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Tell Us the Truth
Tell Us the Truth
Studio album by Sham 69
Released	February 1978
Venue	Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, London; The Vortex, 203 Wardour Street, London
Studio	Polydor, London; Pathway, London; Basing Street, London;
Genre	Punk rock
Length	34:52
Label	Polydor; Sire;
Producer	Jimmy Pursey; Peter Wilson;
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AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]

Tell Us the Truth is the debut album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in 1978. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert, while the other was recorded in the studio. Tell Us the Truth includes one of Sham 69's biggest hits, "Borstal Breakout", on the live side of the album. The album peaked at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart.

Tell Us the Truth and the band's second album That's Life were re-released in 1989 as a double LP.

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons

Live side

"We Got a Fight"
"Rip Off"
"Ulster"
"George Davis Is Innocent"
"They Don’t Understand"
"Borstal Breakout"
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"
"Who's Generation!"
Captain Oi! bonus tracks
"What Have We Got" (live)
"I Don't Wanna" produced by John Cale
"Red London" produced by John Cale
"Ulster" (single version) produced by John Cale
"Borstal Breakout" (single version)
"George Davis Is Innocent" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by Steve Lillywhite
"They Don't Understand" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by Steve Lillywhite
"Borstal Breakout" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by Steve Lillywhite

Tracks 15-17 released as "I Don't Wanna" single on Step Forward
"Borstal Breakout" released as Polydor Records debut single, January 1978

Personnel

Sham 69

Jimmy Pursey – vocals, production, liner notes
Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
Dave "Kermit" Tregunna – bass guitar
Mark "Dodie" Cain – drums

with:

Albie "Slider" Maskell - bass guitar on tracks 15-17 and 19-21

Technical

Peter Wilson – production
Brian Burrows – remixing
Steve Hammonds – project coordinator
Jo Mirowski – art direction, design
Alwyn Clayden – package design
Martyn Goddard – photography
Barry Plummer – photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Notes
UK	1978	Polydor Records	LP	2383 491
US	1978	Sire Records	LP	SRK 6060
UK	1996	Dojo Records	CD	DOJO CD 256	Features one bonus track ("What Have We Got (live)")
US	1996	Dojo Records	CD	DOJO 3000-2	Features one bonus track ("What Have We Got (live)")
UK	2000	Castle Music	CD	CMRCD 020	Features two bonus tracks ("What Have We Got" and "Borstal Breakout (single version)")
UK	2005	Captain Oi!	CD	AHOY DPX 611	Features eight bonus tracks

