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There might well be an argument to suggest that, these days, the music that Paul Weller is making is in fact completely distinct from what he used to produce with either of his old bands, but you’d certainly at least have to concede that his current output is far closer in nature to The Jam than it is to the poppy, new wave stylings of The Style Council. In actual fact, though, The Modfather enjoyed plenty of success as part of that latter group, too, with their third album Our Favourite Shop topping the UK charts in 1985 and its 1987 follow-up, The Cost of Living, just one place away from repeating the feat, too. Having lived pretty much his whole life on the road, Weller did of course tour with The Style Council, playing shows that allowed him to remain behind his trusty guitar, but also expanded the instrumentation in a way that he couldn’t really pull off with The Jam; the band’s Live Showbiz video, which dates to their 1986 heyday, features a large string section and a brass lineup, too, lending an epic quality to the band’s pop sound. These days, though, you can only catch Weller on his own, with The Style Council having parted ways more amicably than The Jam ever did; he does, however, drop the occasional track into his solo sets, with ‘My Ever Changing Moods’ a recent staple.

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The Style Council

The Style Council was an English sophisti-pop band fronted by ex- Jam leader Paul Weller. Starting in 1983, they placed twelve songs on the UK Top 20, including “Speak Like a Child,” “Long Hot Summer,” “My Ever Changing Moods,” “Shout to the Top!,” and “The Lodgers.” Their popularity peaked with the 1984–85 Polydor albums Café Bleu and Our Favourite Shop . After their ambitious 1988 release Confessions of a Pop Group , Weller disbanded the group to launch a solo career.

Members : Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Dee C. Lee (vocals), Mick Talbot (keyboards), Steve White (drums)

In December 1982, guitarist and singer Paul Weller disbanded The Jam , which he formed nearly a decade beforehand in Woking and led through a six-album run on Polydor. Despite their success on the UK charts — eleven Top 20 hits, including four No. 1’s — his newfound interest in soul and jazz-pop had outgrown the bounds of a rock trio. For his new venture, Weller teamed with keyboardist Mick Talbot, a fellow songwriter with a similar evolution.

Talbot got his start in The Merton Parkas, a mod revival band that he co-founded with his guitarist brother Danny Talbot. They released one album, Face in the Crowd , in 1979 on Beggars Banquet, charting that summer with the Talbot/Talbot-penned “ You Need Wheels.” That same year, Jam drummer Rick Buckler deputized a Parkas gig at Ronnie Scotts. Meanwhile, Mick Talbot guested on The Jam’s recording of the Martha & the Vandellas classic “Heatwave,” included on Setting Sons .

In late 1980, Talbot joined Dexys Midnight Runners just after the release of their debut album, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels . Months later, he and four other members broke off from Dexys and formed The Bureau , which issued a self-titled album in 1981 on WEA.

First Two Singles

A. “ Speak Like a Child ” () B. “ Party Chambers ” ()

A. “ Money Go Round (Part One) ” () B. “ Money Go Round (Part Two) ” ()

A1. “ Long Hot Summer ” () A2. “ Party Chambers ” () B1. “ The Paris Match ” () B2. “ Le Départ ” ()

1. “Long Hot Summer” 7:04 2. “Headstart for Happiness” 2:52 3. “Speak Like a Child” 3:20 4. “Long Hot Summer” (Club mix) 6:57 5. “The Paris Match” 3:50 6. “Mick’s Up” Mick Talbot 3:13 7. “Money-Go-Round” (Club mix) 7:45

New Zealand cassette edition bonus tracks 1. “Party Chambers” 3:20 2. “Le Depart” 2:47

Introducing reached No. 6 in New Zealand and No. 29 in Australia.

