Setting Sons (Mlps) [Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

The Jam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000056C6X
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #727,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Girl on the Phone

2. Thick as Thieves

3. Private Hell

4. Little Boy Soldiers

5. Wasteland

6. Burning Sky

7. Smithers-Jones

8. Saturday's Kids

9. The Eton Rifles

10. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave

Editorial Reviews

Japanese Paper Jacket Collection. Reissue of their 1979 album packaged in a miniature embossed LP sleeve. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello, Hooray, It's A Very Nice Day..., March 25, 2001

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Adam Adam Adam (Placentia, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Setting Sons (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Beginning with All Mod Cons and ending with Sound Affects The Jam made three amazing albums in a row. Sandwiched in the middle, is the beautiful "Setting Sons". Excellent, creative, variety filled, and serious all easily describe this album. Though Paul Weller would later malign this album for it's slicker production(an odd accusation after forming the Style Council), his only true downfall here was trying to make this a full on concept album. That aside, the album features some of the band's best song writing as well as a triumphant experiment at an orchestral song, "Smithers Jones". The album is easily one of the band's best and a wonderful addition to any collection.

This particular release re-creates the original album packaging down to minute details. Besides the usual slipcase packaging, the manufacturers actually went as far as embossing the soldiers as well as the roses on the back of the album. The most extreme attn, to detail is paid to the track listing. There is actually a real sticker (just like on the original)listing the tracks, rather than printing them on the package. wow.