Saturday, July 12, 2025

Back in the Day, 1978

Sham 69

Tell Us the Truth

(Polydor / Polydor Japan)


Easily as non-negotiating as anything wrought by 1970s English spike-topped fellows. Giving a sound booting to the tedious indulgences annoyingly produced by navel-gazing hippies would by itself have been sufficient for celebration. But Jimmy Pursey and his surly flick-knife mates larded anthemic projectiles with enough prideful working-class glare to incite teenage malcontents to stomp down the cobblestones.

Recommended, live side: "We Got a Fight," "Rip Off," "George Davis Is Innocent," "They Don't Understand," "Borstal Breakout"

Recommended, studio side: "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"

Videos: "We Got a Fight"    "They Don't Understand"    "Borstal Breakout"  (live)   "Family Life"   "Hey, Little Rich Boy"   "Tell Us the Truth"


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