This is my insanely subjective ranking on the world’s recorded popular music in album form to date – so I’m casting the net as far and wide as I possibly can. If that makes the list slightly “unfair” in some respects – meaning that one band’s “best of” album might be “better” than another band’s best “individual” album releases – well, then so be it. I’ve thought about this more than any human reasonably should, and the very short and sweet answer is that I thought it best to be “expansive” rather than “restrictive” when it comes to album consideration. The administrative one is about where and how “compilation albums” should fit into the best 1,000 albums list, if at all. There are two main problems, one administrative and one more complex and substantive. The music, it should be noted and which I’ll get back to shortly, is really strong and well worthy of making my best 1,000 albums ever list.
This particular entry on the list is problematic in a few respects, which has nothing to do with the actual music on Angels With Dirty Faces itself. What does Sham 69’s Angels With Dirty Faces mean to me? What does it make me feel? Why is it exciting or compelling? Find out more about why I embarked on a best 1,000 albums ever project. This is 100% my own personal super biased, incredibly subjective take on what my top 1,000 albums are, ranked in painstaking order over the course of doing research for nearly a year, Rob from High Fidelity style. Yeah, I know it’s audacious, a little crazy (okay, maybe a lot cray cray), bordering on criminal nerdery.īut here’s what it’s NOT: a definitive list of the Greatest Albums of All-Time. They combine it with the power and attitude found in stateside bands like My Chemical Romance and Social Distortion – the result? The band you always wanted to be in!Īt a Gangsters show you will not get a working class political rant – what you will get are slices of urban life short stories of bad attitude, bad sex, ambition, success and failure packed into two and half minute power punk gems.What does the “best 1,000 albums ever” mean and why are you doing this? 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. 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 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. 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. 14+ (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult over 18)
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