Sure, it was rejected by the record company when they delivered it in 1989. We can’t find any material from the band’s fifth and final studio album. It’s a welcome addition although we should also add that there’s one other job of sleevenotes and promotion that the world is waiting for Martin to put some Hollywood welly behind, and that’s the work of his brother Tim’s band: the infamous and sumptuous pop catalogue of Frazier Chorus.Īnother rarity, this comes in the form of an “Early Instrumental Version” at the end of Disc One, Side One and it’s a joy: just under three minutes in the company of Mick Talbot dueling with himself on both piano and organ. “Who am I kidding? Yes, and to my adulthood as well”. “The Style Council gave so much to my youth,” he says. Noticing a theme here? The theme, or one of them, is how Weller and Talbot used to paint from such a broad baroque pop palette that they were pretty much in a class of their own.Ī self-confessed fanatic of the group, actor Martin Freeman provides a fresh take with his sleevenotes. The light summer breeze-like jazz of this track was a highlight on Our Favourite Shop, its effortlessness belying its genius. The sound quality is up and down on this one but the music is dramatic, energetic, and enthralling.
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And you can hear how it became an Extended Version: the track rounds out nicely at the three-minute mark, but then continues into a drum solo – for more than a full minute! – before bursting back to life. Previously unreleased, it’s a pure Dave Brubeck-style jazz pastiche. And they couldn’t have dropped it at a better time. Seems like The Council had one last political bombshell up their sleeve. It’s no coincidence that this track is being released days before such a pivotal US election. Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse (Extended version) But, in the interests of balance, here are the five standout tracks that left us buzzing, and the five thoughts that hung over us like question marks as we lifted the needle at the end of Disc Three, Side 2.ġ. It’s a three-LP set, on either coloured or black vinyl and – like anything of this stature and ambition – there’s a mixture of pros and cons to the finished product. Setting out to be a “definitive career anthology,” Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council is out now and we’ve been listening to it all weekend.
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