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Sham 69 – Tell Us The Truth

Red Colour

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 29th May 2026

Tracklist:

Got A Fight – Sham 69
Off – Sham 69
– Sham 69
Davis Is Innocent – Sham 69
Don’t Understand – Sham 69
Breakout – Sham 69
Life
Little Rich Boy
09.I’m A Man, I’m A Boy
About The Lonely?
Us The Truth
‘s Never Too Late
Generation!

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