Sham 69 - Tell Us The Truth [Black Vinyl]

Cat. no: MOVLPB4058
Format: LP Black Vinyl
Barcode: 8719262046979
Release Date: 23 Oct 2026
Genre: Rock

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 black vinyl.

Tracks: We Got A Fight / Rip Off / Ulster / George Davis Is Innocent / They Don't Understand / Borstal Breakout / Family Life / Hey Little Rich Boy / I'm A Man, I'm A Boy / What About The Lonely? / Tell Us The Truth / It's Never Too Late / Whose Generation!