“A Solid Bond In Your Heart”

A1. “A Solid Bond In Your Heart” B1. “It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands” B2. “A Solid Bond In Your Heart Instrumental”

“My Ever Changing Moods”

A. “My Ever Changing Moods” B. “Micks Company”

1. “ Mick’s Blessings ” (Mick Talbot) – 1:15 2. “ The Whole Point of No Return ” (2:40) 3. “ Me Ship Came In! ” (3:06) 4. “ Blue Café ” (2:15) 5. “ The Paris Match ” (4:25) 6. “ My Ever Changing Moods ” (3:37) 7. “ Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse ” (Weller, Talbot) – 3:15

8. “ A Gospel ” (4:44) 9. “ Strength of Your Nature ” (4:20) 10. “ You’re the Best Thing ” (5:40) 11. “ Here’s One That Got Away ” (2:35) 12. “ Headstart for Happiness ” (3:20) 13 “ Council Meetin’ ” (Weller, Talbot) – 2:29

Paul Weller – vocals, guitar; bass on “Me Ship Came In!”, “Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse” and “Council Meetin'”, synthesizer on “Strength of Your Nature”, flute sound on “Council Meetin'” Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ; brass synthesizer on “Strength of Your Nature”, bass synthesizer on “You’re the Best Thing”, brass sound on “Headstart for Happiness”, Clavinet on “Council Meetin'” Steve White – drums, percussion

with: Billy Chapman – saxophone on “Me Ship Came In!”, “You’re the Best Thing” and “Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse” Barbara Snow – trumpet on “Me Ship Came In!”, “Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse”, “A Gospel” and “Headstart for Happiness” Randy Anderson – guitar Tracey Thorn – vocals on “The Paris Match” Chris Bostock – double bass on “The Paris Match”, bass on “Here’s One That Got Away” Ben Watt – guitar on “The Paris Match” Dizzi Heights (Brian Beaton) – rap on “A Gospel” Hilary Seabrook – saxophone on “A Gospel” and “Headstart for Happiness” Dee C. Lee – backing vocals on “Strength of Your Nature” and co-vocals on “Headstart for Happiness” Bobby Valentino – violin on “Here’s One That Got Away” Pete Wilson – drum programming on “A Gospel” and “Strength of Your Nature”

UK Albums (OCC)[22] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 16 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 23 Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[16] 27 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 41 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17] 43 US Billboard 200[23] 56

“Shout to the Top”

A. “Shout to the Top” () B. “Ghosts of Dachau” ()

The Council Collective – “Soul Deep”

A. “Soul Deep Pt 1” B. “Soul Deep Pt 2”

A1. “Walls Come Tumbling Down!” B1. “The Whole Point II” B2. “Blood Sports”

Our Favourite Shop [aka Internationalists]

Weller co-wrote one song (“With Everything to Lose”) with drummer Steve White and four (“Homebreakers” “Internationalists” “The Lodgers,” “Luck”) with organist Mick Talbot, who wrote the title track and sings lead on “Homebreakers.”

1. “ Homebreakers ” (5:04) 2. “ All Gone Away ” (2:13) 3. “ Come To Milton Keynes ” (3:02) 4. “ Internationalists ” (3:04) 5. “ A Stones Throw Away ” (2:15) 6. “ The Stand Up Comic’s Instructions ” (1:28) 7. “ Boy Who Cried Wolf ” (5:04)

8. “ A Man of Great Promise ” (2:30) 9. “ Down In The Seine ” (2:41) 10. “ The Lodgers (or She Was Only a Shopkeeper’s Daughter) ” (3:54) 11. “ Luck ” (2:32) 12. “ With Everything To Lose ” (3:45) 13. “ Our Favourite Shop ” (2:52) 14. “ Walls Come Tumbling Down! ” (3:11)

Paul Weller – vocals; guitars; bass guitar; synth Mick Talbot – Hammond organ; keyboards; vocals (1) Steve White – drums; percussion Dee C. Lee – vocals

Guest vocalists Lenny Henry – vocals Tracie Young – vocals Alison Limerick – vocals Session musicians Camille Hinds – bass Stewart Prosser – trumpet; flugelhorn David DeFries – trumpet; flugelhorn Mike Mower – flute; saxophone Chris Lawrence – trombone Clark Kent – contra bass Gary Wallis – percussion John Mealing – orchestration; string arrangement Anne Stephenson – violin Charlie Buchanan – violin Jocelyn Pook – viola Audrey Riley – cello Peter Wilson – keyboard Sequencing Patrick Grundy-White – French Horn Steve Dawson – trumpet Billy Chapman – saxophone Kevin Miller – bass Helen Turner – piano

UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1 Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[13] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 11 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 18 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 30

“Have You Ever Had It Blue”

On March 27, 1986, The Style Council released the standalone single “Have You Ever Had It Blue.”

