On their CD "The Punk Collection",The Stiffs covered "Star Studded Sham",originally by Hello.
The song was already recorded around 1988 but was never released before.
The CD was released in 1999 on Captain Oi! AHOY CD 102.
The song is track 19 on the CD.
The Stiffs at that time were:
- Phil Hendriks:vocals/guitar
- Mark Coleridge:drums/vocals
- Ian Barnes:guitar/vocals
- Steve Fielding:bass
The Stiffs
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The song was written by Russ Ballard:
Russ Ballard
The song was originally released by Hello on their first LP "Keeps Us Off The Streets".
The LP was released in 1975 on Bell 263.
The song is track B6 on the LP.
It was in 1976 released on a 7"-single on Bell 1470 and had "Jenny Dream" on the B-side.
You can see Hello perform the song on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp3-Bzpsz4M
Hello
Keeps Us Off the Streets
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Groeten uit Zeebrugge.
Patrick
