List of Covers by The Jam

 

Song Composer Record(s) Original by
And Your Bird Can Sing John Lennon/
Paul McCartney
Extras The Beatles
Back in My Arms Again Brian Holland/
Lamont Dozier/
Eddie Holland
The Modern World 7";
The Jam Master Series (compilation)
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Batman Theme Neal Hefti In the City;
Beat Surrender (compilation);
David Watts and Polkadots (bootleg);
"Those Hidden extras" 7" bootleg
also covered by The Who
Big Bird Booker T. Jones/
Eddie Floyd
Dig the New Breed Eddie Floyd
David Watts Ray Davies All Mod Cons;
Snap;
Live Jam;
The Very Best of The Jam;
Greatest Hits
The Bitterest Split (bootleg);
Set the Skied Ablaze (bootleg);
Ready Steady ... Gone (bootleg);
David Watts and Polkadots (bootleg);
David Watts 7";
Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5);
Markthalle Hamburg 6.3.1981
The Kinks
Dead End Street Ray Davies Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5)
The Kinks
Disguises Pete Townshend The Jam EP;
Extras;
Funeral Pyre 7"
The Who
England (I miss You Now)   7" bootleg;
London 100 club (bootleg)
Cockney Rejects
Every Little Bit Hurts Ed Cobb Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5)
Brenda Holloway; also covered by The Small Faces
Fever John Davenport/
Eddie Cooley
Extras;
The Bitterest Pill 7" and 12";
The Jam Master Series (compilation);
Orange Jam (bootleg)
Peggy Lee
Get Yourself Together Steve Marriott/
Ronnie Lane
'Get Yourself Together' was first released in the Wembley live version on the free ep
'Live' that came with the first edition of 'Snap'.
Extras;
Ready Steady ... Gone (bootleg);
It's a Mod Mod Mod Mod World (Bootleg)
The Small Faces
Give Me Just A Little More Time R. Dunbar/E. Wayne Various bootlegs;
We Are The Mods!, Vol. 1
Chairman of the Board
Heat Wave Brian Holland/
Lamont Dozier/
Eddie Holland
Setting Sons;
Live Jam;
The Jam Master Series (compilation);
David Watts and Polkadots (bootleg)
Markthalle Hamburg 6.3.1981 (bootleg)
Martha Reeves
and The Vandellas;
also covered by The Who
Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield Orange Jam (bootleg) Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown Extras James Brown
In the Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett/
Steve Cropper
This Is the Modern World
Beat Surrender,(compilation);
Not Born in the USA (bootleg)
Wilson Pickett
Move on Up Curtis Mayfield Extras;
Live Jam
Beat Surrender 12"
The Jam Master Series (compilation);
Sounds from the Street (bootleg);
Ready Steady ... Gone (bootleg)
Orange Jam;
Tokyo 1982 (bootleg);
It's a Mod Mod Mod Mod World (bootleg)
Curtis Mayfield
Much Too Much Pete Townshend Recorded 1 April 1977 at the Roundhouse "Those Hidden extras" 7" bootleg The Who
My Minds Eye Steve Marriott/
Ronnie Lane
  The Small Faces
Rain John Lennon/
Paul McCartney
Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5)
The Beatles
Reach Out I'll Be There Brian Holland/
Lamont Dozier/
Eddie Holland
Recorded at the Music Machine,
London 12 December 1980;
"Those Hidden extras" 7" bootleg;
We Are The Mods!, Vol. 2
The Four Tops
Slow Down Larry Williams In the City;
Not Born in the USA (bootleg)
also covered by The Beatles
So Sad About Us Pete Townshend Extras;
Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5);
b-side of Down in the Tube Station 7"
The Who
Stand By Me Jerry Lieber/
Mark Stoller/
Ben E. King
Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 5)
Ben E. King;
also covered by John Lennon
Stoned Out of My Mind Eugene Record/
Barbara Acklin
Extras;
Beat Surrender 12"
The Chi-Lites
Sweet Soul Music Cooke/Redding/Conley The Modern World 7";
The Jam Master Series (compilation)
Arthur Conley
Uptight Henry Cosby/Sylvia May/
Stevie Wonder
1975 demo, appeared on various
bootlegs, for example
London 100 club;
England (I Miss You Now) 7" (bootleg)
Stevie Wonder
War Norman Whitfield/
Barrett Strong
Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero 12";
The Bitterest Pill 12";
Beat Surrender 12";
Direction, Reaction, Creation
(box set, disc 4);
Tokyo 1982 (bootleg);
BBC Sessions (unreleased)
Edwin Starr;
also covered by
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
       

 

If you know of further covers or any additional details concerning the songs already listed please send an e-mail to martin.beck@debitel.net .

 

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