -
1. In The City (radio ad)
2. In The City
3. Art School
4. Away From The Numbers
5. Takin’ My Love (demo – previously
unreleased)
6. All Around The World
7. The Modern World
8. In The Street Today
9. News Of The World
10. David Watts
11. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
12. Billy Hunt
13. To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have A Nice
Time)
14. English Rose
15. In The Crowd
16. ‘A’ Bomb In Wardour St.
17. Strange Town
18. The Butterfly Collector
19. When You’re Young
20. Smithers-Jones
21. The Eton Rifles
22. Thick As Thieves
23. Private Hell
24. Saturday’s Kids
25. The Burning Sky (demo)
CD Two: -
1. Going Underground
2. Dreams Of Children
3. Start!
4. Liza Radley
5. Pretty Green
6. Monday
7. That’s Entertainment
8. Man In The Cornershop
9. Boy About Town
10. Funeral Pyre
11. Absolute Beginners
12. Tales From The Riverbank
13. Town Called Malice
14. Precious
15. Ghosts
16. Just Who Is The Five O’Clock Hero?
17. Carnation
18. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To
Swallow)
19. Beat Surrender
20. Move On Up
21. Shopping
22. Pop Art Poem
Growing up
with… The Jam & VIP Party
An
accompanying book, Growing up with… The Jam, is available now for pre-order at
PledgeMusic along with tickets to an exclusive VIP Party at the exhibition on
27 June 2015, for details visit: -
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