Sham 69 - Tell Us The Truth LP

Tell Us The Truth is now available on 1000 individually numbered copies on red translucent coloured vinyl.

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, Sham 69 took a perversely populist pride in its lack of musical or intellectual sophistication. Like The Exploited and Anti- nowhere league o.a.

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." Jimmy Pursey's communication with his audience is inarguably impressive, and all the songs have a good head of straight-ahead live energy. The studio side sounds impressive as well; a tight performances all together.
(MOV/ 2026)

Tracklist:
01. We Got a Fight
02. Rip Off
03. Ulster
04. George Davis is Innocent
05. They Don't Understand
06. Borstal Breakout
07. Family Life
08. Hey Little Rich Boy
09. I'm a Man, I'm a Boy
10. What About the Lonely?
11. Tell Us the Truth
12. It's Never Too Late
13. Whose Generation!