SHAM 69 – YOU’RE A BETTER MAN THAN I 7″ – Nr MINT/EXC+ UK 1979 PIC SLEEVE PUNK

Sham 69 – You’re A Better Man Than I
(Polydor Records  1979   POSP82)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some light 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 Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– a little wear to edges

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”. The group’s popularity saw them perform on the BBC’s Top of the Pops, and they appeared in the rockumentary film, D.O.A.. 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 remained active and were still playing gigs as of 2022.^[

“You’re a Better Man Than I“, alternately listed as “Mr. You’re a Better Man Than I” or “Better Man Than I“, is a song first recorded by the English rock band the Yardbirds. It was written by brothers Mike and Brian Hugg, and became the opening track to the group’s second American album, Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965). Three months later in February 1966, it was released in the UK as the B-side to the “Shapes of Things” single. English punk band Sham 69 covered the song for a1979 single making the UK top 50; it featured on their third album, The Adventures of the Hersham Boys.