THE JAM SINGLE DISCOGRAPHY

Based on information input by Stefan Andersson

THE JAM UK SINGLES

Catalogue No.Title
Polydor 2058 866 IN THE CITY/TAKIN' MY LOVE (4/77; No.40)
Polydor 2058 903 ALL AROUND THE WORLD/CARNABY STREET (7/77; No.13)
Polydor 2058 945 THE MODERN WORLD [censored]/*SWEET SOUL MUSIC (live)/*BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN (live)/*BRICKS AND MORTAR (part)(live) (10/77; No.36)
Polydor 2058 995 NEWS OF THE WORLD/*AUNTIES AND UNCLES (IMPULSIVE YOUTHS)/*INNOCENT MAN (2/78; No.27)
Polydor 2059 054 DAVID WATTS/"A" BOMB IN WARDOUR STREET (8/78; No.25)
Polydor POSP 8 DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT [edit]/SO SAD ABOUT US/*THE NIGHT (10/78; No.15)
Polydor POSP 34 STRANGE TOWN/THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR (3/79; No.15)
Polydor POSP 69 WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG/SMITHERS-JONES (8/79; No.17)
Polydor POSP 83 THE ETON RIFLES [edit]/*SEE SAW (10/79; No.3)
Polydor POSP 113 GOING UNDERGROUND/THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN (3/80;No.1)
Polydor POSPJ 113/ GOING UNDERGROUND/THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN//AWAY 2816 024 FROM THE NUMBERS (live)/THE MODERN WORLD (live)/ DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live) (100,000 limited edition double pack, 3/80)
Polydor 2059 266 START! [edit]/*LIZA RADLEY (8/80; No.1)
Polydor POSP 257 FUNERAL PYRE/DISGUISES (5/81; No.4)
Polydor POSP 350 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS/TALES FROM THE RIVERBANK (100,000 limited edition with lyric sheet, 10/81; No.4)
Polydor POSP 400 TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS [edit] (2/82; No.1)
Polydor POSPX 400 TOWN CALLED MALICE (live)/*PRECIOUS (extended) (12", 2/82)
Polydor POSP 505 THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW/PITY POOR ALFIE/FEVER (9/82; No.2)
Polydor POSP 540 BEAT SURRENDER/SHOPPING (11/82; No.1)
Polydor POSPJ 540/ BEAT SURRENDER/SHOPPING//MOVE ON UP/STONED OUT JAM 1 OF MY MIND/*WAR (limited edition double pack,11/82)
Polydor POSPX 540 BEAT SURRENDER/SHOPPING/MOVE ON UP/STONED OUT OF MY MIND/*WAR (12", 11/82)
Polydor POSP 482 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live) (1/83; No.21, import 1/81)
Polydor POSP 483 JUST WHO IS THE 5 O'CLOCK HERO?/*WAR (version)/THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1/83; No.8, import 6/82)
Polydor SNAPL 45 LIVE EP: *Move On Up/*Get Yourself Together/*The Great Depression/*But I'm Different Now (limited edition EP given away with initial copies of Snap! album, 9/83)
Old Gold OG 9895 BEAT SURRENDER/THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW) (12/89)
Old Gold OG 9894 TOWN CALLED MALICE/ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (3/90)
Old Gold OG 9896 THE ETON RIFLES [edit]/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT [edit] (3/90)
Old Gold OG 9897 GOING UNDERGROUND/START! [edit] (3/90)
S/Fruit SFPS 080 THE PEEL SESSIONS: *In The City/*Art School/*I've Changed My Adress/*The Modern World (12", 7/90)
S/Fruit SFPSMC 080 THE PEEL SESSIONS (cassette, 7/90)
S/Fruit SFPSCD 080 THE PEEL SESSIONS (CD, 7/90)
Polydor PO 155 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live) (6/91)
Polydor POCS 155 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live) (cassette, 6/91)
Polydor PZ 155 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live)/TOWN CALLED MALICE (live) (12", 6/91)
Polydor PZCD 155 THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (live)/TOWN CALLED MALICE (live) (CD, 6/91)
Polydor PO 199 THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN/AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS (live)/THE MODERN WORLD (live) (3/92)
Polydor PZ 199 THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN/AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS (live)/THE MODERN WORLD (live) (12", 3/92)
Polydor PZCD 199 THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN/AWAY FROM THE NUMBERS (live)/ THE MODERN WORLD (live) (CD, 3/92)
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* indicates non-album track NB: All Jam singles up to "Going Underground" were re-released in May 1980 and then the whole lot appeared again in January 1983.

