The Albums is a Punk album by Sham 69, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
About
Straight outta greater London (Hersham), and first produced by The Velvet Underground’s John Cale, Sham 69 managed a great run of U.K. chart hits from 1977 to 1979. Though the band’s skinhead following rose in direct proportion to the popularity of singer Jimmy Pursey’s proletariat rebel-rousing, Sham 69 were unfortunately saddled with a legion of followers who misinterpreted their anti-racist views as white-pride politics. But none of that should interfere with the enjoyment of Sham’s boffo mix of power riffs and shout-outs, especially on the infectious punk classics “Family Life,” “If the Kids Are United,” “Hersham Boys,” and “Borstal Breakout” (which The Replacements covered in their 2013 reunion shows.) Listen closely and hear how Pursey was, at times, a kind of young-punk Ray Davies, detailing the working-class life where he grew up in the late ’70s. This budget-priced set collects the band’s run of historic punk: their four Polygram albums, (<i>Tell Us the Truth</i>, <i>That’s Life</i>, <i>The Adventures of Hersham Boys</i>, and <i>The Game</i>) and their 1988 “comeback” (<i>Volunteer</i>).
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Tracklist
- 1We Gotta Fight (Live)2:30
- 2Rip Off2:17
- 3Ulster (Live)3:33
- 4George Davis Is Innocent2:17
- 5They Don't Understand (Live)2:23
- 6Borstal Breakout2:55
- 7Family Life2:13
- 8Hey Little Rich Boy (Stereo)1:42
- 9I'm a Man, I'm a Boy1:56
- 10What About the Lonely?1:24
- 11Tell Us the Truth2:10
- 12It's Never Too Late2:03
- 13Whose Generation!2:51
- 2.1Leave Me Alone3:25
- 2.2Who Gives a Damn4:04
- 2.3Everybody's Right, Everybody's Wrong5:08
- 2.4That's Life2:51
- 2.5Win or Lose3:37
- 2.6Hurry Up Harry3:53
- 2.7Evil Way2:36
- 2.8Reggae Pick Up, Pt. 11:24
- 2.9Sunday Morning Nightmare2:28
- 2.10Reggae Pick Up, Pt. 22:40
- 2.11Angels With Dirty Faces2:54
- 2.12Is This Me or Is This You3:31
- 3.1Money3:15
- 3.2Fly Dark Angel3:05
- 3.3Joey's on the Street Again3:06
- 3.4Cold Blue in the Night2:49
- 3.5You're a Better Man Than I3:12
- 3.6Hersham Boys4:47
- 3.7Lost On Highway 463:37
- 3.8Voices2:53
- 3.9Questions and Answers3:16
- 3.10What Have We Got2:55
- 3.11Borstal Breakout (12'' Extended Version)8:27
- 3.12If the Kids Are United (12'' Extended Version)16:19
- 4.1The Game2:56
- 4.2Human Zoo2:50
- 4.3Lord of the Flies3:09
- 4.4Give a Dog a Bone3:02
- 4.5In and Out2:59
- 4.6Tell the Children3:39
- 4.7Spray It On the Wall2:29
- 4.8Dead or Alive2:53
- 4.9Simon2:52
- 4.10Deja Vu3:25
- 4.11Poor Cow3:23
- 4.12Run Wild Run Free2:47
- 5.1Outside the Warehouse4:13
- 5.2Wicked Tease2:49
- 5.3Wallpaper3:48
- 5.4Mr. Know It All3:05
- 5.5As Black As a Sheep3:49
- 5.6How the West Was Won3:32
- 5.7That Was the Day3:41
- 5.8Rip and Tear3:13
- 5.9Bastard Club4:53
- 5.10Volunteer3:19
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- gritty
- defiant
- outlaw
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Tell Us The Truth has catalog number EM3011
That's Life has catalog number EM3012
The Adventures Of Hersham Boys has catalog number EM3013
The Game has catalog number EM3014
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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