A. “Have You Ever Had It Blue” B. “Mr. Cool’s Dream”

Home & Abroad – Live!

1. “The Big Boss Groove” “My Ever Changing Moods” “The Lodgers” “Headstart for Happiness” “(When You) Call Me” “The Whole Point of No Return” “Our Favourite Shop” “With Everything to Lose” “Homebreakers” “Shout to the Top!” “Walls Come Tumbling Down!” “Internationalists”

Recorded on the tour for Our Favourite Shop . Paul Weller – vocals, guitar Mick Talbot – keyboards Dee C. Lee – vocals Steve White – drums

UK Albums (OCC) 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 21

The Cost of Loving

1. “ It Didn’t Matter ” Paul Weller Mick Talbot (5:44) 2. “ Right to Go ” The Dynamic Three Weller Steve White (5:10) 3. “ Heavens Above ” (6:10) 4. “ Fairy Tales ” (4:08)

5. “ Angel ” Patrick Moten Richard Griffin Sandra Sully (4:31) 6. “ Walking the Night ” (4:30) 7. “ Waiting ” (4:26) 8. “ The Cost of Loving ” (4:19) 9. “ A Woman’s Song ” (3:02)

Recorded May, August and October 1986 Studio Solid Bond Studios Producer Paul Weller

Paul Weller – lead and background vocals; guitars; synthesizers; drum programming Mick Talbot – acoustic and electric pianos, Wurlitzer and Hammond organs; synthesizers; bass synthesizer Dee C. Lee – lead and background vocals Steve White – drums; percussion

The Dynamic Three – rapping on “Right to Go” Steve Sidelynk – percussion on “Right to Go”, congas on “Heavens Above” and “Fairy Tales” Camelle Hinds – bass guitar on “Heavens Above”, “Angel” and “Walking the Night” Billy Chapman – saxophone on “Heavens Above” Anne Stephenson – violin on “Heavens Above” Guy Barker – trumpet on “Fairy Tales”; flugelhorn on “Walking the Night” Roddy Lorimer – trumpet on “Fairy Tales”; flugelhorn on “Walking the Night” Luke Tunney – trumpet on “Fairy Tales”; flugelhorn on “Walking the Night” Ashley Slater – trombone on “Fairy Tales” Chris Lawrence – trombone on “Fairy Tales” Pete Thams – trombone on “Fairy Tales” John Valentine – backing vocals on “Walking the Night” John Mealing – orchestral arrangements Jezar – engineer, sequencing, mixer on “Right to Go” Alan Leeming – engineer, mixer on “The Cost Of Loving” Paul Weller – producer The Valentine Brothers – mixers on “It Didn’t Matter” and “Angel” Matthew Kasha – mixer on “Heavens Above” Curtis Mayfield – mixer on “Fairy Tales” Carl Beatty – mixer on “Walking the Night” John Valentine – mixer on “Waiting”

10 Jan 1987 A: It Didn’t Matter B: All Year Round

7 Mar 1987 A: Waiting B: Francoise

The Cost of Loving reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 6 in Japan. It went Top 30 in the Netherlands (No. 23) and Australia (No. 24) and peaked at No. 35 in New Zealand.

12 Dec 1987 A1: Piccadilly Trail A2: It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands B1: Spin’Drifting B2: Spring, Summer, Autumn

Confessions of a Pop Group

New York – Gstaad: The Piano Paintings  (25:31)

1. “ It’s a Very Deep Sea ” (5:32) 2. “ The Story of Someones Shoe ” (3:40) 3. “ Changing of the Guard ” (2:49) 4. “ The Little Boy In a Castle / A Dove Flew Down From the Elephant ” (3:01) 5. “ The Gardener of Eden (A Three Piece Suite) ” (10:29)     a. “In the Beginning”     b. “The Gardener of Eden”     c. “Mourning the Passing of Time”

Tokyo – Marble Arch: Confessions of a Pop Group (31:54)

1. “ Life at a Top Peoples Health Farm ” (4:18) 2. “ Why I Went Missing ” (4:43) 3. “ How She Threw It All Away ” (4:17) 4. “ Iwasadoledadstoyboy ” (4:27) 5. “ Confessions 1, 2 & 3 ” (4:43) 6. “ Confessions of a Pop Group ” (9:26)

