Sound Affects

Sound Affects is the fifth studio album by British rock band The Jam. The cover art is a pastiche of the artwork used on various Sound Effects records produced by the BBC during the 1970s.

Influences

Musical influences noted include post-punk groups such as Wire, Gang Of Four, and Joy Division and, particularly evident in Rick Buckler's drumming, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album. Frontman Paul Weller said at the time that he considered the album a cross between Off the Wall and Revolver. In BBC Radio 6 Music's documentary The Jam: Made in Britain, Weller cited it as his favourite Jam album.

Singles

The album features the group's second UK number one single, "Start!", built around exact copies of the bassline and guitar solos from The Beatles' "Taxman", the lead cut on Revolver. Polydor pushed for "Pretty Green" to be the first single released, but Weller insisted on "Start!". This involved consulting a few of the band's friends as to what they thought the best release would be. Weller had Polydor A and R man Dennis Munday ask a small peer group of his friends who had been present throughout the recording sessions at the Town House and prior demo recordings at Polydor studios. Given the choice, they chose "Start" as the best single release and the decision was made then to release it. The decision was vindicated as "Start" went straight in at number 1.^[2] "Pretty Green" includes a funk bassline and rhythm with melodic guitar breaks and psychedelic sound effects. "That's Entertainment" is an acoustic ballad. "Boy About Town" and "Dream Time" include horns.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
BBC	(favourable)^[3]
Salon	(favourable)^[4]
Classic Rock	^[5]

In 2006, Q magazine placed the album at No. 15 in its list of "40 Best Albums of the '80s".^[6]

NME ranked the album No. 487 on their list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Weller except as noted.

Side one

"Pretty Green" - 2:37
"Monday" - 3:02
"But I'm Different Now" - 1:52
"Set the House Ablaze" - 5:03
"Start!" - 2:33
"That's Entertainment" - 3:38

Side two

"Dream Time" - 3:54
"Man in the Corner Shop" - 3:12
"Music for the Last Couple" (Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller) - 3:45
"Boy About Town" - 2:00
"Scrape Away" - 3:59

"Start!" was the first track on Side one of the U.S. issue. This issue also included the "Going Underground/"Dreams of Children" 7"

2010 2 CD Deluxe Edition

Sound Affects was re-issued on 8 November 2010 as a 2 CD Deluxe Edition to celebrate its 30th Anniversary.

CD1 - the original LP.

CD 2 - Demos, B-sides, alternate versions

All songs by Paul Weller except where stated

"Start!"(Single version) - The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"Liza Radley" - The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"The Dreams of Children" - The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"That's Entertainment" (alternate) - Peter Wilson, The Jam, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller
"Pretty Green" (demo) - The Jam ♠
"Pop Art Poem" - Peter Wilson, The Jam
"Rain" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) (demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller
"Boy About Town" (demo) - The Jam ♠
"Dream Time" (demo) - Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller, The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"Dead End Street" (Ray Davies)(demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller
"But I'm Different Now" (demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam
"Scrapeaway" (instrumental) - The Jam ♠
"Start!" (demo) - The Jam
"Liza Radley" (demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam
"And Your Bird Can Sing" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) (demo)- Peter Wilson, The Jam
"Monday" (alternate) - The Jam ♠
"Get Yourself Together" (Ronnie Lane/Steve Marriott)(demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam
"Set The House Ablaze" (alternate 'dub' ending) - The Jam ♠
"Boy About Town" (alternate) - Peter Wilson, The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
"No One in the World" (demo) - Peter Wilson, The Jam
"Instrumental" (demo) - The Jam ♠
"Waterloo Sunset" (Ray Davies) (demo) - The Jam ♠

Note ♠ - Tracks previously unreleased

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Woodstra, Chris. "The Jam Sound Affects review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
↑ "The Jam - Start Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
↑ Jones, Chris (2008). "The Jam Sound Affects review". Music. BBC. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
↑ McNett, Gavin (2008). "Never Mind the Sex Pistols... Here's The Jam". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2000. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
↑ Dee, Johnny (January 2011). "The Jam - Sound Affects". Classic Rock 153. London, UK: Future plc. p. 112.
↑ Q August 2006, Issue 241, list

External links

Sound Affects (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)

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Paul Weller Bruce Foxton Rick Buckler Steve Brookes

Studio albums	In the City This Is the Modern World All Mod Cons Setting Sons Sound Affects The Gift

Live albums	Dig the New Breed Live Jam The Jam at the BBC

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 Jam

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"

Related articles	Discography Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam Mod revival Polydor Records The Style Council The Merton Parkas Vic Coppersmith-Heaven

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