The Jam - All Mod Cons (Vinyl) The Dead C Vocals – Alister Parker

Vocals – Alister Parker

It is a record characterised by the ominous sense of space that inhabits many of its songs

Not to mention

With this quiet-loud collection he's done them and himself proud

so plain old James Milne ceded to the ubermensch that has become one of New Zealand's finest contemporary songwriters and performers the celebrated singer of songs that is Lawrence Arabia

The Jam - All Mod Cons (Vinyl) The Dead C Vocals – Alister ParkerAn album that, according to Mojo magazine, "encapsulated life in dull mid '70s suburbia with sharp, faintly surreal character songs", the Jam's 1978 album for Polydor is considered by many to be their finest achievement. Their third record within 18 months, the LP's title might be meant a little ironically considering Messrs Weller, Foxton and Buckler are featured on the cover in a near empty room, this after having inadvertently kick started a mod