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1. In The City. 2. Bricks And Mortar. 3. Carnaby Street. 4. Slow Down.

Paul Weller - Vocals, Guitar.
Bruce Foxton - Bass, Vocals.
Rick Buckler - Drums.

"slow down" really
This is one reason why I wanted both of these guitars.
A limited edition couple 330/4001 in burgundyglo would be magnificent

Great live sound!

Classic footage always great to see.

The Jam were one of the best of those groups that lumped in with the group that were called New Wave and Punk. I guess they were Mod-Revival. Great song and a great group. That's Entertainment is there best song.

rkbsound wrote:Great live sound!

absolutely!

...a brilliant band and my inspiration for my Rickenbacker love affair

Trav wrote:...a brilliant band and my inspiration for my Rickenbacker love affair

+1

wim wrote: A limited edition couple 330/4001 in burgundyglo would be magnificent

You just blew my mind.

08 Ric 4003 wrote:The Jam were one of the best of those groups that lumped in with the group that were called New Wave and Punk. I guess they were Mod-Revival. Great song and a great group. That's Entertainment is there best song.

Well... they were Punk. Punk wasn't a genre: Patti Smith, Talking Heads, early Costello, and Television are prime examples of punk bands that didn't sound like the Ramones or Sex Pistols. Anywhere from '73 to '82 - That era was punk for "alternative" bands. That's why, to me, it seems ridiculous for people to say they was a "post-punk" revival a few years ago, when that was an era - Not a sound.

I think it's worth mentioning that they had Ric copies before they bought actual Rics (When they got signed); goes to show that they're not totally sacrilegious instruments.

sloop_john_b wrote:

wim wrote: A limited edition couple 330/4001 in burgundyglo would be magnificent

You just blew my mind.

Here's another view at a set like that

Ain'tGotNoPokemon wrote:

08 Ric 4003 wrote:The Jam were one of the best of those groups that lumped in with the group that were called New Wave and Punk. I guess they were Mod-Revival. Great song and a great group. That's Entertainment is there best song.

Well... they were Punk. Punk wasn't a genre: Patti Smith, Talking Heads, early Costello, and Television are prime examples of punk bands that didn't sound like the Ramones or Sex Pistols. Anywhere from '73 to '82 - That era was punk for "alternative" bands. That's why, to me, it seems ridiculous for people to say they was a "post-punk" revival a few years ago, when that was an era - Not a sound.

I think it's worth mentioning that they had Ric copies before they bought actual Rics (When they got signed); goes to show that they're not totally sacrilegious instruments.

At some point Weller got himself a Rose-Morris model and then they shot this three minute Rickenbacker commercial.
I watched this dozens of times, pausing the video to see what brand those guitars were... so cool!

wim wrote: this three minute Rickenbacker commercial.

too true

The Romo that Weller is playing in the News Of The World video looks a lot like the one being discussed elsewhere on the forum...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-Rickenba ... 1e66e4bec8

With regards to the 1996 Fireglo on the inner cover of the Direction Reaction Creation compilation, has anyone ever seen Weller playing this guitar? If not maybe it was it hired in to try to replicate the 1997 which he no longer has?

FIREGLO67 wrote:The Romo that Weller is playing in the News Of The World video looks a lot like the one being discussed elsewhere on the forum...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-Rickenba ... 1e66e4bec8

With regards to the 1996 Fireglo on the inner cover of the Direction Reaction Creation compilation, has anyone ever seen Weller playing this guitar? If not maybe it was it hired in to try to replicate the 1997 which he no longer has?

I've got a colour shot of it somewhere too - when The Jam played in the street outside a cafe with The Clash watching inside.