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The Jam – Setting Sons (Vinyl) Original Japanese Pressing
Polydor Records (1979)
$85.00
Rare 1979 Japanese First Pressing! With 4-Page Insert, Lyrics. “Eton Rifles”, “Thick As Thieves”, “Little Boy Soldiers”…
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High Quality Rare Actual 1979 Japanese First Pressing! Includes 4-Page Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese. The Brilliant Fourth Album From The Jam Includes Such Great Songs As “Eton Rifles”, “Thick As Thieves” & “Little Boy Soldiers”.
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Some very light surface marks, which are not audible.
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Girl On The Phone
Thick As Thieves
Private Hell
Little Boy Soldiers
Wasteland
Side 2:
Burning Sky
Smithers-Jones
Saturdays Kids
The Eton Rifles
Heatwave
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Polydor Records (1979)
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Setting Sons often reaches brilliance and stands among the Jam's best albums The Jam's Setting Sons was originally planned as a concept album about three childhood friends who, upon meeting after some time apart, discover the different directions in which they've grown apart. Only about half of the songs ended up following the concept due to a rushed recording schedule, but where they do, Paul Weller vividly depicts British life, male relationships, and coming to terms with entry into adulthood. Weller's observations of society are more pointed and pessimistic than ever, but at the same time, he's employed stronger melodies with a slicker production and comparatively fuller arrangements, even using heavy orchestration for a reworked version of Bruce Foxton's "Smithers-Jones." Setting Sons often reaches brilliance and stands among the Jam's best albums, but the inclusion of a number of throwaways and knockoffs (especially the out-of-place cover of "Heat Wave" which closes the album) mars an otherwise perfect album.