Description
The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop – Vinyl Record
Our Favourite Shop is the second studio album by The Style Council, released in 1985. The band, consisting of Paul Weller and Mick Talbot, continued to evolve their sound on this album, incorporating elements of soul, jazz, and pop.
Key tracks from the album include ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down,’ ‘Come to Milton Keynes,’ and ‘Shout to the Top!’ The album features socially conscious lyrics, and the music reflects the band’s exploration of different genres beyond their earlier new wave and punk influences.
Our Favourite Shop received critical acclaim for its musical diversity, thoughtful lyrics, and political themes. The album addresses social and political issues of the time, including critiques of consumerism and Thatcherite policies.
As with much of The Style Council’s work, Our Favourite Shop showcases Paul Weller’s songwriting versatility and the band’s willingness to experiment with various musical styles. It remains a significant part of The Style Council’s discography and is considered one of their standout releases.
Limited Edition
Brand new, never played and still in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Homebreakers
All Gone Away
Come To Milton Keynes
Internationalists
A Stones Throw Away
The Stand Up Comic’s Instructions
Boy Who Cried Wolf (Album Version)
A Man Of Great Promise
Down In The Seine
The Lodgers (Or She Was Only A Shopkeeper’s Daughter) (Album Version)
Luck
With Everything To Lose
Our Favourite Shop
Walls Come Tumbling Down
