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Hit Parade | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul Weller
Label: Yep Roc Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 173117
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517199576
EAN: 0602517199576
ASIN: B000L213QC
Release Date: January 23, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Town Called Malice | | • | Going Underground | | • | Shout to the Top! | | • | From the Floorboards Up | | • | Down in the Tube Station at Midnight | | • | Peacock Suit | | • | The Changingman | | • | The Eton Rifles | | • | Come On/Let's Go | | • | Sunflower | | • | Beat Surrender | | • | Walls Come Tumbling Down | | • | That's Entertainment | | • | Broken Stones | | • | Out of the Sinking | | • | Long Hot Summer | | • | You're the Best Thing | | • | Wild Wood | | • | You Do Something to Me | | • | Hung Up | | • | My Ever Changing Moods | | • | Speak Like a Child | | • | Start! |
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From Amazon.co.uk
With three decades of acclaimed songwriting behind him, former Jam frontman Paul Weller knows a thing or two about knocking up a catchy tune. It may come as a surprise, but Hit Parade is Weller's first major career retrospective, combining material from his Jam and Style Council days, as well as from his last 15 or so years as a solo artist. Released to coincide with a high-profile full-length BBC documentary, Hit Parade features 23 of his biggest hits. Seminal Jam anthems such as "Town Called Malice", "Going Underground", "Eton Rifles" and "Down In The Tube Station", sit surprisingly well next to Style Council selections like "Shout To The Top!" and "You're The Best Thing", connected of course via Weller's distinctive, raw vocals and his dual passion for soul and rock. Not all of his solo albums are represented, but most of his best loved records are here; "Wild Wood" and "Sunflower" (from Wild Wood), as well as songs from Stanley Road and 2005's As Is Now. It's a compelling profile of a man whose unique sound has proved not only thoroughly consistent, but also impressively enduring. --Paul Sullivan
Album Description
Universal Island in conjunction with Polydor are delighted to announce the release of a TOTAL career retrospective for the legendary Paul Weller entitled 'Hit Parade'. The release of this career retrospective will coincide with the broadcast of a BBC commissioned full length documentary covering the entire length of Paul's career to date, including newly shot, indepth interview footage, extremely rare performance and personal materials alongside interviews with key players from the last thirty years. This one CD version will be presented in a standard jewel case complete with 24 page booklet and feature 23 of the biggest highlights from Weller's incredible career, for the first time ever combining Jam, Style Council and solo material.
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| Customer Reviews:
Good Intro to a Legend But.... February 9, 2007
John L. Hughes, Jr. (Nashville, TN)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The condensed version of HIT PARADE would have been better if it had all 25 of Paul Weller's Top-10 UK Hits. If 25 couldn't fit on the cd, the compilers could cut out the popular top-10 b-sides "Precious", "Dreams of Children" and "Paris Match". Get the 4-cd box set instead.
 A very condensed version of an English icon January 31, 2007
Phuong Trinh (Rockville, Maryland)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would have to agree with the two previous reviewers that this is a stab at condensing an almost 30 year career onto one disc. My first introduction to Paul Weller was watching Live Aid in 1985 and seeing the Style Council for the first time. Since then, I've been following a greatly underappreciated singer /songwriter (in the US, at least)through his wonderful solo career. I recently purchased the import 4 disc version which is specially priced and can be purchased from Amazon.uk at a very reasonable price. The DVD version is available and is highly recommended in that every one of his music videos is collected and can be watched on a region 1 player. However, do yourself a favor by getting any of his live DVD concerts like "Days of Speed" along with the CD version for some great songwriting/singing. He is also a great live act but he doesn't get to the states that often. In short, if you are new to Paul Weller/Jam/Style Council then spring for this otherwise the fans have these tracks already.
 It could be so much better January 30, 2007
Sheldon Cooper (Pittsburgh, PA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Get the 4 cd set instead! Or if you're doing it on the cheap look for the single cd version of the Jam's Compact Snap (used), Style Councils's Greatest Hits (cutout) & Paul's Modern Classics (cutout).
The best way to do it tho' is get the Jam's DIRECTION REACTION CREATION (5CD BOX), Style Council's THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF (5CD BOX) - ok you'll have to put up with the unreleased lp, but still worth it. Then get
Live Wood (import only)& the 2disk set Catch Flame. Alright you'll still need Modern Classics but it's a cutout now right?
Unfortunately this 1 disk "sampler" just doesn't do Paul or his Jam & SC mates justice. Misses some fantastic stuff (Just Who Is The 5 o' Clock Hero?, Ghosts, Fresh Carnation, Little Boy Soldiers, Smithers-Jones (both versions)...
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