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Album · 1983

Compact Snap!

by The Jam

Compact Snap! is a 1983 new wave album by The Jam. It runs 21 tracks across 65 minutes on Polydor.

New Wave

Best albums of 1983

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21
Tracks
65 min
Runtime
147 bpm
Tempo
A major
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21 tracks · 65 min

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Compact Snap! is a greatest hits CD collection from The Jam. It is an abbreviated version of the vinyl double-album Snap!, originally released in 1983. Compact Snap! is the second greatest hits album by The Jam. The Compact Snap! CD omitted 8 tracks from Snap! in order be released as a single CD. The omitted tracks were "Away From The Numbers", "Billy Hunt", "English Rose", "Mr. Clean", "The Butterfly Collector", "Thick As Thieves", "Man in the Corner Shop" and "Tales from the Riverbank". The result is that Compact Snap! is a collection of all The Jam's singles, with the exception of "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?".

In brief

When was Compact Snap! released?
Compact Snap! was released in 1983 on Polydor.
How many tracks are on Compact Snap!?
Compact Snap! has 21 tracks, with a runtime of 65 minutes.
What genre is Compact Snap!?
Compact Snap! is catalogued under New Wave.
What BPM is Compact Snap!?
Compact Snap! runs at a median tempo of 147 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Compact Snap!?
Listeners of Compact Snap! also rate Remain in Light by Talking Heads, London Calling by The Clash, Greatest Hits by The Style Council.
Who produced Compact Snap!?
Compact Snap! was produced by Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven, The Jam, Chris Parry and Peter Wilson. Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven produced 14 of them.

Credits

Played by
Bruce FoxtonPaul WellerRick BucklerLuke TunneyMartin Drover
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Michael Laird
Vocals by
Paul WellerBruce FoxtonAfrodiziacCaron WheelerClaudia Fontaine
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Tracie

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