Paul Weller – vocals, guitars, synthesisers, drum programs Mick Talbot – piano forte, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesisers Dee C. Lee – vocals Camelle Hinds – bass Paul Morgan – contra bass Steve White – drums Nick Brown – drums Dick Morrissey – flute on “How She Threw It All Away” Little Joo Ruocco – percussion Chris Lawrence – trombone Frank Ricotti – vibraphone Rupert Parker – harp The Swingle Singers – backing vocals on “The Story of Someone’s Shoe”

1 2 3 4 EP 11 Jul 1988 The Style Council A1: How She Threw It All Away A2: Love The First Time B1: Long Hot Summer The Mixed Companions B2: I Do Like To Be B-Side The A-Side

Modernism: A New Decade

In 1989, The Style Council recorded Modernism: A New Decade , their intended fifth studio album. It finally appeared as part of the fifth disc on their 1998 retrospective box-set The Complete Adventures of The Style Council .

Modernism consists of three Paul Weller compositions a co-writes with Dee C. Lee (“Everybody’s on the Run”), Central Line bassist Camelle Hinds (“Sure Is Sure”), and three-way ideas between Weller, Lee, and Mick Talbot (“Hope (Feelings Gonna Getcha),” “Can You Still Love Me?”). They joint-wrote “That Spiritual Feeling” with sessionist Marco Nelson.

1. “ A New Decade ” (3:24) 2. “ Can You Still Love Me? ” (5:01) 3. “ The World Must Come Together ” (5:23) 4. “ Hope (Feelings Gonna Getcha) ” (7:16) 5. “ That Spiritual Feeling ” (7:35) 6. “ Everybody’s on the Run ” (5:42) 7. “ Love of the World ” (8:56) 8. “ Sure Is Sure ” (6:18)

Recorded 1989 Paul Weller – vocals, guitars Mick Talbot – keyboards Dee C. Lee – vocals Steve White – drums

Discography:

• Introducing The Style Council (EP, 1983)
• Café Bleu (1984)
• Our Favourite Shop [aka Internationalists] (1985)
• Home & Abroad – Live! (1986)
• The Cost of Loving (1987)
• Confessions of a Pop Group (1988)
• Modernism: A New Decade (1998, recorded 1989)
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After Paul Weller parted company with The Jam in 1982 he wasted little time in moving into the deeper soul soundscapes that he wanted to combine with funk and synth-pop while keeping an open mind about the incoming trends: deep house, avant-garde or fusion jazz and even progressive elements of new wave. In other words, if he’d felt constrained or frustrated on occasion during his earlier stardom his promise to himself was to make great music.

With new partner Mick Talbot (a former member of Dexys Midnight Runners and mod outfit The Merton Parkas) he found the perfect foil, a gifted keyboards player with a penchant for Hammond organ and a sunny disposition. Between 1983 and 1989 The Style Council enjoyed enormous success in the UK and Europe and made inroads into the American market. Their best-known singles, “Speak Like a Child”, “Long Hot Summer” and the sublime “My Ever Changing Moods” (a precursor to the styles of Weller’s solo career) kept Jam fans onside and drew in new listeners. The big albums – Café Bleu , Our Favourite Shop , The Cost of Loving and the experimental Confessions of a Pop Group were all top twenty or better but while they acquired Gold and Silver status they had something of a connoisseur appeal and Weller was right when he said that people would appreciate them more in years to come. They are prime examples of the uDiscover mantra since discovering them anew is a real pleasure. All have aged well. We also have a cracking live album, the mid-period Home & Abroad , and plenty of compilations as well as the definitive 5-CD Box Set, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council , that includes the previously unreleased final album, Modernism: A New Decade from 1989, something most people only heard a decade after it was completed and delivered.

