Courtesy Of Ramona
Courtesy Of Craig M.
For thirty years, John Weller managed the career of his son Paul, through the salad days and success of The Jam in the Seventies and early Eighties, the ups and downs of The Style Council and Paul’s re-emergence as a solo artist in the Nineties. Theirs was a unique father-son relationship in the music industry, built on John’s unwavering belief in Paul’s talent and shared values like hard work and pragmatism.
John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite.
John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly we…
John could be blunt, and once refused to have lunch in a record company’s executive dining room, remarking to the managing director: “I didn’t come here to eat, I came to do business.” But his bark was worse than his bite.
John’s success was all the more remarkable since he started in his forties after years working in factories, on building sites and driving a taxi. When The Jam signed to Polydor in February 1977, for a £6,000 advance and a six per cent royalty rate, John admitted he didn’t have a bank account and asked for cash instead of a cheque. A&R man Chris Parry duly we…
Did I miss something? I don't recall Eton Rifles being played...I thought he went straight into That's Entertainment?
ReplyDeleteAlso to note...Broken Stones was added to by some choruses of "Oh Happy Day"
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You didnt miss anything. They didn't do 7 & 3 or Eton Rifles. There were a few 'add lib' moments.
ReplyDeletea great show that the band and crowd were both up for.
You are correct. They didn;t do 7 & 3 either. But the improvisation we'll made up for it.
ReplyDeleteA great Weller gig, as usual.
they didnt do 7&3 or Eton Rifles but the improvisation well made up for it. There was a bob Dylan cover mixed into the acoustic set and Weller wet into a song momentarily, but I dont recall what it was.
ReplyDeleteA great show
Any idea if there's a recording of this floating around somewhere? It was only my 2nd PW gig (first was SF's 2005 show), and I'd like to get a recording of one or the other someday...
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