The making of all mod cons ★ The Jam

[@mth1960]

They were the absolute bollocks, they meant everything to me.

[@julieking9481]

same here mate , best band of all them early 80s band.

[@Spartanm333]

Listen to Steve Marriott on Tin Soldier live... that and anything by the Sex Pistols. This is the fire where The Jam came from, but yes, they were the bollox.

[@user-tenbellies]

They still do

[@mark6809mm]

When I saw Weller open up with All Mod Cons at Wembley arena in Nov 78. It literally changed my life.

[@stevenmccarthy534]

FKN BRILLIANT!!!

[@stuartcarswell2815]

Rick Buckler is the reason I started playing drums.... Great player

[@andyhillhouse3175]

I saw them at their last North American gig in June 82 in Vancouver, I feel lucky to have caught them just before they split up. Listening to their music all these years later it's very impressive how the songs hold up so well - it's amazing to think they were just around 20-21 years old when All Mod Cons was made.

[@gerardmccavana4905]

That was the Kerrisdale Arena wasnt it? I lived in Vanvouver 1989-1992. Left to return to Belfast, Ireland....and a matter of weeks later Weller returned to play...just missed that. May have been im the Commodore Ballroom

[@phoffen3829]

@@gerardmccavana4905 Dunno about 82, but I saw them at the Commodore in 79/80. One of the best rock shows I have ever seen - and I saw a LOT of bands.

[@gerardmccavana4905]

@@phoffen3829 The Commodore Ballroom? Brilliant. I went to a few amazing gigs there in my beautiful time living in Vancouver. The famous springy floor eh.

[@phoffen3829]

@@gerardmccavana4905 I left quite a while ago, too. Is it even still there? Last show I think I saw was Otis Rush. That too was amazing. In fact, everything sounded good in there. Must be the floor.

[@marcganancias6356]

One of the greatest bands... ever. I realize this is a subjective statement, but I really can't see how anyone who appreciates Rock & Roll can't acknowledge the brilliance of The Jam.

[@LaughingStock_]

I agree. BUT (and I HATE the word "but"), The Kinks/Ray Davies were a considerable distance ahead of The Jam.

[@briankennedy1192]

Kenoath brother 🤙

[@Steveleter]

I was introduced to The Jam by a friend that I got into a rock band with. He played All Mod Cons for me and I was hooked. Fortunately, I found out that they were going to perform at Richie Coliseum in College Park, Md. in 82', purchased tickets and went to the concert instead of my highschool prom... best decision of my life!

[@Lordestroyer]

I miss the Richie!

[@philruane5910]

Well done Turner 👍

[@cryptohope7047]

Well played, sir

[@jkthemod]

THIS band... moves on a different plain. The sound,look and the contents of the songs, their interaction with their fans, and their fans response to the band. Looking back, we can NOW see it- because we are those fans. Don't hold your breath waiting for the R&R hall of fame to figure it out...they won't. Be content, and hold them close to your heart-more than a band; a soundtrack to a lifetime... a template for how and who to be.

[@philruane5910]

His lyrics/poetry, even as a very young man is pure genius.

[@uwegeller3170]

@@philruane5910 If I may suggest... Their lyrics😉

[@gerardmccavana4905]

Well said

[@garypearce3534]

They are a soundtrack to a generation musically and ethically.The best band of the new wave era and many others .They influenced fashion created a revival

[@gerardprice3017]

English rose is my favorite song of all time

[@docsavage8640]

I love the Jam but 😆 🤣 😂

[@jamescorlett5272]

@gerardprice3017 I like to believe that English Rose is about more than the love of a woman but the love Paul has for England as a Country - either way the lads used to proudly have the Union Flag draped over an amplifier ( as seen as late as on the O G W T ) towards the end of 78 - yeah a real treat that took me at least sometime to fully appreciate .

[@glenmorgan4597]

​@@docsavage8640??????

