Direction Reaction Creation
Compilation album by The Jam
Released	26 May 1997
Recorded	March 1977 - 13 September 1982
Genre	Rock
Label	Polydor
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The Jam Collection (1996) Direction Reaction Creation (1997) The Very Best Of The Jam (1997)

Direction Reaction Creation is an anthology released by the British punk rock band, The Jam, in 1997. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs, including all of the songs from their singles (although the A sides are present in the studio versions only) and six studio albums. Songs marked with * indicate a Paul Weller solo recording.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD 1 1.2 CD 2 1.3 CD 3 1.4 CD 4 1.5 CD 5

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD 1

1. In the City
2. Takin' My Love
3. Art School
4. I've Changed My Address
5. Slow Down
6. I Got By in Time
7. Away from the Numbers
8. Batman Theme
9. Sounds from the Street
10. Non-Stop Dancing
11. Time for Truth
12. Bricks and Mortar
13. All Around the World
14. Carnaby Street
15. The Modern World
16. London Traffic
17. Standards
18. Life from a Window
19. The Combine
20. Don't Tell Them You're Sane
21. In the Street Today
22. London Girl
23. I Need You (For Someone)
24. Here Comes the Weekend
25. Tonight at Noon
26. In the Midnight Hour

[edit] CD 2

1. News of the World
2. Aunties and Uncles (Impulsive Youths)
3. Innocent Man
4. David Watts
5. 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
6. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
7. So Sad About Us
8. The Night
9. All Mod Cons
10. To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
11. Mr. Clean
12. English Rose
13. In the Crowd
14. Billy Hunt
15. It's Too Bad
16. Fly
17. The Place I Love
18. Strange Town
19. The Butterfly Collector
20. When You're Young
21. Smithers-Jones
22. The Eton Rifles
23. See-Saw

[edit] CD 3

1. Girl on the Phone
2. Thick as Thieves
3. Private Hell
4. Little Boy Soldiers
5. Wasteland
6. Burning Sky
7. Smithers-Jones (Setting Sons Version)
8. Saturday's Kids
9. Heat Wave
10. Going Underground
11. The Dreams Of Children
12. Start!
13. Liza Radley
14. Pretty Green
15. Monday
16. But I'm Different Now
17. Set the House Ablaze
18. That's Entertainment
19. Dream Time
20. Man in the Corner Shop
21. Music for the Last Couple
22. Boy About Town
23. Scrape Away

[edit] CD 4

1. Funeral Pyre
2. Disguises
3. Absolute Beginners
4. Tales from the Riverbank
5. Town Called Malice
6. Precious (12" Version)
7. Happy Together
8. Ghosts
9. Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?
10. Trans-Global Express
11. Running on the Spot
12. Circus
13. The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong
14. Carnation
15. The Gift
16. The Great Depression
17. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)
18. Pity Poor Alfie/Fever
19. Beat Surrender
20. Shopping
21. Move On Up
22. Stoned Out of My Mind
23. War

[edit] CD 5

1. In the City (Alternate Version)
2. Time for Truth (Alternate Version)
3. Sounds from the Street (Alternate Version)
4. So Sad About Us (Alternate Version)
5. Worlds Apart (Alternate Version)
6. Billy Hunt (Alternate Version)
7. It's Too Bad (Alternate Version)
8. To Be Someone (Alternate Version)
9. David Watts (Alternate Version)
10. Best of Both Worlds (Alternate Version)
11. That's Entertainment (Alternate Version)
12. Rain*
13. Dream Time*
14. Dead End Street*
15. Stand By Me*
16. Every Little Bit Hurts*
17. Tales from the Riverbank (Alternate Version)
18. Walking in Heaven's Sunshine
19. Precious*
20. Pity Poor Alfie (Swing Version)
21. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) (First Version)
22. A Solid Bond In Your Heart*

v • d • e The Jam Paul Weller · Bruce Foxton · Rick Buckler Studio albums In the City · This Is the Modern World · All Mod Cons · Setting Sons · Sound Affects · The Gift Live albums Dig the New Breed · Live Jam · The Jam at the BBC Singles "In the City" · "All Around the World" · "The Modern World" · "News of the World" · "David Watts" / "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street" · "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" · "Strange Town" · "When You're Young" · "The Eton Rifles" · "Going Underground" / "Dreams of Children" · "Start!" · "That's Entertainment" · "Funeral Pyre" · "Absolute Beginners" · "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" · "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" · "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)" · "Beat Surrender" Compilations Snap! · Greatest Hits · Extras · Collection · Direction Reaction Creation · The Very Best of The Jam · Beat Surrender · Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam · 45 rpm: The Singles, 1977-1979 · 45 rpm: The Singles, 1980-1982 · The Sound of the Jam Related articles Mod Revival · Polydor Records · The Style Council · The Merton Parkas · Vic Coppersmith-Heaven