The Biggest Prize in Sport

The Biggest Prize in Sport is the third studio album by English punk/rock band 999. It peaked at No. 177 on the U.S. Billboard Album Chart. The album was re-released on CD in 1999 on Anagram Records. Nick Cash: "Pablo (Labritain) broke his arm in ’78, two days before we were doing a show at the SO36 Club in Berlin. Ed (Case) was part of our following, the Southall Crew. We went to the rehearsal and he knew all the songs note perfect. He was very young, about 17. He was fantastic and got a standing ovation. He was a brilliant drummer. From that, Ed then went on to play with Hazel O'Connor, and then worked at the Victoria Theatre playing the drummer in Buddy the Musical."

Reception
Trouser Press called the album "trebly and lifeless, except for the poppy title track, which sounds like an East End Ramones."

Track listing
Tracks of the US and Canada releases of the album are in a different order than the UK and European releases. The 1999 CD release has the same track listing of the UK/EU edition, and three bonus tracks.

Personnel

 * 999
 * Nick Cash – lead vocals, guitar
 * Guy Days – guitar, backing vocals
 * Jon Watson – bass, backing vocals
 * Eddie Case – drums, backing vocals
 * Pablo Labritain – composer


 * Production
 * Vic Maile – producer (original LP)
 * Malcolm Garrett – artwork
 * Chris Gabrin – photography