| Direction Reaction Creation | ||||
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| Released | 26 May 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| The Jam chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork | (8.3/10)[3] |
| Uncut | [4] |
Direction Reaction Creation is an anthology issued in 1997 by the British band the Jam. It includes 117 tracks over 5 discs. Discs 1 to 4 comprise all of the band's studio albums and all of the non-album singles and B-sides presented chronologically.[5] Disc 5 is made up of demos and outtakes. The box set reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.
- ^ Woodstra, Chris. Direction Reaction Creation at AllMusic
- ^ "The Jam Album Reviews – Dig the New Breed". Thejam.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "The Jam: Direction Reaction Creation / Hit Parade | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ McGee, Alan (June 1997). "No beat surrender". Uncut. No. 1. p. 92.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (9 February 2007). "The Jam: Direction Creation Reaction". Pitchfork.