L to R: Pursey, Peel and Parsons on stage at Reading, 1978.
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Pursey attempted to change the band's image and lose the streetpunk mentality: That's Life (1978), played in full on JP's show, was a try at a punk concept album, and The Adventures Of The Hersham Boys exhibited more conventional rock elements. Pursey routinely sent up their appearances on Top Of The Pops with ad libs such as, "Don't turn me off, turn me up!", and violence followed them from gig to gig and a particularly egregious appearance at Middlesex Polytechnic, broken up by skinheads charging the stage, led to a cessation of gigging.
In the interim, their sole Peel Session went out, previewing their first major label single, Borstal Breakout: in this title lay the origin of their first dissolution in 1979.Ĭhart success had followed with songs that were basically punk football chants, such as If The Kids Are United, Hersham Boys (their biggest hit) and Hurry Up Harry. Their debut single, I Don't Wanna, produced by John Cale ( Velvet Underground) was released in October 1977 on Step Forward (later to be the first of the Fall's many labels) and led to a signing with Polydor (doubtless eager to repeat their success with the Jam). Their leader and frontman, Jimmy Pursey, took the name from worn graffiti: he also wrote liner notes for their LPs and the songs in collaboration with guitarist Dave Parsons. Reading Festival 25-8-78.Sham 69 are a still extant punk band formed in Hersham in 1976. Tracks: Red London, I Don’t Wanna, Rip Off, I’m A Man I’m A Boy, Tell Us The Truth, Ulster Boy, Borstal Breakout, It’s Never Too Late, Hey Little Rich Boy, They Don’t Understand, What About The Lonely?, What Have We Got, Borstal Breakout, George Davis Is Innocent, What Have We Got (Reprise) Tracks: Borstal breakout, Borstal breakout #2, George davies, Hey little rich boy, I don’t wanna, I’m a man I’m a boy, It’s never too late, Red London, Rip off, Rip off #2, The lonely, They don’t understand, Ulster, What have we got Tracks: Red London, I don’t wanna, George davis is innocent, Rip off, Family life, Ulster, I’m a may i’m a biy, Hey little rich boy, Borstal breakout, They don’t understand, It’s never too late, Ulster #2, What have we got Tracks: Borstal breakout, Hey little rich boy, They don’t understand, Rip off, What ‘av we got Tracks: Leave me alone, Who gives a damn, Everybody’s right everybody’s wrong, That’s life, Win or lose, Hurry up harry, Evil way, Reggae pick up part 1, Sunday morning nightmare, Reggae pick up part 2, Angels with dirty faces, Is this me or is this you
That’s Life LP (Polydor, POLD-5010) released 78 Tracks: Hurry up harry, Is this me or is this you Various Artists – Polydor Radio Sampler 12″ (Polydor, NW1) released 78
Hurry up Harry 7” (Polydor, POSP-7) released Oct 78 Tracks: If the kids are united, Sunday morning nightmare If the kids are united 7” (Polydor, 2059 050) released Jul 78 Tracks: Angels with dirty faces, The Cockney kids are innocent Tracks: We got a fight (live), Rip off (live), Ulster (live), George davies is innocent (live), They don’t understand (live), Bortstal breakout (live), Family life, Hey little rich boy, I’m a man, I’m a boy, What about the lonely, Tell us the truth, Its never too late, Who’s generationĪngels with dirty faces 7” (Polydor, 2059 023) released May 78 Tell us the Truth LP (Polydor, 2383 491) released Feb 78, live recordings Marquee, London 21-10-77 Tracks: Borstal Breakout, Hey Little Rich boy track mis-titled Song of the Streetsīorstal Breakout 7” (Polydor, 2058 966) released Jan 78
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What have we got (live) 1-sided 7”, recorded Marquee, London 21-10-77, given away free at gigs during Dec 77.
Tracks: I don’t wanna, Ulster, Red London I don’t wanna 7” (Step Forward, SF-4) released Aug 77.
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