History of The Jams a.k.a. The Timelords

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Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 43:04

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stoob

Download these tracks and give Jimmy and Bill some money, they burnt most of theirs! Awesome! Make mine a 99!

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No, you should have been COOLER

pupasitahazel

the mere fect that u ONLY knew these guys from their 2 American 'hits' pretty much tells people cooler than you (like me) right off the bat you are out of your league. This lp is, as the other reviewer states, 'ahead of it's time'. No need to avopid if you are at all interested in the next step in Manchester inspired dance music.

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I Should Have Known

crichton007

I knew the last two songs of this album from the Dr. Demento Show. I really liked them so I took the plunge and downloaded the album without previewing anyof the tracks. The last two are just as I remembered them. The rest is a different story... Two of the tracks drop the F bomb which is odd since the track "Downtown" is a song about Jesus. I guess if they had combined the two that might have been acceptable. If I had to describe the album I would say this was a poorly written album from the SNL cast prominently featuring Mike Meyers and his early Austin Powers voice. Beware...

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ahead of time

netwalker

The J.A.M.S / KLF where ahead of time. Now 15 years later this style is better known and popular as bastard pop and mash-up. I am so glad to have this download now. Saves me time since I still have the originals on vinyl.

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They Say All Media Guide

Interesting more for its sample-and-scatter philosophy than the thick Scottish brogue with which Drummond tries to emulate Run-D.M.C., The History of the JAMs a.k.a. the Timelords takes no prisoners: Dave Brubeck’s familiar saxophone riff from “Take Five” is looped onto the James Brown-style jam “Don’t Take Five (Take What You Want),” Whitney Houston “guests” on the hilarious “Whitney Joins the JAMs” (a dry run for the later, actually live, appearance of Tammy Wynette), and assorted other stars of the past also make appearances (including the Beatles, MC5, Jimi Hendrix, and Petula Clark). Aside from the novelty tracks — which wear as thin as their production values — this is the only available KLF full-length containing “Doctorin’ the Tardis,” perhaps the most popular sports anthem ever recorded . – John Bush

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