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Sham 69 formed in 1976 (the 12 November issue of NME notes they were rehearsing at this time, although only Jimmy Pursey would remain from this early line-up 12 months later). Sham 69 lacked the art school background of many British punk bands of the time, and brought in football chant back-up vocals and a sort of inarticulate political populism. The band had a large skinhead following (left wing, right wing and non-political), which helped set the tone for the Oi! movement. Their concerts were notoriously plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after one of their gigs at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1978 was broken up by National Front skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.
Sham 69 released their first single, “Ulster”, on Step Forward Records in August 1977, and its success in the independent charts prompted Polydor to sign the band. Their major label debut was “Borstal Breakout” in January 1978, followed by UK singles chart success with “Angels With Dirty Faces” (reaching number 19 in May 1978), “If The Kids Are United” (number 9 in July 1978), and “Hurry Up Harry” (number 10 in October 1978). The latter came from their second LP and first full studio album, That’s Life.
They then started to move away from punk rock into a sound heavily influenced by classic British hard rock bands such as Mott The Hoople, The Who and The Faces, evidenced on their third album, The Adventures of the Hersham Boys.
Sham 69 released their first single, “Ulster”, on Step Forward Records in August 1977, and its success in the independent charts prompted Polydor to sign the band. Their major label debut was “Borstal Breakout” in January 1978, followed by UK singles chart success with “Angels With Dirty Faces” (reaching number 19 in May 1978), “If The Kids Are United” (number 9 in July 1978), and “Hurry Up Harry” (number 10 in October 1978). The latter came from their second LP and first full studio album, That’s Life.
They then started to move away from punk rock into a sound heavily influenced by classic British hard rock bands such as Mott The Hoople, The Who and The Faces, evidenced on their third album, The Adventures of the Hersham Boys.
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The Punk Singles Collection
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Tell Us the Truth
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Borstal Breakout
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That's Life
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Angels With Dirty Faces
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Hey Little Rich Boy
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Sunday Morning Nightmare
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Questions And Answers
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I Don't Wanna
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You're A Better Man Than I
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Tell Us The Truth
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Tell The Children
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What Have We Got
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Red London
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Unite And Win
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Sham 69 is my favorite.
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Pryde wrote:
Please vote for COCK SPARRER in The British Rock Artists League!
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Neverminddddd wrote:
If the kids are united then we'll never be divided!
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lays100 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jotxaT2Sco Woodstock 2009 in Poland! :):):)
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purple_latex wrote:
Who has 'I don't believe a word' lyrics?
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punkisnoturdad wrote:
real oi!s and skinheads, stay non-politic.
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Nodisguise wrote:
Good to see over a million plays for Sham. They were seen as a bit of a joke in their day but their legacy is some great tunes.
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HENRYxOxRAMA wrote:
Show deles em sp, FODA !
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sura_lingon wrote:
99 998 lyssnare
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nosaxplease wrote:
"inarticulate political populism". In their early days they had some National Front following, like many British punk bands. Jimmy Pursey became a leader in the Rock Against Racism movement, don't know about the rest of them.
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
playing in southampton, might just go...
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KevinSyd69 wrote:
I had a Picture on the back of my Bedroom Door,when I was 9years old of"Sham69"on,posing on a Builder's site!
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Stephenite wrote:
They did a great show in Oslo t'other month. Good to see young and old alike enjoying
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commissar001 wrote:
'inarticulate political populism'?. a phrase that manages to patronise and mean nothing at the same time.
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Hexen_ wrote:
They will play Europe Woodstock Festival 2009 !! Entrance, tent territory free :) Poland/Germany border town, Kostrzyn, every year came 300.000 - 400.000 people - link to this event - http://www.lastfm.pl/event/741148
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Hexen_ wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pl/event/741148
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brownieboy wrote:
Yeah, i'll 2nd that.
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VinnyCrever wrote:
Wow, over million scrobbles finally.. B)
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Hexen_ wrote:
Sham will play Europe Woodstock Festival 2009 !! Entrance, tent territory free :) Poland/Germany border town, Kostrzyn, every year came 300.000 - 400.000 people - link to this event - http://www.lastfm.pl/event/741148
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brownieboy wrote:
Who's got a duurty face theen?
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