The Jam
The Day I Was There
Published on 21. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
290 pages
978-1-915858-45-0 (ISBN)
Description
With a foreword by Jam drummer Rick Buckler, The Jam - The Day I Was There tells the story of The Jam in the words of over 400 fans. With memories from the earliest shows at clubs and pubs around Woking and London, and then their UK and American tours before their last ever gig in Brighton on 11 December 1982.
Told from the perspective of fans, promoters, studio engineers, photographers and support acts, the book includes personal photographs, memorabilia, anecdotes and stories that have never been published before.
Between 1977 and their split in 1982, The Jam released six albums and 18 singles, including four UK numbers 1s. They were the biggest band in Britain.
Told from the perspective of fans, promoters, studio engineers, photographers and support acts, the book includes personal photographs, memorabilia, anecdotes and stories that have never been published before.
Between 1977 and their split in 1982, The Jam released six albums and 18 singles, including four UK numbers 1s. They were the biggest band in Britain.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
220 colour and B&W illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915858-45-0 (9781915858450)
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Persons
Neil Cossar was guitarist in the late 70s group The Cheaters.
Signed to Parlophone Records but never troubling the charts, The Cheaters were named
'hardest working band of the year' by BBC Radio 1 after playing 321 gigs and
recording an album in 1982!
During
the 90s, Neil worked as a radio DJ in Manchester, UK, before moving into music
PR. His client list included Def Leppard, INXS, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell, Jean
Michel Jarre, Natalie Imbruglia, The Hollies, Feist, The Stranglers, Barenaked
Ladies and UB40.
Neil
launched his music trivia site This Day in Music.com in 1999. His published works include This Day In Music (Omnibus,
2010), Bob Dylan - The Day I Was There (Spenwood, 2025), David Bowie -
A People's History (Spenwood, 2025), Bruce Springsteen - The Day I Was
There (Spenwood 2025) and The Jam - The Day I Was There (with
Richard Houghton) (Spenwood, 2025).
Neil is presently playing music again, touring with The Guilty
Men (theguiltymen.co.uk).
Richard Houghton is the author of more than 25 books on music. He specialises in fan histories, bringing together the memories of fans from across a band's career to bring a whole new perspective to an act's legacy. He is the Managing Director of Spenwood Books, which specialises in fan histories.
Signed to Parlophone Records but never troubling the charts, The Cheaters were named
'hardest working band of the year' by BBC Radio 1 after playing 321 gigs and
recording an album in 1982!
During
the 90s, Neil worked as a radio DJ in Manchester, UK, before moving into music
PR. His client list included Def Leppard, INXS, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell, Jean
Michel Jarre, Natalie Imbruglia, The Hollies, Feist, The Stranglers, Barenaked
Ladies and UB40.
Neil
launched his music trivia site This Day in Music.com in 1999. His published works include This Day In Music (Omnibus,
2010), Bob Dylan - The Day I Was There (Spenwood, 2025), David Bowie -
A People's History (Spenwood, 2025), Bruce Springsteen - The Day I Was
There (Spenwood 2025) and The Jam - The Day I Was There (with
Richard Houghton) (Spenwood, 2025).
Neil is presently playing music again, touring with The Guilty
Men (theguiltymen.co.uk).
Richard Houghton is the author of more than 25 books on music. He specialises in fan histories, bringing together the memories of fans from across a band's career to bring a whole new perspective to an act's legacy. He is the Managing Director of Spenwood Books, which specialises in fan histories.