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7 May 1983 – PAUL WELLER Introduces THE STYLE COUNCIL

7 May 2025

Modfather PAUL WELLER broke up The Jam (1972-1982), one of the British punk rock bands to form soul pop act THE STYLE COUNCIL with Dexy Midnight Runners/Merton Parka‘s keyboardist Mike Talbot.

Weller introduced his new project at an anti-nuclear benefit
gig in London on 7 May 1983, today 42 years ago.

They released 5 albums and had 7 Top-10 hits
in the UK. They were also pretty successful in
Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s.

– SPEAK LIKE A CHILD –
Debut single

– SHOUT TO THE TOP –
Stand-alone hit single from 1984

Story – All Albums

Happy 65 To PAUL WELLER

Posted on May 25, 2023 by JL

25 May 2023

John William Weller was born on 25 May 1958 in Woking, Surrey, UK.

Happy 65 to the former Jam and Style Council mastermind who started
his sublime solo career back in 1990 and made/released 16 studio albums
(so far) with Fat Pop as the most recent one, released in 2021.

Three big WELLER ones to celebrate.

– IN THE CITY –
(With The Jam – 1977)

– SPEAK LIKE A CHILD –
(With The Style Council – 1983)

– COSMIC FINGERS –
(Single from his latest solo album Fat Pop)

PAUL WELLER: Bio – Discography – Facebook –

(Image on top: cover of his solo album ‘True Meanings’)

THE STYLE COUNCIL With Clip For Debut Single ‘SPEAK LIKE A CHILD ‘ (1983)

Posted on March 25, 2023 by JL

25 March 2023

Band: THE STYLE COUNCIL
Who: Paul Weller‘s new project after splitting up The Jam,
assisted by keyboardist Mick Talbot who had left Dexys
Midnight Runners.
Active: 1983-1989 / 5 LPs

Debut single/clip: SPEAK LIKE A CHILD

A horn-fueled and catchy top tune that
peaked at #4 on the UK Charts.

Watch/listen.

THE STYLE COUNCIL: Bio – Discography

‘OUR FAVOURITE SHOP’ By THE STYLE COUNCIL Came Out 35 Years Ago Today…

Posted on June 8, 2020 by JL

8 June 2020

Band: The Style Council – Paul Weller & Mick Talbot
Active: 1983-1989
Album: Our Favourite Shop – the duo’ second LP
Released: 8 June 1985 – the duo’s second LP
Score: #1 in the UK

AllMusic wrote: “Our Favourite Shop, the Style Council’s second proper album,
was still quite eclectic, but it didn’t seem as schizophrenically diverse as Cafe Bleu.
Paul Weller had been able to incorporate his soul and jazz experiments into his
songwriting… the record was more cohesive and stronger than the debut.”
Score: 4.5/5

Keywords: coffee shop jingles, poppy jazz, soul horns, smooth Georgie Fame
organs, modern Motown, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, feel-fine tunes
Key tracks: The Lodgers / Boy Who Cried Wolf / Walls Come Tumbling Down!

– THE LODGERS –