Recorded on 5 December – the last date of Weller’s 2005 UK tour – it features live versions of songs spanning his entire career, including those of The Jam and The Style Council.
A year later, another anthology box set, this time by Weller's second band The Style Council was released, titled The Complete Adventures of The Style Council.
A copy of the album can just about be seen on the sleeve of The Style Council's 1985 LP Our Favourite Shop.
In December 1984, Weller put together a charity ensemble, the Council Collective, to make a record, "Soul Deep", to raise money for striking miners, and the family of David Wilkie.
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All of The Style Council's UK releases (including singles, 12" maxis, albums, compact discs and re-issues thereof) featured the work of graphic designer Simon Halfon, who often collaborated with Weller to hone his ideas into a graphic form.
A copy of the album can be seen on the wall of the 'shop' on the sleeve of The Style Council's 1985 single 'Come to Milton Keynes'.
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The band were influenced by the chirpy sound of British 80s pop groups like Haircut One Hundred, Exhibit B, The Style Council and Aztec Camera, as well as the fashionably eclectic sounds of early 90s Britain, from indie dance to acid jazz.
Then In the 80's Pela again changed his location and worked out Robert Millar's Power Plant Studios, where Mike was able to participate in various successful music projects featuring artists such as, Boy George, Fine Young Cannibals, Everything But The Girl, Tom Robinson, The Style Council, Gang of Four and Sade.
The album's name and cover art are a homage to the British musical group The Style Council's album Our Favourite Shop.
Our Favourite Shop, second album by The Style Council, released in the USA as Internationalists