The Very Best of The Jam explained

The Very Best of The Jam
Type:Greatest hits
Artist:The Jam
Cover:The_Very_Best_of_the_Jam.jpg
Border:yes
Released:25 October 1997
Recorded:1977–1982
Genre:Mod revival, punk rock, new wave
Length:64:15
Label:Polydor
Prev Title:Direction Reaction Creation
Prev Year:1997
Next Year:1999

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 (A-side tracks) in chronological order.[1]

This compilation album contains the same nineteen tracks previously released upon the 1991 album Greatest Hits, although The Very Best of The Jam contains two further tracks: "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and "Dreams of Children". This compilation also has a similar track listing to Compact Snap! with "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" replacing "Smithers-Jones".

"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" was re-released as a single in 1997 to promote the album; it had previously been released as a single in 1982.[1]

A VHS cassette of the same name featuring 15 music videos was also released. This was effectively a re-titled re-release of both the 1983 Snap! and 1991 Greatest Hits VHS cassettes, both of which featured the same 15 music videos.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14105/jam/ The Jam
  2. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2016. 29 July 2016.