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Boy About Town by The Jam

First released: 28 Nov 1980, Length: 2:00

Creators (10)

Instruments

  1. Bruce Foxton (01 Sep 1980) bass guitar
  2. Paul Weller (01 Sep 1980) guitar
  3. Rick Buckler (01 Sep 1980) drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Bruce Foxton (01 Sep 1980)
  2. Paul Weller (01 Sep 1980) lead vocals

Engineer

  1. Alan Douglas
  2. George Chambers

Producer

  1. The Jam
  2. Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven

Locations

Recorded At

  1. The Town House (01 Sep 1980)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Boy About Town (01 Sep 1980)

    Composer

    1. Paul Weller

    Lyricist

    1. Paul Weller

Releases containing this recording (26)

Official

Album

  1. Sound Affects 28 Nov 1980 The Jam
  2. Sound Affects 1980 The Jam
  3. Sound Affects 1980 The Jam
  4. Sound Affects 12 Jan 1981 The Jam
  5. Sound Affects Apr 1990 The Jam
  6. Sound Affects Apr 1990 The Jam
  7. Sound Affects 1990 The Jam
  8. Sound Affects 1997 The Jam remastered edition
  9. Sound Affects 08 Nov 2010 The Jam
  10. Sound Affects 09 Nov 2010 The Jam
  11. Sound Affects 24 Mar 2014 The Jam 180g vinyl
  12. Sound Affects 03 Jun 2016 The Jam pink vinyl

Album - Compilation

  1. Sound Affects / The Gift 1983 The Jam
  2. All Mod Cons / Sound Affects 11 Jun 1996 The Jam
  3. Collection 22 Oct 1996 The Jam
  4. Collection 1996 The Jam
  5. Direction Reaction Creation 26 May 1997 The Jam
  6. The Sound of The Jam 06 May 2002 The Jam
  7. The Sound of The Jam 14 Jun 2004 The Jam
  8. Gold 15 Nov 2005 The Jam
  9. The Jam Story 2006 The Jam
  10. Classic Album Selection 2012 The Jam
  11. About the Young Idea: The Very Best of the Jam 22 Jun 2015 The Jam
  12. About the Young Idea 22 Jun 2015 The Jam
  13. Kids on the Street: UK Power Pop and New Wave 1977–81 Nov 2022 Various Artists

Promotion

Single

  1. Pop Art Poem / Boy About Town 1981 The Jam