The Jam "Beat Surrender" (1982) (single)

Beat Surrender, 7'' single
release date: Nov. 26, 1982
format: vinyl (2059 575)
[single rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,72]
producer: Peter Wilson
label: Polydor Records - nationality: England, UK

Tracklist: A) "Beat Surrender" (4 / 5) - - B) "Shopping"

Final single release by The Jam released on Polydor. Both title and cover art are symbolic insofar as the band's undisputed leader Paul Weller had decided to stop the band.
The title track went straight to number #1 on the UK singles chart but the decision had been made. Foxton and Buckler were sad to end it there, but the lead vocalist and songwriter felt trapped and wanted room to take his music in another direction. The Gift already proved where he was going with the strong neo-soul and r&b inclusion. Paul Weller soon initiated a new band, the collaboration work The Style Council together with keyboardist Mick Talbot, which basically was a continued journey into pop soul, and returning to the cover art to this single is actually much in the tradition of the new band.