The terrific trio are now the awesome foursome with Ed on guitar! Guitar Gangsters still take their inspiration from the likes of The Clash, The Boys, Generation X, and The Jam from the first UK wave of punk. Questions & Answers was released in March 79 which was another hit and in July 79 the 'Hersham Boys' single was released which became Sham 69's biggest hit.Īfter 30 years making a big noise as a three piece, Guitar Gangsters just got a whole lot bigger, louder, punchier and generally more magnificent. October 1978 saw the release of the 2nd Sham 69 album 'That's Life' and a new single 'Hurry Up Harry' which charted making the top 10. That summer Sham played the Reading Festival along with The Jam. This 8CD 144 track box set contains the four studio albums issued by Sham 69 between 1978-80, each one paired with a bonus live disc from the era. In July 1978 the release of the single 'If The Kids Are United' catapulted Sham 69 into the media spot-light. Later that week Polydor released their 2nd Sham 69 single 'Angels With Dirty Faces' which got the band on Top Of The Pops. April 30th 1978 Jimmy joined The Clash on stage at Victoria Park for Rock Against Racism. January 1978 Polydor released the 'Borstal Breakout' single which didn't chart but a month later the 'Tell Us The Truth' album was released and reached No 25. Albie Slider was replaced by Dave Treganna (Kermit) after a fight broke out in the recording studio when Dave Parsons replaced Albert's bass. Sham 69 were soon packing venues and due to the success of the 'I Dont Wanna' single, Polydor Records signed Sham 69 for a 4 album contract. The sound has been remastered, and though. Castle Music has assembled the band's first five albums in individual LP-styled sleeves with the original artwork. The support bands Chelsea, The Lurkers & The Cortinas were all on Step Forward records, it was inevitable that Sham 69 would put out the first single on Step Forward and released 'I Dont Wanna' in August 1977. Cockney punk legends Sham 69 have had their major catalog reissued a few times on CD, but it's great to have it all assembled in one place on The Albums. Jimmy scored a slot headlining the Acklam Hall on 21st July 1977. In July 1977 Jimmy met with Miles Copeland (manager of The Police) who was running Step Forward & Illegal records. Live and Loud is the first live album by the punk band Sham 69, recorded in 1979 and released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). 14+ (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult over 18)
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