[@Rushscored4]

Absolute classic Lp. The Jam were and still are one of most important bands of our time

[@julieking9481]

defo mate

[@simonhodges6084]

Went to see them in Bristol when I was 17 years old on December 8th 1980, the day John Lennon was shot. It was just like Paul said it was. We went down to the sound check in the afternoon and met the band and they chatted with us and signed our albums and singles which I still have. Later on at the gig Paul came over to talk to me which was really cool because I was with a girl I wanted to impress and her jaw dropped when he came over. In our conversation I asked him if they were going to dedicate a song to John Lennon. They later played Butterfly Collector and Paul dedicated it to Lennon. Great band and great guys who really appreciated their fans.

[@kpec3]

Thanks for posting this gem. I stumbled on them by accident, and I've never met anybody here in the states who listen to them, but I love them. Weller solo and Style too.

[@外人癡]

I do :) been fan since I was 12 LOVE THEM!!!! ♂

[@kpec3]

@@外人癡 In China? Wow you must have to dig deep for this.

[@外人癡]

@@kpec3 in the us .

[@kpec3]

@@外人癡 Oh ok! So much for the researching?

[@footballgunner6976]

I’m massive massive fan from the states but hard to find for sure

[@hvhgroup00]

The Jam should be in the Rock N Roll hall of fame, such an important band.

[@jamescorlett5272]

sod the hall of fame - The Jam have a place still in most of their Fans Hearts - something most groups ( not all ) could only dream about .

[@johnunderwood3132]

Bruce’s bass is the whole thing to me. He is friggin awesome.

[@marcbolan1818]

A magical time that passed. For those of us who were lucky to have been there.

[@eddyrozema4064]

I am almost 50 and The Jam was really a big part of my youth. And I was the only fan ( and the brother of my friend ) in the little village I lived in ( and still do ) So..manny thanks to the Jam

[@modfather1965]

Wonderful footage here. I came to The Jam late--1982 in the U.S. Intermountain West. They've been my favorite band ever since. All Mod Cons is great material; I like Sound Affects best, but All Mod Cons represented the Jam's promise. Once a mod forever a mod...

[@kerrsgurl]

i was too young at the time to go see the Jam and by the time i was old enough they were no more, still, i grew up listening to their music, and have been into Paul Weller through every musical evolution.. I think the fact that he continues to grow lyrically, and musically makes him current and forever appealing, and i hope i get a chance to see him live one day...

[@98jambo]

Fantastic album from a fantastic band. Still as fresh today as it was when released.

[@brutus4013]

Great underrated drummer . One the best to come out of that era and a talented trio but their music never did it for me except for a few songs like The Butterfly Collector and some others . And yes I was around at that time . Born in 1958 , two months before Weller .

[@Kevo216666]

The chord progression in 'To be Someone" is a thing of beauty. ..that yearning sense of loss is tangible.

[@727strat]

The sound of a certain generation, thankfully I was a part of! F@%king amazing!!!

[@davecostello560]

06.13 What a great way to start a track. That Weller Foxton tandem jump and approach to the mikes is sheer class.

[@flagwaver1969]

Only these three guys could have put The Jam together. A great band I will always have fond memories of and continue listening to. It beats the hell out of anything today.

[@koont666]

I was one of those kids they let in Hammersmith for about 2 hours while they soundchecked ,top geezers.

[@rageyb]

The Jam still my fave band god I was so in love with Paul Weller love the angst in his voice.

[@goodtracey]

Fantastic ! the best band ever maybe ? saw circa 82' in Southend, really moulded my teenage years.

[@personalsaviour6041]

Bought All mod Cons at Brent Cross shopping centre the day it came out...the finest Jam album and still a masterpiece.

[@savinecycles]

Brilliant....I bought In the City there, my first L.P..

[@philruane5910]

Where i lived it was either Probe records in Liverpool or Piccadilly records in Manchester or Ames’s shop in St.Helens. I got every single n album on release day.

[@ronbo11]

What a great band! I wish I had been more hip when I was in my teens to appreciate them then (growing up in the American Midwest kind of put you out of the cutting edge stuff in those days). This is a very well made documentary which is helping me understand the amazing music this band put out.

[@philruane5910]

These cockneys went down well in Liverpool. A hard thing. The Clash also.

[@jamescorlett5272]

I have to laugh when hearing the lads cut short there U S A gigs on learning Going Underground barged straight in to Number one in Great Britain - there Are band 🇬🇧 - although I'm happy to hear you found them to Buddy .

