Alternative TV
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Biography
Alternative TV, a British punk / post-punk rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Perry and Alex Fergusson. Their debut live appearance was in Nottingham supporting The Adverts, followed by the release of "Love Lies Limp" as a free flexi disc with Perry's Sniffin' Glue fanzine. Early singles included "How Much Longer"/"You Bastard" and "Life After Life", which featured Jools Holland on piano. Their debut album, The Image Has Cracked, was released in 1978. The band evolved into the avant-garde project The Good Missionaries in 1979, releasing one live album, Fire from Heaven. Mark Perry reformed Alternative TV in 1981 for the recording of Strange Kicks, then from 1985 to 2004 with the albums Peep Show (1987), Dragon Love (1990), My Life as a Child Star (1994), Punk Life (1998), Apollo (1999) and Revolution (2001). Returning with new musicians in 2014, he continued to perform in clubs and recorded the album Opposing Forces (2015). Several live recordings have surfaced, including Viva La Rockânâ Roll (2003). In 2023, the band returned to the studio to record the album Direct Action.
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- Action Time Vision by Mark Perry
- Punk Life by Mark Perry
- You Know by Alternative TV
- Inside by Alternative TV
- Buckle Up & Join in Lad by Mark Perry
- The Object is to Love by Alternative TV
- Child Star by Mark Perry
- Communication Failure
- Alternatives
- Good Times
- Boy Eats Girl by Mark Perry
- Why Don't You Do Me Right?
- Quagga's Last Stand by Alternative TV
- At War by Alternative TV
- Let's Sleep Now by Mark Perry
- Death Looks Down by Alternative TV
- Victory by Mark Perry
- Viva La Rock N Roll
- The Force is Blind by Mark Perry
- Still Life
- Lost In Room by Mark Perry
- Red
- Nasty Little Lonely
- Vibing Up the Senile Man
