The Adventures of the Hersham Boys

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The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
The Adventures of the Hersham Boys cover
Studio album by Sham 69
Released 1979
Genre Punk rock, Oi!
Label Polydor
Producer Jimmy Pursey, Peter Wilson
Professional reviews
Sham 69 chronology
That's Life
(1978)		 The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
(1979)		 The Game
(1980)

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.

[edit] Tracklisting

  1. "Money" - 3:13
  2. "Fly Dark Angel" - 3:03
  3. "Joey's on the Street Again" - 3:04
  4. "Cold Blue in the Night" - 2:47 (Dave "Kermit" Treganna)
  5. "You're a Better Man Than I" - 3:10 (Hug)
  6. "Hersham Boys" - 4:46
  7. "Lost on Highway 46" - 3:35
  8. "Voices" - 2:52 (Goldstein/Pursey)
  9. "Questions and Answers" - 3:14
  10. "What Have We Got (Live)" - 2:54
    CD reissue bonus tracks
  11. "Questions and Answers (Single Version)" - 3:18
  12. "I Gotta Survive" - 1:31
  13. "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 2:36 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  14. "Hersham Boys (7" Version)" - 3:25
  15. "I Don't Wanna (Live)" - 2:06
  16. "Rip Off (Live)" - 2:43
  17. "I'm a Man, I'm a Boy (Live)" - 2:10
  18. "Tell Us the Truth (Live)" - 2:06
  19. "Borstal Breakout (12" Single Version)" - 8:25
  20. "If the Kids Are United (12" Single Version)" - 16:20

[edit] Personnel

  • Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer
  • Dave Parsons - guitar
  • Dave Treganna - bass
  • Ricky Goldstein - drums
  • Peter Wilson - producer
  • Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
  • Peter Lavery - photography
  • Tim Turan - mastering
  • Brett Ewins - illustrations