STYLE COUNCIL, The - Cafe Bleu (Special Edition) - TRIFOLD 180 GRAM VINYL 3XLP
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The STYLE COUNCIL
Cafe Bleu (Special Edition)
UMR
limited trifold 180 gram vinyl 3xLP Cat: 651577 6Rel: 2 Feb 26
Indie/Alternative Side 1 - Track 1. Speak Like A Child (LP1 introducing Expanded) Side 1 - Track 2. Party Chambers Side 1 - Track 3. Mick's Up Side 1 - Track 4. Headstart For Happiness (Early versions) Side 1 - Track 5. Money-go-round (part 1 & 2 Beat Bevans remix/club mix) Side 2 - Track 1. Long Hot Summer Side 2 - Track 2. Le Depart Side 2 - Track 3. The Paris Match Side 2 - Track 4. Spring, Summer, Autumn Side 2 - Track 5. Mick's Company Side 3 - Track 1. Mick's Blessings (LP2 original album) Side 3 - Track 2. The Whole Point Of No Return Side 3 - Track 3. Me Ship Came In! Side 3 - Track 4. Blue Cafe Side 3 - Track 5. The Paris Match Side 3 - Track 6. My Ever Changing Moods Side 3 - Track 7. Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse Side 4 - Track 1. A Gospel Side 4 - Track 2. Strength Of Your Nature Side 4 - Track 3. You're The Best Thing Side 4 - Track 4. Here's One That Got Away Side 4 - Track 5. Headstart For Happiness Side 4 - Track 6. Council Meetin' Side 5 - Track 1. My Ever Changing Moods (LP3 introducing Expanded / Post album singles And B-sides / demos, outtakes & alternate versions / long version) Side 5 - Track 2. A Solid Bond In Your Heart Side 5 - Track 3. The Big Boss Groove (12" version) Side 5 - Track 4. You're The Dub Thing Side 6 - Track 1. Long Hot Summer (Pre Tsc demo) Side 6 - Track 2. Party Chambers (alternate version) Side 6 - Track 3. Up For Grabs (demo) Side 6 - Track 4. Mick's Demo Side 6 - Track 5. Take It To The Top (demo) Side 6 - Track 6. Dropping Bombs On The White House (alternate version)
London-born songwriter Paul Weller had already reshaped British pop once with The Jam before teaming up with keyboard player Mick Talbot for The Style Council - a project that swapped punk grit for elegance and experimentation. This offering dives into that transformation, tracing how Weller used jazz harmony, soul phrasing and social critique to rebuild his sound from the ground up. Early versions of 'Long Hot Summer' and 'Party Chambers' reveal his fixation on grooves and restraint, while Tracey Thorn's guest vocal on 'The Paris Match' draws out the band's emotional precision beneath their cool surface. Across BBC and live recordings, the rhythm section stretches into freer, more improvisatory territory. The result is both archival and alive - proof of British pop's most thoughtful reinvention.
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