in 2000, while living in send, surrey, he released his fifth solo studio album, "heliocentric". once again finding himself without a record contract, weller's "days of speed" worldwide tour provided him with the opportunity to view his works as one back catalogue, giving rise to a second successful live album in 2001. "days of speed" contained live acoustic versions from the world tour of the same name, including some of his best-known songs from his solo career and the back catalogues of his the jam and the style council days.