Up the Junction soundtrack by Manfred Mann. The television version of the play was the inspiration for the 1979 Squeeze hit "Up the Junction". Up the Junction Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction. The book uses colloquial speech, and its portrayal of petty thieving, sexual encounters, births, deaths and back-street abortion provided a view of life that was previously unrecognised by many people. The book won the 1963 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. In 1965 it was adapted for television by the BBC
The Junction (band) EPs before signing with Universal Music. The first two EPs, "White and Orange" and "Three Singles" were recorded by Greg Dawson. The third, "And with This Comes Tomorrow", was recorded by Brian Moncarz. After attracting attention from industry, The Junction signed a three-record deal with Universal Records, subsequently recording their first full-length album during 2005 and 2006. The band has openly admitted that they took far too long to record and release their first record. "The Junction" was released in February 2007 with little support from the label, which purportedly saw the record as “challenging”. Over the summer of 2007