The Adventures of the Hersham Boys

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The Adventures of the Hersham Boys is an album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1979. It's their most successful album to date, charting at #8 in the UK.

Reception

It was not universally well received, with David Hepworth describing it as "A tired, hollow effort struggling between weary attempts at rabble-rousing and blush-making pseudo-Springsteen 'street' songs that reek of desperation and contract fulfilling. As empty and self-satisfied a record as anything they supposedly set out to replace."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons unless noted

  1. "Money" - 3:13
  2. "Fly Dark Angel" - 3:03
  3. "Joey's on the Street Again" - 3:04
  4. "Cold Blue in the Night" - 2:47 (Dave "Kermit" Treganna)
  5. "You're a Better Man Than I" - 3:10 (Mike Hugg) (Yardbirds/Manfred Mann Chapter Three cover)
  6. "Hersham Boys" - 4:46
  7. "Lost on Highway 46" - 3:35
  8. "Voices" - 2:52 (Goldstein, Pursey)
  9. "Questions and Answers" - 3:14
  10. "What Have We Got (Live)" - 2:54
    CD reissue bonus tracks
  11. "Questions and Answers" (Single Version)"- 3:18
  12. "I Gotta Survive" - 1:31
  13. "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 2:36 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (The Beatles cover)
  14. "Hersham Boys" (7" Version) - 3:25
  15. "I Don't Wanna" (Live) - 2:06
  16. "Rip Off" (Live) - 2:43
  17. "I'm a Man, I'm a Boy" (Live) - 2:10
  18. "Tell Us the Truth" (Live) - 2:06
  19. "Borstal Breakout" (12" Single Version) - 8:25
  20. "If the Kids Are United" (12" Single Version) - 16:20

Personnel

Sham 69
  • Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer
  • Dave Parsons - guitar
  • Dave Treganna - bass
  • Ricky Goldstein - drums
  • Mark Cain - drums (Departing Sham 69 soon after the completion)
Technical
  • Peter Wilson - producer
  • Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
  • Peter Lavery - photography
  • Tim Turan - mastering
  • Brett Ewins - illustrations

References

  1. ^ The Adventures of the Hersham Boys at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Hepworth, David (1979) "SHAM 69: Hersham Boys", Smash Hits, EMAP National Publications Ltd, 4-17 October 1979, p.29
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