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A few more pics....

And another.

I read this thread with great trainspotting enthusiasm. "The Jam - Video Snap!" released in 1983 included all of their videos with Paul playing a dizzying selection of Rickys. Said videos are on "The Complete Jam" DVD released in 2002.

My Weller / Ric pix (I will have to re-scan them):

Manchester Apollo (All Mod cons tour)




Salford Uni (Strange towns tour)

Great clips! I just loved The Jam and still do.

Not keen on any of Wellers later work though. Not my cup of tea at all....

12stringbassist wrote:My Weller / Ric pix (I will have to re-scan them):

Manchester Apollo (All Mod cons tour)

Is that the FG at Manchester?? When was that?? I only ask as the sticker locations look familiar........

All Mod Cons was released in October `78, so the tour date would have been after that.

Manchester Apollo 13th November 78`I think was the date and im presuming the Salford gig was on the the May 79`.I think the guitar wasn't fireglo but was Burgandy.This one i thinks

Ah, ok. Not GG's then.

Rickygirl wrote:Ah, ok. Not GG's then.

This is Grahams in action Sarah.Now it is covered in setter hairs and smells of beer and loose women
Sorry mate.
Here is another from TOTPs with the said guitar.

scotty wrote:Manchester Apollo 13th November 78`I think was the date and im presuming the Salford gig was on the the May 79`.I think the guitar wasn't fireglo but was Burgandy.This one i thinks

Scotty - it's not that one mate, there are 21 frets on that one. It is reported in Sound-on-Sound magazine that the 21 fret BG was broken at the This Is The Modern World recording sessions in '77. The one in Ian's post has 24 frets -

Without stickers ('77, possibly early '78 judging by the matching black suits). With stickers on the All Mod Cons (Apocalypse) tour. ..big nerd aren't I

I stand corrected well spotted Mark.At least i get the colour right I hope
Nerdy indeed! LOL

Was the broken one later repaired and used in videos or something? formerly I thought it was the JG guitar had been broken and then refinished as the "WHAM" guitar, but obviously that's not the case.

Im sayin nuthin
Sarah here is another pic of GGs guitar before the Words I Am a Numpty were scratched on it.

paologregorio wrote:Was the broken one later repaired and used in videos or something? formerly I thought it was the JG guitar had been broken and then refinished as the "WHAM" guitar, but obviously that's not the case.

I don't know if the 21 fret BG was repaired (it was reported to have been thrown across the studio because of tuning issues), but I haven't seen it in any pics later than '77.

Weller had (at least) 3 JG 330s - In a 1981 Paris gig he used two, one with white plastic with a "W" between the PUPs and one with black plastic and a "P" between the PUPs. The "P" progressed to a hard tail and severe weathering . The Lichtenstein "Whaam!" artwork is also based on a JG and first appeared around the same time as "Start!" in 1980.

There were also (at least) two FGs - a 21 fret etched with "I am nobody" (with GG) and the 24 fret "The Boys" sticker used on the cover of all mod cons.