The Eton Rifles The Eton Rifles "The Eton Rifles" was the only single to be released from the album "Setting Sons" by The Jam. Recorded at Townhouse studios and released on 26 October 1979, it became the band's first top ten hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3. It is also the only official Jam single for which a video was not recorded. The song was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and The Jam, and was backed by the B-side "See-Saw". Eton College is a famous English public school located in Berkshire, which is regarded as the epitome of Britain's privileged
Eton College state sector to help drive up standards. Eton has been described as the most famous public school in the world, and been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen". Eton has educated generations of British and foreign aristocracy, and for the first time, members of the British royal family in direct line of succession: Prince William and his brother Prince Harry, in contrast to the royal tradition of male education at either naval college or Gordonstoun, or by tutors. The "Good Schools Guide" called the school "the number one boys' public school", adding that "The teaching and facilities