Product Description

Career overview of one of the most successful British songwriters of all time, Paul Weller. All of his most popular andenduring material is featured here, from his angry, heavilypoliticised beginnings in The Jam through to the bluesier, retro work he turned in as a solo star in the mid-90's. Includes the tracks 'Eton Rifles' and 'You Do Something To Me'.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. In The City - The Jam
2. All Around The World - The Jam
3. The Modern World - The Jam
4. News Of The World - The Jam
5. David Watts - The Jam
6. 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam
7. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam
8. Strange Town - The Jam
9. When You're Young - The Jam
10. The Eton Rifles - The Jam
11. Going Underground - The Jam
12. The Dreams Of Children - The Jam
13. Start! - The Jam
14. That's Entertainment - The Jam
15. Funeral Pyre - The Jam
16. Absolute Beginners - The Jam
17. Town Called Malice - The Jam
18. Precious - The Jam
19. Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero? - The Jam
20. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) - The Jam
21. Beat Surrender - The Jam

Disc 2:

1. Speak Like A Child - The Style Council
2. Money-Go-Round (Parts 1 & 2) - The Style Council
3. Long Hot Summer - The Style Council
4. A Solid Bond In Your Heart - The Style Council
5. My Ever Changing Moods - The Style Council
6. You're The Best Thing - The Style Council
7. The Big Boss Groove - The Style Council
8. Shout To The Top - The Style Council
9. Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Style Council
10. Come To Milton Keynes - The Style Council
11. The Lodgers (Or She Was Only A Shopkeeper's Daughter) - Dee C. Lee, The Style Council
12. Have You Ever Had It Blue - The Style Council
13. It Didn't Matter - The Style Council
14. Waiting - The Style Council
15. Wanted (Or Waiter, There's Some Soup In My Flies) - The Style Council
16. Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm - The Style Council
17. How She Threw It All Away - The Style Council
18. Promised Land - The Style Council

Disc 3:

1. Into Tomorrow - Paul Weller
2. Uh Huh Oh Yeh! (Always There To Fool You!) - Paul Weller
3. Above The Clouds - Paul Weller
4. Sunflower - Paul Weller
5. Wild Wood - Paul Weller
6. The Weaver - Paul Weller
7. Hung Up - Paul Weller
8. Out Of The Sinking - Paul Weller
9. The Changingman - Paul Weller
10. You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
11. Broken Stones - Paul Weller
12. Peacock Suit - Paul Weller
13. Brushed - Paul Weller
14. Friday Street - Paul Weller
15. Mermaids - Paul Weller

Disc 4:

1. Brand New Start - Paul Weller
2. He's The Keeper - Paul Weller
3. Sweet Pea, My Sweet Pea - Paul Weller
4. It's Written In the Stars - Paul Weller
5. Leafy Mysteries - Paul Weller
6. The Bottle - Paul Weller
7. Wishing On A Star (Single Version) - Paul Weller
8. Thinking Of You - Paul Weller
9. Early Morning Rain - Paul Weller
10. From The Floorboards Up - Paul Weller
11. Come On/Let's Go - Paul Weller
12. Here's The Good News - Paul Weller
13. Blink And You'll Miss It - Paul Weller

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5033 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-02
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 235 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
With three decades of acclaimed songwriting behind him, former Jam frontman Paul Weller knows a thing or two about knocking up a catchy tune. It may come as a surprise, but Hit Parade is Weller's first major career retrospective, combining material from his Jam and Style Council days, as well as from his last 15 or so years as a solo artist. Released to coincide with a high-profile full-length BBC documentary, Hit Parade features his biggest hits. Seminal Jam anthems such as "Town Called Malice", "Going Underground", "Eton Rifles" and "Down In The Tube Station", sit surprisingly well next to Style Council selections like "Shout To The Top!" and "You're The Best Thing", connected of course via Weller's distinctive, raw vocals and his dual passion for soul and rock. Not all of his solo albums are represented, but most of his best loved records are here; "Wild Wood" and "Sunflower" (from Wild Wood), as well as songs from Stanley Road and 2005's As Is Now. It's a compelling profile of a man whose unique sound has proved not only thoroughly consistent, but also impressively enduring. --Paul Sullivan

Customer Reviews

Perfect anthology for the Changing Man
If you're looking for a neat synopsis of Paul Weller's work you should definitely check this out.

This collection is great to use if you're looking for a particular track or period of his expansive career but working through the tracks is perhaps the best way to see how his work has developed over the decades.

His talent, & this collection, go deeper than the hits - if you're not too familiar with his work, this is pretty much essential listening; if you're already a fan, this is a "must have"!

Just fantastic.

Nice idea...shame about the sound quality
It's great to have a collection of Paul Weller's hits from the various stages of his career. However, with regard to the early stuff with The Jam, this DVD collection hardly does the great man justice. The sound quality on all but a few of the Jam tracks is simply awful. 5.1 surround sound boasts the packaging, but some of these tracks are not even in stereo! The worst offender is 'News Of The World' - the band are clearly miming to the recorded version so why does this sound like a tenth generation cassette copy?!! I can cope with slightly less than 100% sound quality on the rare TV appearances included where the band are either playing live or miming to a pre-recorded special version (as in a lot of Top Of The Pops appearances) but there is simply no excuse for the pitiful quality for most of these Jam tracks.
Things improve for the Style Council tracks, although some of these are hardly genuine 5.1 mixes as advertised.
On a happier note, the solo tracks are well presented.
Buyers beware....this is not the definitive tribute to one of our greatest ever songwriters.

The ModFather Rules
Ordered this on Monday received by Wednesday, superb service by anyones standards.

A real Christmas bargain!!

Even if you're only a fan of one of the Paul Weller phases (The Jam, The Style Council or Paul's solo stuff) I implore you to buy this and beleive me you will not be disappointed.