The Game (Sham 69 album)
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The Game is an album by punk band Sham 69
, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music
).
and Dave Parsons unless noted
Sham 69
Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
).
Tracklisting
All songs by Jimmy PurseyJimmy Pursey
Jimmy Pursey is an English singer and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the English punk rock band, Sham 69 from 1976 to 1980, and from 1986 to 2006.-Biography:...
and Dave Parsons unless noted
- "The Game" - 3:00
- "Human Zoo" - 2:50
- "Lord of the Flies" - 3:09 (Dave Treganna)
- "Give a Dog a Bone" - 3:02 (Rick Goldstein/Parsons/Pursey/Tregunna)
- "In and Out" - 2:59
- "Tell the Children" - 3:39
- "Spray It on the Wall" - 2:29 (Goldstein/Treganna)
- "Dead or Alive" - 2:53
- "Simon" - 2:52 (Parsons)
- "Déja Vu" - 3:25
- "Poor Cow" - 3:23
- "Run Wild Run Free" - 2:47
- CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Jack" - 3:28
- "Unite and Win" - 3:41
- "I'm a Man, I'm a Boy" - 1:54
Personnel
- Jimmy PurseyJimmy PurseyJimmy Pursey is an English singer and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the English punk rock band, Sham 69 from 1976 to 1980, and from 1986 to 2006.-Biography:...
- vocals, producer, design, cover design, liner notes - Dave Guy Parsons - guitar
- Dave Treganna - bass, liner notes
- Ricky Goldstein- drums
- Pete Wilson - keyboards, producer, engineer
- Brian Burrows - remixing, sleeve remix
- Alwyn Clayden - package design
- Jo Mirowski - art direction
- Rob O'Connor - artwork
- Bob Smithers - illustrations
- Shane Baldwin - liner notes
- Barry Plummer - photography