August 19, 2020

45 RPMs 47: Joe Jackson ~ I'm the Man (box set)

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45 RPM box set front cover 
front cover photo by Bruce Rae
photo of album box by Styrous®


Last week was the birthday of David Ian "Joe" Jackson. He was born on August 11 in 1954. To celebrate this event, I've selected the I'm the Man album and because of its layout design, I have entered it in the “Just the cover, ma’am!”  vinyl LP category (link below).    

On the album cover, Jackson appears in the guise of a particular type of petty criminal known in the United Kingdom as a spiv, a character who, in Jackson's own words, "always wears a gross polka-dot tie and a pencil-thin mustache, and he's always trying to sell you a watch or something like that real cheap. I think people always want to put a label on what you do, so I thought I'd be one step ahead of them and invent one myself - spiv rock." Jackson later explained, that the spiv character is "a silly image that I thought appalling. It's not intended to be a new musical revolution               


45 RPM box set
photo of album box by Styrous® 


This is the second vinyl LP album by Jackson released in 1979. There was also this 45 RPM (box set) version which is the complete vinyl LP album released as 5 x 7"-singles in a 7"-box.       


45 RPM box set interior
photo of album box by Styrous® 

The box set included a 12¼" x 18¾" poster with an elongated Jackson image.                


Joe Jackson ~ I'm the Man poster
poster photo by Bruce Rae
photo of poster by Styrous®
       

The interesting thing is the sleeves of each of the 5 45s has a different image on it . . . 



45 RPM record sleeves
photo details by Bruce Rae
photos of record sleeves by Styrous®








When they are arranged in the proper order they form the image on the poster. Pretty cool, eh? The packaging is ALL this article is about. So, this is the reason why even though it is a 45 RPM, it's going in the “Just the cover, ma’am!”  vinyl LP category.                    



45 RPM sleeves assembled in poster order
Sleve photos by Bruce Rae
photo of 45 RPM sleeves  arranged by Styrous®

                    
Tracklist:

A - On Your Radio - 4:00
B - The Band Wore Blue Shirts - 5:05
C - Geraldine And John - 3:14
D - Don't Wanna Be Like That - 3:41
E - Kinda Kute - 3:30
F - Amateur Hour - 4:03
G - It's Different For Girls - 3:42
H - Get That Girl - 3:02
I - I’m The Man - 3:56
J - Friday - 3:33

Personnel:     
Musicians:
Production:
Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
    Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
    Published By – Albion Music
    Published By – Almo Music Corp.
    Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits:

    Producer – David Kershenbaum
    Written-By – Joe Jackson
    Photography By [Back Covers] – Sheila Rock
    Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Rae
    Producer – David Kershenbaum

Notes:

Complete album released as 5 x 7"-single in 7"-box with poster.
Album A-side-tracks on single A-sides
Album B-side-tracks on single B-sides
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Matrix / Runout (Side A): A+M SPO1800 A-S2
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): A+M SPO1800 B-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side C): A+M SPO1800 C-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side D): A+M SPO1800 D-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side E): A+M SPO1800 E-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side F): A+M SPO1800 F-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side G): A+M SPO1800 G-S1
    Matrix / Runout (Side H): A+M SPO1800 H-S2
    Matrix / Runout (Side I): A+M SPO1800 I-S2
    Matrix / Runout (Side J): A+M SPO1800 J-S1

Joe Jackson ‎– I'm The Man - The 7-Inch Album (box)
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-18000
Format: 5 × Vinyl, 7", Album Box Set
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Power Pop

       
       
       
       
Viewfinder links:      
  
“Just the cover, ma’am!”         
       
Net links:             
           
Joe Jackson website         
New Yorker ~ Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward        
NPR ~ Joe Jackson Pays Tribute To 'The Duke'       
NY Times ~ Joe Jackson Fuses Pop and Salsa         
Rate Your Music ~ I'm the Man (review)       
       
YouTube links:             
   
The Band Wore Blue Shirts          
I’m The Man   
It's Different For Girls          
        
     
     
"Rock & roll is too narrow & limiting."  
        ~ Joe Jackson - 1982, NY Times
      
     
     
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, August 19, 2020       
   




       
        
       
       
            
      
     
      
     














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