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| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, new wave, power pop, mod revival | |||
| Label | Pickwick Records | |||
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Wasteland is a budget-priced compilation by The Jam released in 1992.
All songs written by Paul Weller except as noted.
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