In fact, at the age of just 24, he was already a musical veteran with six albums and nine Top 10 singles under his belt with The Jam. When Paul Weller announced The Style Council’s arrival in March 1983, he’d come a very long way. The album was remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Long Hot Summers features rare photos, an introduction by Paul Weller, a new essay by Lois Wilson, and sleeve-notes from ‘super-fan’, actor Martin Freeman.
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Long Hot Summers includes two unreleased tracks – an intriguing demo of the top 5 single "My Ever Changing Moods" with strings, and the extended, 5-minute plus version of "Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse." Of course, it also includes all the band’s classic singles –12 top-20 hits -including the debut single “Speak Like A Child” and the utterly sublime “Long Hot Summer.” The album also features key album tracks and fans’ favourites such as “Headstart For Happiness.” See full tracklisting and format details below.Ī demo version of the Top 5 single “My Ever Changing Moods” is also out today as an instant grat download with album pre-order. As well as the huge hit Long Hot Summer, the album also includes the band’s sterling debut top 5 single “Speak Like A Child” as well as other masterpieces such as the languid “You’re The Best Thing,” “Ever Changing Moods” and dance floor filler “Shout To The Top.” The release also ties in with a brilliant Sky Arts documentary about the band, also out on October 30 th, featuring interviews with all key members, fans and collaborators. Named with a nod to the band’s biggest hit, Long Hot Summers is endorsed and co-compiled by Paul Weller himself. And they didn’t need big hair to get there.Īnd now, finally, Long Hot Summers- the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated definitive career anthology teaming with all the greatest hits and more is released on October 30th on Polydor/Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company.
With their generous slew of chart hits, The Style Council were one of the defining pop bands of the 80s. Paul Weller, smart, fearless, audacious, with a social conscience totally unafraid to push the possibilities of pop. Who am I kidding? Yes, and to my adulthood as well.”ġ0 SEPTEMBER 2020 (TORONTO, ON) - The Style Council was emblematic of its creator. “The Style Council gave so much to my youth. “We set out to have fun, document the times and at the same time we wanted to elevate pop to an art form – I think we did that."
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