DISCOGRAPHY | POSTED ON: Friday 14th February 2020
Gifted, a tribute to The Jam
Gifted is the latest in a series of excellent ska tribute/Teenage Cancer Trust benefit CD compilations from Specialized UK, which have been released in part on vinyl by Jump Up in the USA; previous efforts have focused on The Specials, The Beat, Madness, Bob Marley, and The Clash. The selection of cuts on the abridged, vinyl version of Gifted (in its original form, this is a 4 x CD release!) are a mix of The Jam’s hit singles (in the UK, at least), b-sides, and album cuts (many from Setting Sons; all of them brilliant)–and the vast majority of the covers here bring something different and compelling to each version of these songs. In sum, Gifted is a powerful and winning set of tracks that do The Jam proud.
The Jam’s songs (and Paul Weller’s and Foxton’s enormous empathy for their songs’ protagonists) continue to be surprisingly immediate and relevant three decades on (and oftentimes they’re more accessible, as you can much more easily discern the lyrics in these versions!). Most of all, Gifted reminds the listener that being young and/or powerless in your own cruel and unjust country–when all you want to do is have fun, pursue your dreams, and earn enough to get by–is the same as it ever was
Or you can stream and download all the songs on our Bandcamp page
1 |
But I'm Different Now |
Duke & the Boogaloo Band feat George Grant |
2 |
Going Underground |
Da Lata feat Floetic Lara |
3 |
Takin My Love |
The Ozskas |
4 |
The Funeral Pyre |
The Amphetameanies |
5 |
Monday |
The Funaddicts |
6 |
All Around the World |
Wotka Trawolta |
7 |
Strange Town |
The Pressure Tenants |
8 |
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight |
The Meow Meows |
9 |
In the City |
Big Fat Panda |
10 |
Girl on the Phone |
The Crombies |
11 |
Happy Together |
Atsushi & The Moisties |
12 |
Start |
The Big |
13 |
I Got By in Time |
The Vespbrettas |
14 |
Tales From the Riverbank |
Lynval Golding with Contra Coup |
15 |
Circus |
Men of North Country |
16 |
Beat Surrender |
The Valkyrians |
1
But I'm Different Now Duke & the Boogaloo Band feat George Grant
2
Going Underground Da Lata feat Floetic Lara
3
Takin My Love The Ozskas
4
The Funeral Pyre The Amphetameanies
5
Monday The Funaddicts
6
All Around the World Wotka Trawolta
7
Strange Town The Pressure Tenants
8
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight The Meow Meows
9
In the City Big Fat Panda
10
Girl on the Phone The Crombies
11
Happy Together Atsushi & The Moisties
12
Start The Big
13
I Got By in Time The Vespbrettas
14
Tales From the Riverbank Lynval Golding with Contra Coup
15
Circus Men of North Country
16
Beat Surrender The Valkyrians
1 |
Absolute Beginners |
Missing Andy |
2 |
To Be Someone |
The Spammed |
3 |
A' Bomb In Wardour Street |
The Reaction |
4 |
That's Entertainment |
The Protestors |
5 |
The Place I love |
French Boutik |
6 |
Scrape Away |
The Gallerys |
7 |
The Bitterest Pill |
Button Up |
8 |
London Girls |
Les Soucoupes Volantes |
9 |
Wasteland |
Entre Knobs |
10 |
Private Hell |
The Highwasters |
11 |
Mr Clean |
Smash |
12 |
Boy About Town |
The Wainstones |
13 |
Carnation |
The Riff |
14 |
Tonight at Noon |
Popincourt |
15 |
Modern World |
The Klank |
16 |
Shopping |
The Sound of Pop Art |
17 |
Burning Sky |
Indeed |
1
Absolute Beginners Missing Andy
2
To Be Someone The Spammed
3
A' Bomb In Wardour Street The Reaction
4
That's Entertainment The Protestors
5
The Place I love French Boutik
6
Scrape Away The Gallerys
7
The Bitterest Pill Button Up
8
London Girls Les Soucoupes Volantes
9
Wasteland Entre Knobs
10
Private Hell The Highwasters
11
Mr Clean Smash
12
Boy About Town The Wainstones
13
Carnation The Riff
14
Tonight at Noon Popincourt
15
Modern World The Klank
16
Shopping The Sound of Pop Art
17
Burning Sky Indeed
1 |
Pretty Green |
Millie Manders & the Shut Up |
2 |
Butterfly Collector |
The Rough Kutz |
3 |
Just Who is the Five O'Clock Hero? |
Operation Offbeat |
4 |
Saturdays Kids |
Los Chicklets |
5 |
Man at the Corner Shop |
Ten Bob Notes |
6 |
News of the World |
Levi |
7 |
In the Crowd |
The Inflatables |
8 |
In the Street Today |
lennymcartney |
9 |
Set the House Ablaze |
6foot7 |
10 |
Little Boy Soldiers |
Addictive Philosophy |
11 |
I Want You (For Someone) |
Mutha Luvin Chimps |
12 |
Heatwave |
The Fanzines |
13 |
Art School |
The Greasy Ratz |
14 |
Thick As Thieves |
The Feckin Ejits |
15 |
Bricks & Mortar |
Brandon Lee Bolt & the Illusion Shed |
16 |
All Mod Cons |
Plasmajam |
1
Pretty Green Millie Manders & the Shut Up
2
Butterfly Collector The Rough Kutz
3
Just Who is the Five O'Clock Hero? Operation Offbeat
4
Saturdays Kids Los Chicklets
5
Man at the Corner Shop Ten Bob Notes
6
News of the World Levi
7
In the Crowd The Inflatables
8
In the Street Today lennymcartney
9
Set the House Ablaze 6foot7
10
Little Boy Soldiers Addictive Philosophy
11
I Want You (For Someone) Mutha Luvin Chimps
12
Heatwave The Fanzines
13
Art School The Greasy Ratz
14
Thick As Thieves The Feckin Ejits
15
Bricks & Mortar Brandon Lee Bolt & the Illusion Shed
16
All Mod Cons Plasmajam
1 |
Transglobal Express |
Bluebird Parade |
2 |
Eton Rifles |
John Wheeler |
3 |
It's Too Bad |
The Iscatles |
4 |
Town Called Malice |
Rude Boy George |
5 |
Smithers Jones |
The Skapones |
6 |
David Watts |
Girls Go Ska |
7 |
Time For Truth |
The Millmen |
8 |
Standards |
The Decatonics |
9 |
I Got By In Time |
King Hammond |
10 |
English Rose |
Erin Bardwell Collective |
11 |
Ghosts |
Urang Matang |
12 |
The Gift |
Mark Adams |
13 |
When You're Young |
The Navarones |
14 |
Liza Radley |
Toy Tin Solider |
15 |
Dream Time |
Steve Thompson |
16 |
Away From the Numbers |
The Bighead |
1
Transglobal Express Bluebird Parade
2
Eton Rifles John Wheeler
3
It's Too Bad The Iscatles
4
Town Called Malice Rude Boy George
5
Smithers Jones The Skapones
6
David Watts Girls Go Ska
7
Time For Truth The Millmen
8
Standards The Decatonics
9
I Got By In Time King Hammond
10
English Rose Erin Bardwell Collective
11
Ghosts Urang Matang
12
The Gift Mark Adams
13
When You're Young The Navarones
14
Liza Radley Toy Tin Solider
15
Dream Time Steve Thompson
16
Away From the Numbers The Bighead
