Sham 69 - Tell Us the Truth [180G/ Remastered/ Ltd Ed Red Vinyl/ Numbered] (MOV)

Music on Vinyl label pressing, limited to 1,000 copies.

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.

TRACKLIST

Live Side (Side A)
1. We Got A Fight
2. Rip Off
3. Ulster
4. George Davis Is Innocent
5. They Don't Understand
6. Borstal Breakout

Studio Side (Side B)
1. Family Life
2. Hey Little Rich Boy
3. I'm A Man, I'm A Boy
4. What About The Lonely?
5. Tell Us The Truth
6. It's Never Too Late
7. Whose Generation!