[@wiwchard]

Still to this day, one of my favorite bands of all time.

[@randychaotic3243]

Young people will never know The Jam, when they played the Colonial Tavern on Yonge St. in Toronto, 1977. It was a change agent. What a blessed band. Thanks to whomever posted this Documentary. I totally enjoyed it. Am I too old when I can recite the lyrics to every song? I don't think so. :)

[@AdrianBellVoiceovers]

Not THATS a gig I would have loved to have seen! Saw The Jam at the Danforth Music Hall, and The Masonic Hall, and....but not this first ever gig in Toronto.

[@donbuck8110]

The Jam have never been anywhere in the US to this day. I had to pay a lot of money to get this record in 1979 12 bucks most records were 6 or 7 bucks at the time. However, It was money well spent and I got the last record The Gift used for 3 bucks. Love thr Jam

[@leebatt7964]

The greatest 3 piece band ever in my opinion. Wellers a genius for sure but Foxtons bass lines filled in every gap and drove each song along. His vocals were spot on as well. He made that band what they were.

[@brianfitzpatrick9949]

Nirvana

[@markrothery5720]

Nirvana were wank and over rated

[@zodiacman63]

all mod cons is awesome,still sounds as great now as when it came out,the jams greatest album without doubt

[@tonylilley6611]

Memories of my youth, fabulous.....

[@woozilmusic]

Loved this cheers caught them in 82 my first gig and the best ever since.

[@phantomtown]

Nice job on the direction, Don Letts (of Big Audio Dynamite). . Just brilliant songwriting on every level, and I loved the way that Weller could write a song about ANYTHING---politics, love, slice-of-life, etc. One of the greatest bands ever, IMO.

[@stillages1]

this is THE best Jam album ever and Tube Station still gives me goose bumps, I remember queuing in the rain to see them on this tour and being let in for the sound check and getting kicked out again and thinking that was it!! I was only 13 though. great posting

[@KD-jb9pq]

Even Bob Marley loved The Jam. He names them in Punky Reggae Party.

[@youjoker9647]

Also The Clash, Damned and Dr Feelgood “Punks are outcasts from society. So are the Rastas. So they are bound to defend what we defend,” Marley concluded.

[@mattiemclean9882]

Yeah right... Bob the mod!! hahaha

[@sharrow2]

@@mattiemclean9882 lolz

[@Spectrescup]

cynical cash-in. He probably had those lyrics written for him.

[@butzee]

Used to go home at lunchtime when at school and religiously listen to All Mod Cons on the record player in 1978! Masterpiece!

[@TS50ER]

Down In The Tube Station is one of the saddest but best anti-violence songs ever written. It has made me cry on many an occasion.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

Used to play this in my band at high school.fucking ace

[@mikebott6940]

@@Anglo_Saxon1 My feelings quite exactly.

[@mookiebomber]

Why is that? Is it because he didn't fight back? Why makes it anti-violence exactly?

[@gregdavidson4374]

This song still fucks with me. Just have trouble listening to it. The lyrics about the thugs having a key and his wife thinking it will be him and ...what could happen to her. Awful. Really dark. But damn it’s also hard NOT to listen to.

[@Adventrenewsson]

@@gregdavidson4374 who sets the table and has a curry at midnight ?

[@obugger]

As a big fan of 60s music I was suspicious of the Jam until this album because I thought they were just doing a punky pastiche. Then I heard Tube Station and David Watts and To Be Someone and realised they were seriously good and they became my favourite band and I saw them 14 times. This is their most IMPORTANT album. Thanks for uploading, I've not seen this for years.

[@garthkolbeck8674]

Here in U.S.A. New Jersey (later on the state of an unknown mod revival I missed) I found this two years sitting in the wrong bin in a square record store marked import never picked up. I bought it because of the cover. Boom BOUGHT everything!

[@westbayk2156]

Wow.... same story for me! Grew up in South Jersey. Walked into a record store that was geared toward black folks outside Atlantic City. Found Sound Affects that came with the Going Underground single. Score!

