The Eton Rifles

1979 single by The Jam
VisualArtwork single Q7732588
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The Eton Rifles

Summary

The Eton Rifles is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Eton Rifles's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Eton Rifles's genre is mod revival[4].
  • The Eton Rifles followed When You're Young[5].
  • The Eton Rifles was followed by Going Underground[6].
  • The Eton Rifles was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven[7].
  • Among the performers on The Eton Rifles was The Jam[8].
  • The Eton Rifles's record label is recorded as Polydor[9].
  • The Eton Rifles was released on October 26, 1979[10].
  • The Eton Rifles's lyricist is recorded as Paul Weller[11].
  • The Eton Rifles's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Setting Sons[12].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[13]

  • First release date: 1979-11-03[14]

  • Genre(s): mod, mod revival, new wave, power pop, punk rock, rock[15]

  • Community tags: mod, mod revival, new wave, power pop, punk rock, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: be899256-8cbe-4df5-91af-da33c70da98f[17]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Eton Rifles was The Jam[8]. It was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven[7].

Publication

The Eton Rifles was published on October 26, 1979[10]. Its genre is mod revival[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Eton Rifles followed When You're Young[5]. It was followed by Going Underground[6].

Why It Matters

The Eton Rifles ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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