Sham 69 TELL US THE TRUTH
Side
BPM
Tracklist
A1: We Got A Fight
A2: Rip Off
A3: Ulster
A4: George Davis Is Innocent
A5: They Don t Understand
A6: Borstal Breakout
B1: Family Life
B2: Hey Little Rich Boy
B3: I m A Man, I m A Boy
B4: What About The Lonely?
B5: Tell Us The Truth
B6: It s Never Too Late
B7: Whose Generation!
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The first wave of British punk was overrun with smart kids from upper-class backgrounds playacting at being working-class yobs. Sham 69 was different; every bit as thick-headed and provincial as the band sounded, they took a perversely populist pride in its lack of musical or intellectual sophistication, just like The Exploited and Anti-Nowhere League.
Side one of Tell Us The Truth was recorded live, and it perfectly captured the Cockney vibe, complete with football chants and a spontaneous chorus of "Knees Up, Mother Brown." Frontman Jimmy Pursey's banter with the audience is impressive, and all the songs are brimmed with straight-ahead live energy. The studio side is a template for brash UK punk rock: snotty, in-your-face, fast and loud.
Tell Us The Truth is now available on 1000 individually numbered copies on red vinyl.[info sheet from distr.]