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Sham 69: The Adventures Of Hersham Boys (Polydor)***

Garry Bushell, Sounds, 8 September 1979

WHAT DID Sham mean to you? I don't really give a monkey's cos to me and a lot of my mates they were the business. Whereas the Clash and the Pistols were heroes put on a pedestal by history, legend and the media, Sham 69 were the ultimate people's band.

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