Fresh from The Jam, Paul Weller began rehearsing with Mick Talbot, drummer Steve White and guest vocalist Tracie Young (the protégée Paul helped launch, she had sung on The Jam’s final single, “Beat Surrender”) and made debut recordings in Paris, summer of 1983 under the name The Style Council, one influenced by the French modernist philosophers of the 20th century. The results were a seven-track mini-LP made for non-UK markets, though it was imported in large numbers. As a taste of things to come, this is essential, since it includes the original and club mixes of “Long Hot Summer”, “Speak Like a Child” (their British debut, featuring Zeke Manyika from Orange Juice on drums) and classy items “The Paris Match” and “Money-Go-Round, pts. I & 2”.

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The official UK debut arrived in March 1984 with producers Weller and Peter Wilson constructing a soulful and emotionally appealing disc that showed the outfit in an eclectic light with songs ranging from jazz soaked instrumentals – Talbot’s speciality – to perfect pop. Adding Honourary Councillors Ben Watt and Tracey Thorne, from Everything But the Girl, Weller then-wife Dee C. Lee on vocals, specialist horn players and Bobby Valentino’s violin, this excellent album is also noteworthy for the use of bass and brass synths, Weller on the bass guitar and flute sound and many other surprise delights. Dizzy Hite’s rap on “Gospel” is one; the clavinet on “Council Meeting” is another. Weller’s   “The Whole Point Of No Return” is a slice of bliss and producer Wilson’s subtle drum programming is vital to the effect of “You’re The Best Thing”, a piece that should delight anyone who loves Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. The perennially popular “My Ever Changing Moods” with its sax and trumpet funk arrangement reached #25 in the American chart and it was decided to rename the US release with that title. The Jam this was not: Weller it most definitely was.

1985’s  Our Favourite Shop (known as Internationalists in the USA) is considered by Weller to be the culmination of his faith in the new project since it had taken guts to walk away from his previous incarnation. His decision was vindicated:  Our Favourite Shop  hit the top slot in June 1985 and gave the world those superb singles, “Shout to the Top!” “The Lodgers” “Boy Who Cried Wolf” and the smash “Walls Come Tumbling Down”.

Using most of the previous disc’s personnel and adding strings arranged and orchestrated by John Mealing (one-time member of the Don Rendell-Ian Carr quintet) the whole affair attains its ambition and is well worth new discovery today.

Home & Abroad arrived a year later during the birth of the Compact Disc era. The title refers to this being a live album, and it’s a good ‘un with a cross-section of the best-known cuts to that point. The full version is now restored so you don’t miss out on “The Big Boss Groove” and “Our Favourite Shop”.

Back in his Solid Bond Studios Weller and Talbot, of course, moved into a quite different set of grooves for  The Cost of Loving , with the accent on American R&B, classic and modern, large elements of house music, the atmospheric single “It Didn’t Matter” and a cover of Anita Baker’s “Angel”. Originally issued as a double-EP this set divided critical opinion but it has weathered well. Check The Valentine Brothers mixes on “Angel” and “It Didn’t Matter” and Mayfield’s work on “Fairytales”.

Confessions of a Pop Group  could also be said to be ahead of the game. Only Weller would ask The Swingle Singers to harmonise on   “The Story of Someone’s Shoe”. Wilful, wacky? Who cares, those who love classic British sounds won’t demur. This is also the Council’s most far-reaching attempt at a conceptual suite: “The Gardener of Eden” is neo-progressive and might have foxed Jam fans, more likely they turned to “Why I Went Missing” and “How She Threw It All Away” with Dick Morrissey’s flute suggesting a later direction for Weller as he immersed himself in the psychedelic folk-rock of Traffic , Family and Blind Faith .

Pushing the boundaries very far out Style Council’s last hurrah was Modernism: A New Decade .   Considered too dance-orientated by the label then, though it would have graced the mood of 1998 had it come out. Eventually, it did as a double-vinyl promo and in CD format on the excellent box set The Complete Adventures Of (1998), the essential companion to the originals and an anthology that will repay long and detailed discovery.

If that’s one to save up for then try their first greatest hits, The Singular Adventures of The Style Council, Vol 1 and the logical companion, Here’s Some That Got Away , where B-sides and demos offer a rounded overview. Or look for the chronological Greatest Hits (2000), the reliable The Best of The Style Council – The Millennium Collection (20th Century Masters) and the popular Sweet Loving Ways – The Collection by The Style Council.