[@adrianbrowne7962]

Paul Weller's " Songwriting Brilliance " Is Indelibly Stamped Throughout " All Mod Cons " A Pattern That Was too Continue On There Next 2 Albums !! And The Massive Contribution Made By Rick And Bruce In Addition Made For A Truly " Intoxicating Musical Brew " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@modgod1]

I've always really liked The Modern World album, no matter what the critics said!!

[@roberthunter5774]

modgod1 isn’t that the whole idea!to think for yourself

[@domoreilly5147]

Me, too. Some cracking songs.

[@Boiing008]

Tonight at noon is a beautiful track it stands up even today, love the sound of youthful innocence in the lyrics & vocals along with the bass, drums & melodic guitars. I think it's a hidden classic amongst the many classics this band produced. And they're still the best live act I've ever seen by a good country mile, they'd have me buzzin all the way home everytime :-)

[@cormacwhite6442]

@@Boiing008I totally agree. life from window, dont tell them your sane couple of wellers best pieces of work

[@Roddy1965]

Yes, there are some real gems on it.

[@adrianbrowne7962]

The Jam were " Never Ones For Basking In The " Variety Of Musical Accolades " That came there way during their career , But the importance of this " Brilliant Musical Trio Really Cannot Be Emphasised Enough " !!!! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@steelyman08]

Weller doing English Rose solo. Perfect.

[@ronbo11]

A bit harsh Kianu, but thanks for the timestamp anyway ;-)

[@Oliver3863]

Remember me when I discover the Jam, early 1979 !

[@grock9263]

1,2,3,4 Christmas 1980 All Mod Cons was my first album ,,,what a perfect introduction to music ,nothing to complicated

[@patmcdonagh8939]

Excellent doc, thanks so much, was around at the time & bought their first few singles & LPs up to the wonder that is All Mod Cons & somehow stupidly stopped there with the band - really looking forward to revisiting the later Jam big time now..

[@boxingjerapah]

The first album I ever bought. Saved up for a month!

[@menestrinadawn4313]

First time I heard Paul Weller's voice , I was hooked ❤

[@simonmichaelmurphy9563]

The Jam. One of the best bands post 1960's

[@iandainton1661]

The best band you mean, so modest

[@stoopid79]

Thanks for the upload, ! could listen to them talking about this record for hours, lovely performance of In the Crowd. Thanks again your a star👊🎯 xs

[@jonnyrocket3659]

News of the World filled a gap indeed.. it was the first Jam single I bought as a 15 year old... which then sparked my love of The Jam, and I then saw them play on the Setting Sons tour a couple of years later

[@bassbaby82]

After Paul Weller did The Style Council he developed this beautiful soulful R & B voice. Wonderful.

[@npe1]

Well said. A real watershed of an album. I was 15 when it was released and it still has pride of place in my record collection (yes I still use the word 'record' lol).

[@johotrod66]

Without this album my life would have been different.

[@donkernan5908]

Saw them on the Modern World tour where they opened for the Runaways and The Ramones....the next day..bought a British flag and always played with it on my amp...

[@julieking9481]

saw them at NEWCASTLE CITY HALL. TO BE SOMEONE, CLASS.

[@williamharrison7797]

True class band and part of our heritage

[@TesterAnimal1]

That opening sound. Still sounds as fresh as it ever did.

[@supercommando440]

All Mod Cons... my 2nd favorite Jam album. However, my favorite Jam album and one of my ALLTIME favorite albums, no doubt, is Setting Sons.

[@ssalemi]

+supercommando440 Setting Sons isn't nearly as good as All Mod Cons. But each to his own!

[@pacorivera7672]

Absolutely agree

[@cheesetomato9140]

Yeah I'll agree with that aswell

[@BaldyFella]

All Mod Cons and Setting Sons are head and shoulders above the rest. It's a close one, but Setting Sons nicks it by a whisker for me. For a band as young as they were to write songs such as 'Private Hell' about mid-life crisis, or Little Boy Soldiers and the underrated but truly poignant 'Wasteland' is incredible and the lyrics have stood the test of time in my view. You could listen to Setting Sons today and 38 years after it was written it is every bit as relevant in the digital world of today as the analogue one back then. Possibly even more 'on point' with recent world events.