THE JAM FAN CLUB FLEXIS

Catalogue No.Title
Fan Club WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG (live) (12/80)
Fan Club TALES FROM THE RIVERBANK (version) (12/81)
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THE JAM MAGAZINE FREEBIES

Catalogue No.Title
Sounds GOOD FOR NOTHING (includes Art School, free flexi EP, 1977)
Flexipop 002 POP ART POEM/BOY ABOUT TOWN (version) (blue, yellow or green flexi, free with Flexipop magazine, 2/81)
MM PAOLO 100 MOVE ON UP (live) (free flexi with Melody Maker, 11/82)
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THE JAM INTERVIEW DISC

Catalogue No.Title
PJAM 1 INTERVIEW WITH PAUL WELLER AND BRUCE FOXTON (1,200 limited edition picture disc with insert, 1983)
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THE JAM ORIGINAL US SINGLES

Catalogue No.Title
Polydor PD 14442 IN THE CITY/TAKIN' MY LOVE (1977)
Polydor PD 14462 I NEED YOU (FOR SOMEONE)/IN THE CITY (1978)
Polydor PD 14553 THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR/STRANGE TOWN (black or yellow vinyl, 1979)
Polydor PD 14556 MR. CLEAN/DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT (1979)
Polydor PD 2051 THE ETON RIFLES/SMITHERS-JONES (version) (possibly promo only, 1979)
Polydor PD 2074 HEATWAVE/SATURDAYS KIDS (1979)
Polydor PD 2155 START! [edit]/WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG (picture sleeve, 1980)
Polydor PRO 145 GOING UNDERGROUND/THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN [edit] (given away with initial copies of "Sound Affects", 1980)
Polydor PX 1-503 THE JAM: Absolute Beginners/Tales From The River- bank/Funeral Pyre/Disguises/Liza Radley (12" EP, picture sleeve, 1981; No.176)
Polydor PD 2206 TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS [edit] (1982)
Polydor PX 1-506 THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW)/PITY POOR ALFIE/FEVER/THE GREAT DEPRESSION/WAR (12", picture sleeve, 1982; No.135)
Polydor CX 1-506 THE BITTEREST PILL (I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW)/PITY POOR ALFIE/FEVER/THE GREAT DEPRESSION/WAR (cassette, 1982)
Polydor 810 751-1 BEAT SURRENDER/SHOPPING/MOVE ON UP/STONED OUT OF MY MIND/WAR (version) (12", picture sleeve, 1982; No.171)
Polydor 810 751-4 BEAT SURRENDER/SHOPPING/MOVE ON UP/STONED OUT OF MY MIND/WAR (version) (cassette, 1982)
S/Fruit DEI 8350-2 THE PEEL SESSIONS: same as UK (CD, 1990)
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NB: 7" promos with both sides playing the A-side exist for all the singles with the PD prefix, and are generally much easier to find than the official releases.

THE JAM DIFFERENT US PROMOS

Catalogue No.Title
Polydor PRO 078 MR. CLEAN (censored)/ENGLISH ROSE/TO BE SOMEONE (DIDN'T WE HAVE A NICE TIME) (12" promo, 1979)
Polydor PRO 149 MONDAY/THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT/PRETTY GREEN/START! (12" promo, 1980)
Polydor PRO 180 TOWN CALLED MALICE/TOWN CALLED MALICE (12" promo, 1982)
Polydor SACD 491 JAM COVERS: And Your Bird Can Sing/I Got You (I Feel Good)/Move On Up/Disguises/So Sad About Us/ Stoned Out Of My Mind (CD promo, 1992)>
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