THE TRUMAN TRAIL
Do you own 'Like A Gun'?
The Style Council went under the name of 'King Truman' with Mick Talbot and Paul Weller using the pseudonyms Truman King and Elliott Arnold.
register your copy for the catalogue.
How did the King Truman collaboration come to fruition?
MICK: In 1988 Me, Paul Weller and Dee C Lee worked on a tune not intended for The Style Council. It was a Parliament/ Funkadelic-inspired funk tune and we wanted a quick, anonymous release and the Acid Jazz label, then in its infancy, were going to put it out. Polydor objected to Paul’s involvement and the record was withdrawn before its official release. Consequently there were only a small amount of original records that saw the light of day.
Matt Mead, Gigslutz
This is the 1988 'general release' that made it into shops before the plug was pulled. Estimated to be 300, but after 20 years of cataloguing, thought to be less.
Acid Jazz. JAZID 9T
Test pressing stamped on 26th October 1988. Very rare. Acid Jazz. JAZID9T
Where can I buy a copy?
Ebay
2 Copies for sale
£130.67
£94.30
(12th Feb 2026)
Discogs
10 copies for sale
Between £56 & £108
(12th Feb 2026)
221 are listed as having a copy up from 164 in Dec 2022.