The A Files
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| The A Files | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Oi! | |||
| Label | Cleopatra[1] | |||
| Producer | Gordon Mills, Jimmy Pursey | |||
| Sham 69 chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
The A Files is an album by the punk band Sham 69, released in 1997.[3][4]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "though it's jumbled and baffling, this is a very sophisticated work for a gang of boot boys from Hersham."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Dave Parsons
- "Blackpool" - 2:01
- "Geoffrey Thomas" - 3:09
- "Loudmouth" - 2:09
- "I'm Mad" - 3:02
- "14 Years" - 3:03
- "Mary's Sofa" - 2:58
- "Trainspotter" - 2:22
- "Studenthead" - 3:13
- "Windowstare" - 4:11
- "Sloanberg" - 2:21
- "Roxy Was a Tourist" - 2:58
- "Get a Life" - 2:45
- "Swampy" - 3:57
- "Tag 14" - instrumental - 6:20
Personnel
[edit]- Sham 69
- Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer
- Dave Guy Parsons - guitar, arranger
- Mat Sargent - bass
- Technical
- Gordon Mills - producer
- Bryan Adams - executive producer
- Austin Haragin - front cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Dave (6 November 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "The A Files - Sham 69 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (6 November 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
