{"product_id":"sham-69-tell-us-the-truth","title":"Sham 69- Tell Us The Truth","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Music On Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued 7\/31\/2026, Originally released 1978\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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 it's 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTell Us The Truth is now available on 1000 individually numbered copies on red vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Got A Fight\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRip Off\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUlster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Davis Is Innocent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey Don't Understand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorstal Breakout\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Little Rich Boy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm A Man, I'm A Boy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat About The Lonely?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Us The Truth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Never Too Late\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhose Generation!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"Translucent Red LP","offer_id":45288835154035,"sku":null,"price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-28at5.49.01PM.png?v=1785278952","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/sham-69-tell-us-the-truth","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}