[@northernsouler6179]

The girl on the phone keeps ringing back...

[@marcuseaston4640]

in 1979 i was working @ records on wheels as part of the distribution crew in the warehouse in scarborough, ontario with a guy name kaz kazmerick (sp)... he told me then that the best band he ever heard was the jam...i was more of a stranglers fan but as i have aged i have grown to love the unique sound and styling of the jam...this doc was very good...thanks

[@iconcanada3660]

One of the biggest influences in my life. I miss the boys

[@leticianischang]

i can say without a hint of hyperbole that this is the greatest thing my eyes, or anyone elses, have or will, ever see. ta for the upload

[@ssalemi]

Watching this reminds me what a pop-mod-masterpiece "AMC" is. Unsurpassed!

[@TheKevgray1]

I was front of the stage, 16 years old and it was banging . Blackburn King George's Hall 1978. The energy was incredible

[@PICKLEDMATELOT]

this was a great time to be in to live gigs loads of different bands magic nights Happy Dayzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz KTF

[@collibosher100]

hi kerrsgurl, i feel privileged to say i saw the jam 29 times. fire and skill. unbelievable.

[@jimmythecreep]

wow...paul looks so different w/blonde hair, took me a moment to realize it was him...and what more needs to be said about the greatness of the jam? they were champs and wrote/performed some amazing timeless music...all those great bands (you know who they are) that came out in that era were all special in thier own individual ways, ty 4 posting this, this is way better then any of those "classic albums" dvds.

[@shaihuludxx]

The Jam might be my favourite english band...iconic, stylish and just fucking great songs...much love from CHILE

[@PhyllisEllett]

Oh you young people will never have the joy of going to a record store and buying a 12" album and getting on the bus, taking it home, putting on the record player and listen whilst you look at the artwork on that cardboard sleeve. Now you just sit up in bed and pay for a 99p track from Itunes to download, I feel so sorry for you all. R.I.P. real music enjoyment.

[@TheMisterMonkeyman]

Amen sister. Peace.

[@pushon10]

Yeah, damn us young people with our sophisticated technology that is in no way useful for those of us who live nowhere near a record store. Damn us!

[@matthewstetson711]

Phyllis Ellett You were able to express yourself to fans all around the world here with today's technology. Take the pros and cons says this 56 year old music fan.

[@randychaotic3243]

Phyllis Ellett Circa 1982, I purchased a $2.00 record featuring Going Underground and a bunch of other stuff, and it wasn't by The Jam! It was total crap by a bunch of morons, for sale at $2.00 of course. The Jam should have sued their asses over that debacle. I had the entire collection at the time, and thought it was "something new". I was a fool. I recall taking the vinyl and tossing it into a BBQ, and telling the story that I just told you!

[@nc_oakland]

+Phyllis Ellett You think that because you enjoyed it one way, that is the only way it can be enjoyed. What a very short-sighted, self-important point-of-view.

[@dustyrose1964]

the jam was my first love of music x

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

Superb documentary.

[@carlallen6561]

Born in Hartlepool England, came to Australia in 1983, when I was 17 years old, have followed Paul Weller’s music for over 45 plus years, can only rival his music brilliance, with that of Morrissey 🤔🤔

[@KnightOwl2006]

I saw the Jam at the Palladium in NYC in 1982 and they did indeed let fans in who were waiting outside the theatre to watch the sound check. They even played Heatwave, a tune that wasn't included in the show.

[@MrMassivefavour]

Now WHO thought of doing heatwave kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJqbeZKAdr-YY6M

[@mckenzie6593]

I remember vividly the afternoon soundchecks at The Rainbow and Michael Sobel Sports Centre and being let into Red Bus recording studios while the band where there. Always nodded through by JW. Cloud Nine stuff. Absolutely storming. Love them as much now as I did then.

[@everest001]

Top film. Thanks a lot for posting. Saw them live at the time of Sound Affects so I was late, but better late than never.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Saw them at Winterland SF, in 78 I think. They were effing great.

[@thebillgrundyshow]

the suites were knackered!! haha love bruce adore the jam!!!

