{"product_id":"the-style-council-long-hot-summers-the-story-of-the-style-council","title":"The Style Council - Long Hot Summers: The Story Of The Style Council","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Style Council was emblematic of its creator. Paul Weller, smart, fearless, audacious, with a social conscience totally unafraid to push the possibilities of pop. With their generous slew of chart hits, The Style Council were one of the defining pop bands of the 80s. And they didn’t need big hair to get there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd now, finally “Long Hot Summers” - the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated definitive career anthology teaming with all the greatest hits and more is released on October 30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Named with a nod to the band’s biggest hit, “Long Hot Summers” is endorsed and co-compiled by Paul Weller himself. As well as the huge hit “Long Hot Summer”, the album also includes the band’s sterling debut top 5 single “Speak Like A Child” as well as other masterpieces such as the languid “You’re The Best Thing”, “Ever Changing Moods” and dance floor filler “Shout To The Top”. The release also ties in with a brilliant Sky Arts documentary about the band, also out on October 30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring interviews with all key members, fans and collaborators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Long Hot Summers” includes two unreleased tracks – an intriguing demo of the top 5 single ‘My Ever Changing Moods’ with strings, and the extended, 5-minute plus version of ‘Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse’. Of course, it also Includes all the band’s classic singles –12 top-20 hits -including the debut single “Speak Like A Child” and the utterly sublime “Long Hot Summer”. The album also features key album tracks and fans’ favourites such as “Headstart For Happiness”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadstart for Happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong Hot Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Ever-Changing Moods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalls Come Tumbling Down!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParty Chambers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWanted (or Waiter, There's…)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShout to the Top!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt Just Came to Pieces in My Hands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome to Milton Keynes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy I Went Missing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaiting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhosts Of Dachau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDown in the Seine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Paris Match\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife at a Top People's Health Farm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDropping Bombs On The Whitehouse (Extended version)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeak Like a Child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lodgers (Or She Was Only…)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoney Go Round\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou're the Best Thing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow She Threw It All Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Man of Great Promise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Piccadilly Trail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Solid Bond in Your Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweet Loving Ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePromised Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt Didn't Matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHave You Ever Had It Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpin' Drifting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere's One That Got Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChanging of the Guard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Ever-Changing Moods (Demo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"UMC","offers":[{"title":"3LP","offer_id":56614023266648,"sku":"TKM-14695","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/f7a539672778e0ef8b2ee5e80f48c708.jpg?v=1769618537","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/the-style-council-long-hot-summers-the-story-of-the-style-council","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}