The Jam’s 40th anniversary to be commemorated with 5-disc ‘1977’ box set

The year of The Jam’s birth — 1977, the year punk broke — will be celebrated this fall with a 40th anniversary 5-disc box set, aptly titled 1977, that will include the band’s first two albums, a disc of demos, a collection of Peel session recordings and live tracks, and a DVD of TV appearances.

The new box set from The Jam — Paul Weller, Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton — will be released Oct. 20, and will be packaged with an exclusive limited-edition print and a 144-page book with new liner notes and period photos, plus “a wealth of cuttings, reviews and memorabilia from 1977.”

The contents include:

• Remastered editions of The Jam’s classic debut album In the City and its equally beloved follow-up, This is the Modern World, both of which were released in 1977.
• A disc of 11 demos made for In the City, six of which are previously unreleased.
• A live disc that includes two John Peel sessions recorded by the band in 1977 and a previously unreleased, 14-song concert recording from Sept. 10, 1977.
• A DVD featuring TV appearances by The Jam in 1977 and promo videos.

Check out the full tracklist below; the box set can now be pre-ordered via Virgin/EMI.

Trackllist: The Jam, 1977

Disc 1: In The City (Remastered)
1. “Art School”
2. “I’ve Changed My Address”
3. “Slow Down”
4. “I Got By In Time”
5. “Away From The Numbers”
6. “Batman Theme”
7. “In The City”
8. “Sounds From The Street”
9. “Non-Stop Dancing”
10. “Time For Truth”
11. “Takin’ My Love”
12. “Bricks & Mortar”
Single & B-side extras
13. “All Around The World”
14. “Carnaby Street”

Disc 2:  The Polydor Demos: February 1977
1. “Art School” (Demo) *
2. “In The City” (Demo)
3. “I Got By In Time” (Demo) *
4. “I’ve Changed My Address” (Demo) *
5. “Time For Truth” (Demo)
6. “Sounds From The Street” (Demo)
7. “Non Stop Dancing” (Demo) *
8. “Bricks And Mortar” (Demo) *
9. “Takin’ My Love” (Demo)
10. “So Sad About Us” (Demo)
11. “Slowdown” (Demo) *
* Previously unreleased

Disc 3: This Is The Modern World (Remastered)
1. “The Modern World”
2. “London Traffic”
3. “Standards”
4. “Life From A Window”
5. “The Combine”
6. “Don’t Tell Them You’re Sane”
7. “In The Street Today”
8. “London Girl”
9. “I Need You (For Someone)”
10. “Here Comes The Weekend”
11. “Tonight At Noon”
12. “In The Midnight Hour”

Disc 4: Live 1977
John Peel sessions
Recorded 26.4.1977 – Transmitted 2.5.1977
1. “In The City”
2. “Art School”
3. “I’ve Changed My Address”
4. “The Modern World”
Recorded 19.7.1977 – Transmitted 25.7.1977
5. “All Around The World”
6. “London Girl”
7. “Bricks & Mortar”
8. “Carnaby Street”
Live at the ‘Nashville’ – Sept. 10, 1977
Previously unreleased
9. “Carnaby Street”
10. “The Modern World”
11. “Time For Truth”
12. “So Sad About Us”
13. “London Girl”
14. “In the Street Today”
15. “All Around The World”
16. “London Traffic”
17. “Sweet Soul Music”
18. “Bricks & Mortar”
19. “In The City”
20. “Art School”
21. “In The Midnight Hour”
22. “Sounds From The Street”
23. “Slowdown”

Disc 5: DVD
1. “In The City” (Polydor promo – 1977)
2. “Art School” (Polydor promo – 1977)
3. “In The City” (‘Top Of The Pops’ – 19 May 1977)
4. “All Around The World” (‘Top Of The Pops’ – 18 August 1977)
5. “All Around The World” (‘Marc’ – 24 August 1977 )
6. “The Modern World” (‘Top Of The Pops’ – 3 November 1977)
7. “In The City” (‘So It Goes’ – 20 November 1977)
8. “Bricks and Mortar” (‘So It Goes’ – 20 November 1977)
9. “Carnaby Street” (‘So It Goes’ – 20 November 1977)
10. “Slowdown” (‘So It Goes’ – 20 November 1977)
11. “All Around The World” (‘So It Goes’ – 20 November 1977)

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