On November 3, 1978, “Polydor” label released “All Mod Cons”, the third Jam (The) album. It was recorded July – August 1978, at “RAK” and “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and Chris Parry. In 2000, “Q” magazine ranked “All Mod Cons” at number 50 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”, in 2013, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 219 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, design
- Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass, design
- Rick Buckler – drums, percussion, design
- Gregg Jackman, Roger Bechirian, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – soundboard engineer
- Peter Schierwade, Phil Thornalley – engineer assistant
- Bill Smith – design
- Peter “Kodick” Gravelle – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.
- All Mod Cons
- To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time)
- Clean
- David Watts – Ray Davies
- English Rose
- In the Crowd
- Billy Hunt
- It’s Too Bad
- Fly
- The Place I Love
- ‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street
- Down in the Tube Station at Midnight