Intense Records

Tell Us The Truth (Translucent Red Vinyl LP)

Pre-order - Friday 29th May 2026

£25.83 (£30.99 incl. VAT)

The 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,
Sham 69 took a perversely populist pride in its lack of musical or intellectual
sophistication. Like The Exploited and Anti- nowhere league o.a.
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." Jimmy Pursey's communication with his audience is inarguably impressive,
and all the songs have a good head of straight- ahead live energy. The studio side
sounds impressive as well; a tight performances all together.
Tell Us The Truth is now available on 1000 individually numbered copies on red
translucent coloured vinyl.

Tracks: We Got A Fight / Rip Off / Ulster / George Davis Is Innocent / They Don't
Understand / Borstal Breakout / 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 / Whose
Generation!