| Setting Sons | ||||
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| Released | 16 November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 15 August – 10 October 1979 | |||
| Studio | Townhouse Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London | |||
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| Length | 32:31 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Vic Coppersmith-Heaven | |||
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Setting Sons is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Jam, released on 16 November 1979 by Polydor Records. It reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart upon the first week of release,[5] continuing the commercial (and critical) favour that had begun with their previous album All Mod Cons.[6]
The sole single from Setting Sons, "The Eton Rifles", became the group's first top 10 UK hit, peaking at No. 3.[6]
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