Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They changed their musical direction after seeing the Sex Pistols play live in early 1976. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including " If the Kids Are United " and " Hurry Up Harry ".
[12] [13] [14] In July 2011 Pursey reformed Sham 69 again with the band's late 1970s members. [15] At a meeting held between Pursey and Dave Parsons, original Sham 69 guitarist and co-writer of nearly all of the Sham repertoire with Pursey, the two ironed out their differences.
The Complete Sham 69 Live (1989) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [1] Volunteer is an album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1988 (see ...
The leftover members formed their own band called 'IF...' and toured the UK with Tony Feedback of the Angelic Upstarts and Rick Buckler of The Jam, having two drummers live. After feeling hard done by, the leftover members then decided to also tour under the name Sham 69 after original member Neil Harris joined them.
Tell Us the Truth is the debut album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in 1978. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert, while the other was recorded in the studio. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert, while the other was recorded in the studio.
That's Life is the second album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in 1978. [3] [4]That's Life peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart.The album includes the singles "Hurry Up Harry" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached numbers 10 and 19 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. [5]
In 1979 Jimmy Pursey left his band "Sham 69" briefly and Edwards was drafted in as the new singer and a single was recorded but never released as Pursey rejoined after his supergroup with Sex Pistols members - "The Sham Pistols" fell through. Edwards recorded unreleased demos with The Pretenders after the band expressed themselves as admirers ...
After the break up of Sex Pistols in January 1978 guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were looking to form a new band. Various names were put forward as new bandmates including Bob Geldof who had sung live with the Thin Lizzy/Cook/Jones band The Greedies but it was vocalist Jimmy Pursey and bass player Dave Tregunna from fellow punk band Sham 69 who were recruited.