SHAM 69 – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 7″ – EXC+ UK 1979 PUNK

Sham 69 – Questions And Answers
(Polydor Records  1979  POSP27)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges and ringwear rubbing

Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in 1976. The band was one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five Top 20 singles. The original unit broke up in 1979, with frontman Jimmy Pursey moving on to pursue a solo career.

In 1987 Pursey and guitarist David Parsons reformed the band, joined by new personnel. Although subsequently going through a number of line-up changes, Sham 69 remain active and are still playing gigs.

“Questions and Answers” is a song by Sham 69 released in 1979 from their third studio album The Adventures of the Hersham Boys. It reached number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart. The song also featured with live and compilation albums including The First, the Best and the Last in 1980, Live and Loud!! in 1987, The Complete Sham 69 Live in 1989, Live at the Roxy Club in 1990, The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80 in 1998. The B-side tracks “Gotta Survive (live)” and The Beatles’ cover version “With a Little Help from My Friends” appears on this single. The song “Questions and Answers” was written and produced by frontman Jimmy Pursey and guitarist Dave Parsons of Sham 69, and Peter Wilson.

Track listing

Side one

1. “Questions and Answers” – 3:14

Side two

1. “Gotta Survive (live)” – 1:31
2. “With a Little Help from My Friends” – 2:36 (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)