Direction Reaction Creation is an anthology released by the British punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band, The Jam

The Jam

The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...

, in 1997. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs, including all of the songs from their singles (although the A sides are present in the studio versions only) and six studio albums. Songs marked with * indicate a Paul Weller

Paul Weller

Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...

 solo recording.

The box set reached #8 in the UK charts. A year later, another anthology box set, this time by Weller's second band The Style Council

The Style Council

The Style Council were an English band, formed in 1983 by the ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller, with keyboardist Mick Talbot. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then-wife, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young and Tracey Thorn also...

 was released, titled The Complete Adventures Of The Style Council.

CD 1

1. In the City
2. Takin' My Love
3. Art School
4. I've Changed My Address
5. Slow Down
6. I Got By in Time
7. Away from the Numbers
8. Batman Theme
9. Sounds from the Street
10. Non-Stop Dancing
11. Time for Truth
12. Bricks and Mortar
13. All Around the World
    All Around the World (The Jam song)
    "All Around the World" was a single released by The Jam on 23 July 1977 and reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart.The single was backed by the B-side, "Carnaby Street," and was released between the debut album, In the City, and the band's second album, This Is the Modern World.The song can be heard...
    
    
14. Carnaby Street
15. The Modern World
    The Modern World
    "The Modern World" was a single released by the British group The Jam on 5 November 1977. Backed by the tracks "Sweet Soul Music", "Back in My Arms Again" recorded live at London's 100 Club on 11 September 1977, it reached #36 in the UK Singles chart...
    
    
16. London Traffic
17. Standards
18. Life from a Window
19. The Combine
20. Don't Tell Them You're Sane
21. In the Street Today
22. London Girl
23. I Need You (For Someone)
24. Here Comes the Weekend
25. Tonight at Noon
26. In the Midnight Hour

CD 2

1. News of the World
   News of the World (song)
   News of the World was a single by British group The Jam released on 11 March 1978. It reached #27 in the UK Singles Chart. "Aunties And Uncles " and "Innocent Man" appeared as its B-side...
   
   
2. Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)
3. Innocent Man
4. David Watts
   David Watts (The Jam song)
   "David Watts" is a song written by Ray Davies that originally appeared on the Kinks's 1967 album Something Else by the Kinks. It was also the American and Continental Europe B-side to Autumn Almanac...
   
   
5. 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
6. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
   Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
   "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" was the second single taken from the album All Mod Cons by The Jam. Released on 21 October 1978, it charted at number 15 and was backed by a cover of the Who song "So Sad About Us", and "The Night", written by Bruce Foxton...
   
   
7. So Sad About Us
8. The Night
9. All Mod Cons
10. To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
11. Mr. Clean
12. English Rose
13. In the Crowd
14. Billy Hunt
15. It's Too Bad
16. Fly
17. The Place I Love
18. Strange Town
    Strange Town
    The song "Strange Town" was released on 17 March 1979 by The Jam and reached #15 in the UK singles chart.Backed by the Paul Weller-penned "The Butterfly Collector", the single was one of many The Jam singles that did not appear on any of the band's studio albums. "Strange Town" appears on the...
    
    
19. The Butterfly Collector
20. When You're Young
    When You're Young
    "When You're Young" was released as a one-off single by The Jam. Released on 25 August 1979, it charted at number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-side, "Smithers-Jones", is widely considered to be Jam bassist Bruce Foxton's finest song-writing moment and also appears - with an orchestral...
    
    
21. Smithers-Jones
    Smithers-Jones
    Smithers-Jones is a song written by Bruce Foxton for recording with his fellow bandmates in The Jam.Smithers-Jones differs from the majority of tracks by The Jam in that it was not written by guitarist vocalist Paul Weller. "Smithers-Jones" was originally recorded as a straightforward rock take for...
    
    
22. The Eton Rifles
    The Eton Rifles
    "The Eton Rifles" was the only single to be released from the album Setting Sons by The Jam. Recorded at Townhouse studios and released on 3 November 1979, it became the band's first top ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #3...
    
    
23. See-Saw

CD 3

1. Girl on the Phone
2. Thick as Thieves
3. Private Hell
4. Little Boy Soldiers
5. Wasteland
6. Burning Sky
7. Smithers-Jones
   Smithers-Jones
   Smithers-Jones is a song written by Bruce Foxton for recording with his fellow bandmates in The Jam.Smithers-Jones differs from the majority of tracks by The Jam in that it was not written by guitarist vocalist Paul Weller. "Smithers-Jones" was originally recorded as a straightforward rock take for...
   
    (Setting Sons Version)
8. Saturday's Kids
9. Heat Wave
10. Going Underground
    Going Underground
    "Going Underground" is the first British number-one chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at number one, a rare feat at the time, and spent three weeks at the top...
    
    
11. The Dreams Of Children
12. Start!
    Start!
    "Start!" is the eleventh UK single release by punk rock band, The Jam and their second number-one, following "Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children". Upon its release on 15 August 1980, it debuted at number three, and two weeks later reached number one for one week...
    
