Released 25 October 1997 Label Polydor Records | Recorded 1977 - 1982 Release date 25 October 1997 | |
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The Very Best of The Jam is the third greatest hits package (fourth including Compact Snap!) from The Jam. The compilation was released on 25 October 1997, and features all of The Jam's singles in chronological order.
Contents
It has the same tracks as Greatest Hits, but with two more tracks.
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" was released as a single in 1997 to promote the album, it was previously a single 15 years before, and again 4 years later in 2001.
A VHS of 15 music videos to songs on the album was released. These 15 music videos previously made the Snap VHS in 1983. Therefore, both VHS contain the same content.
Track listing
- "In the City" (Single version) from In the City
- "All Around the World" Single release only
- "The Modern World" from This Is the Modern World
- "News of the World" Single release only
- "David Watts" from All Mod Cons
- "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" (single version) from All Mod Cons
- "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" (Single edit) All Mod Cons
- "Strange Town" Single release only
- "When You're Young" Single release only
- "The Eton Rifles" (Single edit) from Setting Sons
- "Going Underground" Single release only
- "Dreams of Children" Single release only
- "Start!" from Sound Affects
- "That's Entertainment" from Sound Affects
- "Funeral Pyre" (Original single version) Single release only
- "Absolute Beginners" Single release only
- "Town Called Malice" from The Gift
- "Precious" (7" version) from The Gift
- "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" from The Gift
- "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" Single release only
- "Beat Surrender" Single release only
Songs
1In The City2:19
2All Around the World2:24
3The Modern World2:31
References
The Very Best of The Jam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA