"The Eton Rifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album Setting Sons. Released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3.[1] This is the only official Jam single for which a video was not recorded.
The song was recorded at Townhouse Studios, and produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam. The single's B-side is "See-Saw".
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 277. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"TheEtonRifles" is a song written by Paul Weller. It was recorded by The Jam, and was the only song to be released as a single from that group's album...
previous album All Mod Cons. The sole single from Setting Sons, "TheEtonRifles", became the group's first top 10 UK hit, peaking at No. 3. In contrast to...
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basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "TheEtonRifles", "Going Underground"...
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Town". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021. "Jam - EtonRifles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2021. "British certifications...
Tracks: The Jam 'TheEtonRifles'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2 December 2015. The Guardian, 16 March 2009 Bychawski, Adam (24 March 2006). "The Jam's 'All...
would not match until 1979 when "TheEtonRifles" peaked at No. 3. Thereafter, no domestically released single by The Jam would ever reach a peak position...
Richard (1 March 2007). "Classic Tracks: The Jam 'TheEtonRifles'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 7 November 2020. "How The Jam almost didn't record one of their...
love Slough". 1979: Slough is mentioned by name in the hit single "TheEtonRifles" by The Jam from the album Setting Sons: "There's a row going on down...
band the Jam, released in March 1980. It debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top. "Going Underground" was the first...
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Kingdom) "TheEtonRifles" – The Jam (# 3 United Kingdom, # 50 Australia) "Freedom's Prisoner" – Steve Harley (# 58 UK) "Good Times Roll" - The Cars (#...
"Weekend" The Jacksons – "Destiny" The Jags – "Back of My Hand" The Jam – "Strange Town" (two versions), "When You're Young", "TheEtonRifles" (two versions)...
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