Happy Birthday Café Bleu

The Style Council released their debut album, Café Bleu, 30 years ago this March.

‘30 years?! Really?! Blimey!! God!!’ – Hannah Weller tweets Paul’s reaction to the anniversary

‘We went from soul to pop to funk, taking in everything onthe way. The Style Council really were my formative years, musically.’ – Paul Weller discusses the band in ATHOUSAND THINGS

The Style Council was also important as it brought PaulWeller to photographer Lawrence Watson. Paul was so impressed with Lawrence’sphotos of the band that he changed the artwork for their Confessions of a Pop Group album (pictured left), and has used Lawrence’s work eversince.

Weller and Watson’s friendship, spanning 26 years, will be exploredin their forthcoming limited edition book, tentatively titled INTO TOMORROW. To register your detailsand be the first to receive updates, click here.