• Source: The Adventures of the Hersham Boys

The Adventures of the Hersham Boys is an album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1979. It is their most successful album, peaking at No. 8 in the UK.




Reception



It was not universally well received, with David Hepworth of Smash Hits 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." Trouser Press called it "a break with the punk scene, but no less aggressive than usual."




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" Tregunna)
"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 (Ricky 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
Tracks 11-13 from "Questions and Answers" single, March 1979
Tracks 14-18 from "Hersham Boys" single, August 1979
Tracks 19 and 20 released as 12" with initial copies of The Adventures of the Hersham Boys




Personnel


Sham 69
Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer
Dave Parsons - guitar
Dave Tregunna - bass
Ricky Goldstein - drums
Mark "Doidie" Cain - drums; vocals on "With a Little Help from My Friends" (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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
• Hersham Boys
• Sham 69
• Château d'Hérouville
• Questions and Answers (Sham 69 song)
• Mister, You're a Better Man Than I
• That's Life (Sham 69 album)
• 1979 in music
• Peter Wilson (record producer)
• The Game (Sham 69 album)