Snap! is a greatest hits album by 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...

, released in 1983, one year after the group disbanded. The double-album includes all sixteen of the band's UK singles, plus B-sides, album tracks and rarities. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...

 of Allmusic called it "one of the greatest greatest-hits albums of all time".

Editions

Initial quantities of the album included a limited edition 4 track EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Live, recorded at Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

 during the farewell tour of 1982. Featuring the tracks "Get Yourself Together", "Move On Up

Move On Up

"Move on Up" is a song by Curtis Mayfield from his 1970 debut album Curtis. In 1971, the song spent ten weeks in the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, but it did not chart in the United States. In 2001 Bran Van 3000 recorded "Astounded", which featured Curtis Mayfield singing the lyrics of "Move on Up"...

", "The Great Depression" and "But I'm Different Now", the EP is notable for the fact that these songs were never re-issued on any other Jam compilation.

In 2006, Universal Music re-released Snap! in its entirety on CD for the first time, again with initial copies including the limited edition live EP. Prior to this, it had only been available in abbreviated form as the single CD Compact Snap!

Compact Snap!

Compact Snap! is a greatest hits CD collection from The Jam. It is an abbreviated version of the vinyl double-album Snap!, originally released in 1983. Compact Snap! is the second greatest hits album by The Jam....

, which contained only 21 of the 29 tracks from the original double album.

Disc 1

1. "In the City"
2. "Away from the Numbers"
3. "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...
   
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4. "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...
   
   " (Single Version)
5. "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...
   
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6. "Billy Hunt"
7. "English Rose"
8. "Mr. Clean"
9. "David Watts" (Single Mix)
10. "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" (Single Version)
11. "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...
    
    " (Single Edit)
12. "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...
    
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13. "The Butterfly Collector"
14. "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...
    
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15. "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...
    
    " (Single Version)
16. "Thick as Thieves"

Disc 2

1. "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...
   
   " (Single Edit)
2. "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...
   
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3. "Dreams of Children
   Dreams of Children
   Dreams Of Children is a song which is the second part of The Jam's Double A-side single Going Underground, which successfully went to #1 in 1980...
   
   " (US Edit)
4. "That's Entertainment
   That's Entertainment (song)
   "That's Entertainment" is a 1980 song by British punk/Mod Revivalist group The Jam off their fifth album, Sound Affects.-Song profile:...
   
   " (Demo Version)
5. "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...
   
   " (Single Version)
6. "Man in the Cornershop"
7. "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....
   
   " (Remixed Version)
8. "Absolute Beginners"
9. "Tales from the Riverbank"
10. "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...
    
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11. "Precious
    Precious (The Jam song)
    "Precious" was a song composed by Paul Weller and performed by the British band The Jam.It appears on The Jam's 1982 album The Gift and also as a double A-Side single along with "Town Called Malice". It reached number one in the British music charts...
    
    " (Single Edit)
12. "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...
    
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13. "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"...
    
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Limited edition live EP

1. "Move On Up" (Live at Wembley Arena)
2. "Get Yourself Together" (Live at Wembley Arena)
3. "The Great Depression" (Live at Wembley Arena)
4. "But I'm Different Now" (Live at Wembley Arena)