Tracklist
| A1 | Girl On The Phone | |
| A2 | Thick As Thieves | |
| A3 | Private Hell | |
| A4 | Little Boy Soldiers | |
| A5 | Wasteland | |
| B1 | Burning Sky | |
| B2 | Smithers-Jones | |
| B3 | Saturdays Kids | |
| B4 | The Eton Rifles | |
| B5 | Heatwave |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
- Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Published By – And Son Music Ltd.
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Published By – Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Strawberry Mastering
Credits
- Arranged By – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
- Art Direction, Design – Bill Smith (19)
- Cello, Timpani, Recorder – The Jam Philharmonic Orchestra
- Engineer – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
- Engineer [Assistant] – Pete Schwier
- Illustration [Back Cover] – Robin P. Richards
- Illustration [Inner Sleeve] – Robin P. Richards
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Andrew Rosen
- Photography By [Front Cover, Inner Sleeve] – Andrew Douglas
- Piano – Merton Mick*
- Producer – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
- Remix – Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
- Saxophone – Rudi (15)
- Score [Strings] – Pete Solley*
- Written-By – Paul Weller (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Notes
Third Pressing:
Unembossed sleeve with the tracklisting printed on the back cover.
The first issue of this album with the embossed sleeve had no tracklisting printed on the back sleeve. Instead a transparent sticker with the information was used.
All songs published by And Son Music except
'Heatwave' Jobette Music Ltd.
Original sound recording made by Polydor Ltd. U.K.
℗ 1979 Polydor (UK) Ltd.
© 1979 Polydor (UK) Ltd.
Record manufactured and distributed in the UK by Polydor Limited.
Made in England.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Cat #s
POLD 5028 on top right back cover, cover spine.
2442 168 on top right back cover
POLD.5028 on record labels.
Unembossed sleeve with the tracklisting printed on the back cover.
The first issue of this album with the embossed sleeve had no tracklisting printed on the back sleeve. Instead a transparent sticker with the information was used.
All songs published by And Son Music except
'Heatwave' Jobette Music Ltd.
Original sound recording made by Polydor Ltd. U.K.
℗ 1979 Polydor (UK) Ltd.
© 1979 Polydor (UK) Ltd.
Record manufactured and distributed in the UK by Polydor Limited.
Made in England.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Cat #s
POLD 5028 on top right back cover, cover spine.
2442 168 on top right back cover
POLD.5028 on record labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout, A-side, stamped): POLD 5028 A // 1 ∇ E STR 1 1 2 1 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout, B-side, stamped): POLD 5028 B // 3 ∇ E STR 1 1 3 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout, A-side, stamped): POLD 5028 A // 2 ∇ E STR 14 3 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout, B-side, stamped): POLD 5028 B // 3 ∇ E STR 19 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Runout, A-side, stamped): POLD 5028 A//1∇ESTR 14 13 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Runout, B-side, stamped): POLD 5028 B//3∇E STR 18 9 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Runout, A-side, stamped): POLD 5028 A//1∇ESTR 1 4 2 2 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Runout, B-side, stamped): POLD 5028 B//3∇E STR 18 1 1 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 Runout, A-side, stamped): POLD 5028 A//2∇ESTR 12 11 STRAWBERRY
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 Runout, B-side, stamped): POLD 5028 B//3∇E STR 16 10 STRAWBERRY
- Other (Price code): DELUXE
Other Versions (5 of 89)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Setting Sons (LP, Album, Stereo, Embossed Stickered Sleeve) | Polydor | POLD 5028, 2442 168, POLD. 5028 | UK | 1979 | |||
| Setting Sons (LP, Album, Stereo, 53 - Keel Press) | Polydor | PD-1-6249, 2383 562 | US | 1979 | |||
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Setting Sons (LP, Album, Stereo) | Metronome | 0060.257 | 1979 |
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I don't think this was a reissue as the album hadn't been deleted. I think this is just a third pressing.
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I'm confused as to how this supposed reissue has an A1 matrix to the A side. Earlier issues with embossed sleeve etc. all seem to have A2 as the earliest matrix. How is this?
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