''Introducing The Style Council'' is a

mini-LP A mini-LP or mini-album is a short record album or LP, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered full-length. It is distinct from an EP due to containing more tracks and a slightly longer running length. A mini- ...

by the English band

the Style Council The Style Council were an English pop band formed in Woking in 1982 by Paul Weller, the former lead vocalist, principal songwriter and guitarist with the rock band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Ru ...

, released in 1983. It was released only in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands. Though not officially released in the United Kingdom, the Dutch release was heavily imported. ''Introducing The Style Council'' includes tracks from the band's first three UK single releases, as well as the club mix version of " Long Hot Summer". The band's official, full-length studio album, ''

Café Bleu ''Café Bleu'' is the debut studio album by the English band the Style Council. It was released on 16 March 1984, on Polydor Records, produced by Paul Weller with Peter Wilson. It followed four non-album singles in the UK, the first three of wh ...

'', was released the following year.

Track listing

Personnel

Paul Weller John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside ...

– vocals, guitar, production *

Mick Talbot Michael Talbot (born 11 September 1958) is an English keyboardist. He was a co-founder of the Style Council with Paul Weller, and has also been a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, the Merton Parkas and The Bureau (band), the Bureau. Career ...

– keyboards * Zeke Manyika – drums * Steve White – drums *

Tracie Young Tracie Young (often just billed as Tracie; born 25 March 1965) is a former English pop singer in the 1980s. She achieved success after becoming a protégée of Paul Weller. Career Born in Derby, England, Young was discovered by The Jam fron ...

– backing vocals * Peter Wilson – production * Bert Bevans –

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ing (tracks 4 and 7)

Charts

References

External links

* 1983 debut EPs The Style Council albums Polydor Records EPs {{1980s-pop-album-stub