    
13. Liza Radley
14. Pretty Green
15. Monday
16. But I'm Different Now
17. Set the House Ablaze
18. That's Entertainment
19. Dream Time
20. Man in the Corner Shop
21. Music for the Last Couple
22. Boy About Town
23. Scrape Away

CD 4

1. Funeral Pyre
   Funeral Pyre
   "Funeral Pyre" is The Jam's thirteenth single released on 6 June 1981. Backed by the B-side "Disguises", a cover of a Who track, it reached #4 in the UK Singles chart....
   
   
2. Disguises
3. Absolute Beginners
   Absolute Beginners (The Jam song)
   "Absolute Beginners" was a single released by The Jam on 24 October 1981. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums, it reached number 4 in the UK Singles chart...
   
   
4. Tales from the Riverbank
5. Town Called Malice
   Town Called Malice
   "Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by The Jam from the album The Gift. It reached number one in the UK singles chart.-Song profile:It was a double A-side single release featuring "Precious" as the flip side...
   
   
6. Precious (12" Version)
7. Happy Together
8. Ghosts
9. Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?
   Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?
   "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" is a song and single released by The Jam on 3 July 1982, it features on their sixth studio album The Gift. Contrary to popular misconception the single was not released as a single in Britain but was a Dutch import...
   
   
10. Trans-Global Express
11. Running on the Spot
12. Circus
13. The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong
14. Carnation
15. The Gift
16. The Great Depression
17. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
    The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
    "The Bitterest Pill " was a single released by The Jam after the success of the album The Gift. Although it did not appear on any of the band's studio albums it charted at #2 in the UK Singles chart following its release on 10 September 1982.The B-side to the single was a medley of the Paul...
    
    
18. Pity Poor Alfie/Fever
19. Beat Surrender
    Beat Surrender
    "Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single released on 26 November 1982.It became the band's fourth #1 UK single for two weeks in December 1982. The 7" was backed by the B-side "Shopping"...
    
    
20. Shopping
21. Move On Up
22. Stoned Out of My Mind
23. War

CD 5

1. In the City (Alternate Version)
2. Time for Truth (Alternate Version)
3. Sounds from the Street (Alternate Version)
4. So Sad About Us (Alternate Version)
5. Worlds Apart (Alternate Version)
6. Billy Hunt (Alternate Version)
7. It's Too Bad (Alternate Version)
8. To Be Someone (Alternate Version)
9. David Watts (Alternate Version)
10. Best of Both Worlds (Alternate Version)
11. That's Entertainment (Alternate Version)
12. Rain
    Rain (The Beatles song)
    "Rain" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released in June 1966 as the B-side of the "Paperback Writer" single...
    
    *
13. Dream Time*
14. Dead End Street*
15. Stand By Me
    Stand by Me (song)
    "Stand by Me" is the title of a song originally performed by Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller, based on the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me,", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2-3...
    
    *
16. Every Little Bit Hurts*
17. Tales from the Riverbank (Alternate Version)
18. Walking in Heaven's Sunshine
19. Precious*
20. Pity Poor Alfie (Swing Version)
21. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) (First Version)
22. A Solid Bond In Your Heart*

Personnel

• Afrodiziak
  Afrodiziak
  Afrodiziak was the collective name used by the British singers Caron Wheeler and Claudia Fontaine in the mid-to-late 1980s. As a duo, they were best known for performing backup vocals on Elvis Costello's 1983 album Punch the Clock, especially its single, the international hit "Everyday I Write the...
  
   – background vocals
• Martin Drover – trumpet
• Claudia Fontaine
  Claudia Fontaine
  Claudia Fontaine is a backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. She has sung with Betty Boo, Dusty Springfield, Claudia Brücken, Julia Fordham and the bands Pink Floyd and The Beatmasters...
  
   – background vocals
• Russell Henderson – steel drums
• Steve Nichol – trumpet, Hammond organ
• Keith Thomas – saxophone, soprano sax
• Luke Tunney – trumpet
• Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler
  Caron Wheeler is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and singing the lead vocals on the two biggest hits for Soul II Soul Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963) is a two-time Grammy Award winning British R&B/soul singer, who gained fame by writing and...
  
   – background vocals
• Peter Wilson – piano, drums, keyboards, Hammond organ, producer, string arrangements, remixing
• Tracie Young – background vocals

Additional personnel

• Neil Allen – liner notes, essay
• Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
  Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
  Vic Coppersmith-Heaven is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his production work with The Jam.-Career:...
  
   – producer
• Paul Cox – photography
• Johnny Devlin – liner notes, essay
• Ian Dickson – photography
• Jill Furmanovsky – photography
• Pat Gilbert – liner notes, essay
• Frank Griffin – photography
• Simon Halfon – art direction, design
• Paolo Hewitt – liner notes, foreword
• The Jam
  The Jam
  The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
  
  – producer
• Mike Laye – photography
• Gered Mankowitz – photography
• Dennis Munday – producer, compilation, remixing, research
• Steve Musters – remixing
• Carlos Olms – photography
• Denis O'Regan – photography
• Chris Parry – producer
• John Reed – liner notes, essay
• Pennie Smith – photography
• Vic Smith – producer
• Tony Taverner – producer
• Virginia Turbett – photography
• Laurens Van Houten – photography
• Roger Wake – digital remastering
• Arnold Williams – photography