
In his first few years as a recording artist, Joe Jackson evolved from in-your-face, guitar-based New Wave to classy, keyboard-driven pop, & this collection of his BBC recordings from 1979-1982 lets you hear that evolution in action. Jackson & his original band sound gutsy as all get-out on the early cuts, while his Mark II group creates a captivating swirl of keyboard textures & Latin percussion, but perhaps the most memorable moments are the ones where the guitar-rock tunes get radically