References

^ Deming, Mark. "Tell Us the Truth – Sham 69". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[1] Deming, Mark. "Tell Us the Truth – Sham 69". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[ac_UK2_-3] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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-'''''Tell Us the Truth''''' is an album released in [[1978]] by a punk band [[Sham 69]]. The first side of the album is recorded live, as the other is recorded in studio. ''Tell Us The Truth'' includes one of Sham 69's biggest hits, "Borstal Breakout" on the live side of the album. The album charted at #25 in UK. The album was re-released in [[1989]] as a double-LP also including their album ''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]''.
+'''''Tell Us the Truth''''' is the debut album by English [[punk rock]] band [[Sham 69]], released in 1978. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert, while the other was recorded in the studio. ''Tell Us the Truth'' includes one of Sham 69's biggest hits, "Borstal Breakout", on the live side of the album. The album peaked at number 25 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].
+''Tell Us the Truth'' and the band's second album ''[[That's Life (Sham 69 album)|That's Life]]'' were re-released in 1989 as a [[double album|double]] LP.
-==Tracklisting==
+==Track listing==
 All songs written by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons<br />
 :'''Live side'''
+# "We Got a Fight"
-#  we gotta fight
 # "Rip Off"
 # "Ulster"
-# "George Davies Is Innocent"
+# "George Davis Is Innocent"
-# "They Don't Understand"
+# "They Don’t Understand"
 # "Borstal Breakout"
 #:'''Studio side'''
 # "Family Life"
 # "Hey Little Rich Boy"
-# "I'm a Man, I'm a Boy"
+# "I’m a Man, I’m a Boy"
 # "What About the Lonely?"
 # "Tell Us the Truth"
-# "It's Never Too Late"
+# "It’s Never Too Late"
-#" Who's Generation"
+# "Who's Generation!"
-#:'''CD reissue bonus tracks'''
+#:'''Captain Oi! bonus tracks'''
-# "What Have We Got?" (live)
+# "What Have We Got" (live)
+# "[[I Don't Wanna (Sham 69 song)|I Don't Wanna]]" produced by [[John Cale]]
+# "Red London" produced by John Cale
+# "Ulster" (single version) produced by John Cale
 # "Borstal Breakout" (single version)
+# "George Davis Is Innocent" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by [[Steve Lillywhite]]
+# "They Don't Understand" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by Steve Lillywhite
+# "Borstal Breakout" (demo) produced by Howard Thompson and Sham 69; engineered by Steve Lillywhite
+*Tracks 15-17 released as "I Don't Wanna" single on [[Illegal Records|Step Forward]]
+*"Borstal Breakout" released as Polydor Records debut single, January 1978
 ==Personnel==
+'''Sham 69'''
-*[[Jimmy Pursey]] - vocals, producer, liner notes
-*Dave Parsons - guitars, liner notes
+*[[Jimmy Pursey]] – vocals, production, liner notes
-*Dave Treganna - bass guitar
+*Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
+*Dave "Kermit" Tregunna – bass guitar
-*Mark "Dodie" Cain - drums
+*Mark "Dodie" Cain – drums
-*Peter Wilson - producer
+with:
-*Brian Burrows - remixing
+*Albie "Slider" Maskell - bass guitar on tracks 15-17 and 19-21
-*Steve Hammonds - project coordinator
-*Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
+'''Technical'''
-*Alwyn Clayden - package design
+*[[Peter Wilson (record producer)|Peter Wilson]] – production
-*Martyn Goddard - photography
+*Brian Burrows – remixing
-*Barry Plummer - photography
+*Steve Hammonds – project coordinator
+*Jo Mirowski – art direction, design
+*Alwyn Clayden – package design
+*Martyn Goddard – photography
+*Barry Plummer – photography
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1978)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{Album chart|UK2|25|date=19780305|accessdate=28 October 2020|rowheader=true}}
+|}
+==Release history==
+{|class="wikitable"
+! Region
+! Date
+! Label
+! Format
+! Catalog
+! Notes
+|-
+| UK
+| 1978
+| [[Polydor Records]]
+| LP
+| 2383 491
+|
+|-
+| US
+| 1978
+| [[Sire Records]]
+| LP
+| SRK 6060
+|
+|-
+| UK
+| 1996
+| [[Dojo Records]]
+| CD
+| DOJO CD 256
+| Features one bonus track ("What Have We Got (live)")
+|-
+| US
+| 1996
+| Dojo Records
+| CD
+| DOJO 3000-2
+| Features one bonus track ("What Have We Got (live)")
+|-
+| UK
+| 2000
+| [[Castle Music]]
+| CD
+| CMRCD 020
+| Features two bonus tracks ("What Have We Got" and "Borstal Breakout (single version)")
+|-
+| UK
+| 2005
+| [[Captain Oi!]]
+| CD
+| AHOY DPX 611
+| Features eight bonus tracks
+|}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Sham 69}}
+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:1978 albums]]
+[[Category:1978 debut albums]]
 [[Category:Sham 69 albums]]
 [[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
 [[Category:Sire Records albums]]
-[[category:debut albums]]
-[[it:Tell Us the Truth]]

v t e Sham 69
Jimmy Pursey Dave Parsons Dave Tregunna Mark McGowan Tim V. Neil Harris Tony Feedback Al Campbell Ian Whitefield John Goode Albie Slider Billy Bostik Mark Cain Ricky Goldstein Andy Prince Sonny Boy Williamson Mat Sargent Rob "Zee" Jefferson
Studio albums	Tell Us the Truth That's Life The Adventures of the Hersham Boys The Game Volunteer Information Libre Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade The A Files Direct Action: Day 21 Hollywood Hero / Western Culture Who Killed Joe Public Their Finest Hour It'll End in Tears
Live albums	Live and Loud!! Live and Loud!! Volume 2 The Complete Sham 69 Live Shams Last Stand Live at the Roxy Club BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert The Best of & Rest of Sham 69 Live Live in Japan Live in Italy Live at CBGB's Green Eggs & Sham Greatest Hits Live At the BBC
Compilation albums	The First, the Best and the Last Kings & Queens The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80
Singles	"I Don't Wanna" "Borstal Breakout" "Angels with Dirty Faces" "If the Kids Are United" "Hurry Up Harry" "Questions and Answers "Hersham Boys" "You're a Better Man Than I" "Tell the Children" "Hurry Up England"
Related articles	Sham Pistols Stuart Epps The Lords of the New Church