{"product_id":"jam-the-the-gift","title":"Jam, The - The Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited vinyl LP repressing of this album by the British mod\/punk trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e is the sixth and final studio album by The Jam. It was originally released on 12 March 1982 by Polydor as the follow-up to The Jam's critically and commercially successful 1980 album\u003cem\u003e Sound\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAffects\u003c\/em\u003e. The songs were largely recorded during 1981 to 1982, assisted by Peter Wilson, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was one of the band's most successful studio albums, reaching #1 in the UK. The album moved away from the simple three-chord music of \u003cem\u003eIn the City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThis Is the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e, and the more melodic \u003cem\u003eAll Mod Cons, Setting Sons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSound\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAffects\u003c\/em\u003e, to demonstrate Weller's love of northern soul. Funk bass lines and wah-wah guitar effects were often used throughout the album, along with jazz influences such as brass sections and saxophone solos (most notably on the track \"Precious\") and \"Trans-Global Express\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biggest hit off the album was \"Town Called Malice\". The song's title riffs on the novel \"A Town Like Alice\" whilst it's lyrics lament disappearing aspects of stereotypical working class life in Margaret Thatcher's Britain. The message is not altogether negative though and the song stands as a potent rallying call to roll with the changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e - Side 1 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Happy Together 2:52\u003cbr\u003e2 Ghosts 2:11\u003cbr\u003e3 Precious 4:14\u003cbr\u003e4 Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero? 2:18\u003cbr\u003e5 \"Trans-Global Express\" Keyboards - Pete Wilson 4:02\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Side 2 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Running on the Spot 3:07\u003cbr\u003e2 Circus Written-By - Bruce Foxton 2:12\u003cbr\u003e3 The Planners Dream Goes Wrong 2:19\u003cbr\u003e4 Carnation 3:27\u003cbr\u003e5 Town Called Malice 2:58\u003cbr\u003e6 The Gift Keyboards - Pete Wilson 3:07\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47686353813678,"sku":null,"price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/2518234.jpg?v=1774892101","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/jam-the-the-gift","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}