To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Jam's final studio album and to mark the 30th anniversary of the bands startling split Universal release "The Gift" in Deluxe Edition On November 16th 2012. The Gift, released in March 1982 was The Jam's final studio album, which Weller strove to bring as close to perfection as was humanly possible. Plenty of its songs number among The Jam's best. This was the band's only No 1 album and marked the departure from the classic Jam sound to a more soul-influenced style, ushering in Weller's ideas for the Style Council. "The Gift" includes the classic No 1 'Town Called Malice' plus other highlights 'Running On The Spot' and 'Carnation' all still featured in Weller's live sets today.
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... Also, being from just outside London rather than in it, they were never really part of the tightly-knit punk clique. They became hugely popular with their blend of pop melodies and Weller's barbed lyrics.
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