Weller has now had 50 top 40 albums across The Jam, The Style Counciland his solo releases, including seven number ones-the latest, Fat Pop, was released in May 2021. Today, Paul Weller remains a true British icon, with a career in music spanning six decades. Both reissues were cut at London’s Metropolis Studios. Illumination is housed in a gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeve and a 16-page booklet. The double album Days of Speed has a gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeves and a one-page insert. These 2021 reissues feature faithful original packaging replication. What a surprise-just when you thought Weller would never do it again, he goes and does it.” The Guardian on Illumination: “The trinity that opens his sixth solo album is his best work in ages, by turns love-besotted, politically outraged and burning with spite. With soul taking center stage and displaying effortless production and songwriting, Illumination includes the hit singles “It’s Written in the Stars” and “Leafy Mysteries” and features guest performances from Carleen Anderson, Jocelyn Brown, Kelly Jones and Noel Gallagher. Originally released in September 2002 on Independiente, Illumination was Weller’s sixth solo studio albumand his second solo number one. The album attracted considerable praise, with the NME describing it as “Live acoustic brilliance from the master songsmith.” The original vinyl versions of these fan favorites have been much sought after over the years. Here he sounds intimate and alive, as if he were performing his favourite songs in your front room. PAUL WELLER TO REISSUE DAYS OF SPEED(2001) & ILLUMINATION(2002) FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL The long-awaited vinyl reissue releases of Paul Weller’s early ’00s long-players Days of Speedand Illuminationwill be released on October 15, 2021. The tracklisting features old classics which sit beautifully with Paul’s later catalogue and include The Jam’s “That’s Entertainment,” The Style Council’s “Headstart for Happiness” and solo hits “You Do Something to Me” and “Wild Wood.” This is Weller presenting his songs unplugged and in the raw. Originally released on the Independiente imprint in 2001, Days of Speed is an acoustic, double live album featuring songs which were performed solo and acoustic at various venues around Europe. Craft Recordings are finally and faithfully re-releasing both albums in beautifully packaged 180-gram black vinyl sets. The long-awaited vinyl reissues of Paul Weller’s early ’00s long-players Days of Speed and Illumination will be released on October 15, 2021.
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