Somewhat misunderstood at the time, Weller’s project had a depth and humour that repay investigation. As the bridge between The Jam and his esteemed solo career, in which he has been given his dues as a modernist master, The Style Council offered an antidote to the 1980s tendency for navel-gazing. We reckon you’ll be amazed at what’s around here – the perfect soundtrack to a long, hot summer.

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Style Council

The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter, and guitarist with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau and The Merton Parkas. The band enabled Weller to take a more soulful direction with his music.

The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), and drummer/percussionist Steve Sidelnyk (Madonna, Seal, Richard Ashcroft also performed and collaborated with the group. As with Weller's previous band, most of the London-based group's hits were in their homeland, where they scored seven Top 10 hits. The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s.

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1984 Tour Programme

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Council Meeting Part 2

Style Council - Council Meetings Part 2 - 1984 UK 24-page tour programme from autumn 1984 measuring 8" x 10", including dates, discography, interview quotes, tour information & facts, plus exclusive photographs.

Also included a great single-fold illustrated 22" x 10" colour poster for the concerts on 3rd & 4th December '84 at the Royal Albert Hall with support from Tracie and DJ Toulouse. 

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• It Just Came to Pieces in My Hands Play Video
• Money-Go-Round Play Video
• Dropping Bombs on the White House Play Video
• Here's One That Got Away Play Video
• Mick's Up Play Video
• Long Hot Summer Play Video
• Up for Grabs Play Video
• Le Depart Play Video
• The Paris Match Play Video
• Party Chambers Play Video
• Speak Like a Child Play Video
• Headstart for Happiness Play Video
• A Solid Bond In Your Heart Play Video
• Hanging on to a Memory ( Chairmen of the Board  cover) Play Video

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• Speak Like a Child (2)
• Headstart for Happiness
• Long Hot Summer
• Mick's Up
• Money-Go-Round
• The Paris Match
• A Solid Bond In Your Heart
• Dropping Bombs on the White House
• Here's One That Got Away
• Party Chambers
• It Just Came to Pieces in My Hands
• Up for Grabs
• Hanging on to a Memory by Chairmen of the Board

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Moscow metro tour: architectural styles of the subway.

Duration: 2 hours

Categories: Culture & History, Sightseeing

This metro tour of Russia’s capital and most populous city, Moscow, is your chance to get a unique insight into the beautiful and impressive architecture of the city's underground stations. Admire their marble walls and high ceilings representing Stalin's desire for glory after World War 2, and see first-hand how the interiors change with the rise of new political eras. Your guide will lead you through the complex network, which is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems worldwide, with over two billion travelers in 2011.

Opened in 1935, Moscow’s underground system, now 190 miles (305 km) long with 185 stations, is today one the largest and most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world. On this Moscow metro tour, discover the impressive architecture of Moscow’s underground stations and learn how they reflect the Soviet era.

Getting around by metro, your local guide will take you through parts of Moscow’s infamous history. Stop at stations built during the time of the USSR (Soviet Union) that are praised as one of the most extravagant architectural projects from Stalin’s time. After World War 2, he was keen on establishing Stalinist architecture to represent his rising regime and a recognized empire. Learn how when his successor started the de-Stalinization of the former Soviet Union in 1953, the extravagancy of the architecture was toned down.

Discover how the unique character of each station reflected several different eras. While stations like Kievskaya and Slavyansky Bulvar have pompous halls and high stucco ceilings brimming with extravagant decorations, those built later, like Volzhskaya, are lightly adorned with sparse furnishings. Architect Alexey Dushkin and painter Alexander Deyneka were just two of the many artists who made these magnificent landmarks possible.

Revel in Moscow's glory days, as well as the years of scarcity, on this fascinating Moscow metro experience. Conclude your tour at one of the central stations in Moscow. If you're lucky, you may even find the secret entrance to the unconfirmed Metro-2, a parallel underground system used by the government -- a mystery which has neither been denied nor confirmed today.

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We have a wide range of tours designed to give you an insight into the destination you're travelling in and there is something for everybody. The culture shock ratings considers the destination visited, transport used, activities undertaken and that "Wow, I'm really not at home now!" factor. While generalisations are always tricky, a summary of our gradings is as follows…

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Moscow Metro Tour

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.