Now regular readers will already know this, along with my friends, that I’m a huge Paul Weller fan. His album Wild Wood is one of my all time favourite albums, it’s just such a varied and ambitious record that flits between heart-felt love songs to guitar based stomps.

I had to review his recent “Greatest Hits” collection, Hit Parade for CD Times this week. With a career that spans over 30 years, this is the first full career retrospective of one of the greatest singer-songwriters the UK has produced. Paul Weller has seen been writing for three decades, beginning with The Jam back in the 70’s through the polished pop of the 80’s with The Style Council until his rebirth as the Modfather during the 90’s. The bolshy-titled Modern Classics from ‘98 covered his solo career to then, but this collection takes in The Jam, Style Council and his recent return to form. Full review.