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# "[[I Don't Wanna (Sham 69 song)|I Don't Wanna]]" |
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# "Ulster (single version) |
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# "Borstal Breakout (single version) |
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# "George Davis Is Innocent (demo) |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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Revision as of 21:07, 14 December 2021
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| Released | 18 February 1978 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| 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"
- "Red London"
- "Ulster" (single version)
- "Borstal Breakout" (single version)
- "George Davis Is Innocent" (demo)
- "They Don't Understand" (demo)
- "Borstal Breakout" (demo)
Personnel
Sham 69
- Jimmy Pursey – vocals, production, liner notes
- Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
- Dave Treganna – bass guitar
- Mark "Dodie" Cain – drums
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.