[@joseaquino8773]

This is the only band that matters to me at this moment. Hell, even they replaced my favourite band spot so now it's: 1st. The Jam. 2nd. Every other band/solo artist that I like

[@thetalentedmrfitz]

33:20 He says in the crowd was influenced by lost in the supermarket by the clash which is cool.. except lost in the supermarket hadn't been written/recorded yet 😅

[@fernandaelisaderossi1389]

British people are unique, in their appearance and in the way they think. Lovely nice people!

[@ballsack6547]

Why thank you , what a lovely compliment , much love back to you from Scotland.

[@fernandaelisaderossi1389]

@@ballsack6547 lived there for 3 months! great place

[@fernandaelisaderossi1389]

I spendt a lot of time away from their music, but now they are my favorite band again

[@firebladeclements]

Just sold off my record collection from the 70's and 80's that I hauled around for the last 40 years. All Jam elbums included. Sad day that, here from Canada! I am still with " My English Rose" though!

[@Wellerwellerable]

Great documentary, thank you, Wellerworld!

[@MillieonaVespa]

Setting Sons, All mod cons, sound Effects, The Gift,... The sound of they teens, ... That's Entertainment... This song sings of my working class up bringing... lyrics I always identified with... ... At 52 I still listen to all The Jam tracks.... At fifteen wall to wall Jam posters and had planned to marry Weller.. Lol ... Thank you for the Music and the memories..

[@pauleyles9536]

Hiya Mary. The Jam track That's Entertainment is my favourite song by the Jam. It reminds me of a great Human League gig that I have gone to c. And a good Chess match 4 Portsmouth that I have played in.

[@David_Watts]

Another excellent video by Don Letts..the hits just keep coming

[@louisakeen9316]

Amazing! I'd forgotten how much I liked them.

[@madras1234]

Agree with the 'more credit for Bruce' comments - seen him more times when he was in Stiff Little Fingers though. The haircut was legend! But mostly I remember him for his 'dancing' movements while playing.... Classic!

[@simonburrow1198]

All Mod Cons as a 14 year old living in the City with apparently no prospects just opened my eyes. The tunes the lyrics had me hooked to this day in 2021

[@ronaldmilner8932]

The Jam are in my top 5 greatest bands of all time! Very British & very cool!

[@barnijones2688]

me too, class band x

[@lindarothera7838]

Listening to the Jam has saved my sanity a few times

[@gojomusic3896]

Great stuff...brilliant band...

[@judebirney7764]

I agree with the comment on English Rose , timeless and beutiful ; sheer class.

[@alihart]

Interesting to hear Weller citing Lost In The Supermarket as an influence on In The Crowd. Given the supposed disdain the London bands are meant to have had for each other, it's pleasing to imagine they were checking out each other's work. it seems likely that Weller heard that song at least a year before it was released.

[@gerardmccavana4905]

I could never understand this...as In The Crowd came out a year before Supermarket

[@stthbldt3594]

The end of "tube station" covers me w goosebumps every single time I hear it

[@tonystoakley5816]

Why won't Paul bring the Jam back ??? For a small tour all the fans would be happy coz we love them and the bitterest pill was the one to swallow I saw the last concert in London and grown men were in tears ......make us happy Paul please

[@adjam7782]

I often think the same thing. Paul has always said he will never reform The Jam because he doesn’t need the money. But then I always think that if he doesn’t need the money, then why not do it for charity, the money they would make doing one would be enormous.

[@nerom68]

Spotted Shane McGowan from the Pogues at the right of the screen 2m33secs!!

[@KD-jb9pq]

He was in The Nips at that time.

[@weliveinazoo6597]

He's in so many of the early punk films.

[@MegaWelshie1]

I was 18 year old and lucky enough to go to one of their sound checks May 1979. There must have been about 100 of us and they took the time and trouble to sign everyone's albums, singles, and pictures The gig that night was BRILLIANT, and my enduring love for Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Butler continues to this day. Paul Weller is playing here in Los Angeles on Oct 19th at the Greek Theatre, and yes, I've got a ticket...!!!!!

[@mod69]

That one line Mr Jones got run down got me hooked

[@romainekersting2099]

I always Loved Paul Weller.