The Adventures of the Hersham Boys

Studio album by Sham 69

Released

1979

Jimmy Pursey, Peter Wilson

Sham 69 chronology

That's Life
(1978)

The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
(1979)

The Game
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	unfavourable^[2]

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

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

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

Sham 69

Jimmy Pursey Dave Parsons Dave Tregunna Mark McGowan Tim V. Neil Harris Tony Feedback Al Campbell Ian Whitefield John Goode Albie Slider Billy Bostik Mark Cain Ricky Goldstein Andy Prince Sonny Boy Williamson Mat Sargent Rob "Zee" Jefferson

Studio albums	Tell Us the Truth That's Life The Adventures of the Hersham Boys The Game Volunteer Information Libre Soapy Water and Mister Marmalade The A Files Direct Action: Day 21 Hollywood Hero / Western Culture Who Killed Joe Public

Live albums	Live and Loud!! Live and Loud!! Volume 2 The Complete Sham 69 Live Shams Last Stand Live at the Roxy Club BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert The Best of & Rest of Sham 69 Live Live in Japan Live in Italy Live at CBGB's Green Eggs & Sham Greatest Hits Live At the BBC

Compilation albums	The First, the Best and the Last Kings & Queens The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80

Singles	"I Don't Wanna" "Borstal Breakout" "Angels with Dirty Faces" "If the Kids Are United" "Hurry Up Harry" "Questions and Answers "Hersham Boys" "You're a Better Man Than I" "Tell the Children" "Hurry Up England"

Related articles	Sham Pistols Stuart Epps The Lords of the New Church

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