Alternative TV

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Action Time Vision 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp 00:00 Tools
Life 00:00 Tools
You Bastard 00:00 Tools
Good Times 00:00 Tools
Splitting In Two 00:00 Tools
Still Life 00:00 Tools
Alternatives 00:00 Tools
Nasty Little Lonely 00:00 Tools
Another Coke 00:00 Tools
Why Don't You Do Me Right 00:00 Tools
In Control 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? 00:00 Tools
Red 00:00 Tools
The Force Is Blind 00:00 Tools
Life After Life 00:00 Tools
Viva La Rock'N'Roll 00:00 Tools
Urban Kids 00:00 Tools
Life After Dub 02:41 Tools
Lost in a Room 00:00 Tools
Why Don't You Do Me Right? 00:00 Tools
Release the Natives 00:00 Tools
Viva la Rock 'N' Roll 00:00 Tools
The Good Missionary 00:00 Tools
Total Switch Off 00:00 Tools
Serpentine Gallery 00:00 Tools
Poor Association 00:00 Tools
The Radio Story 00:00 Tools
The Ancient Rebels 00:00 Tools
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 00:00 Tools
Graves of Deluxe Green 00:00 Tools
Facing Up To The Facts 00:00 Tools
Smile in the Day 00:00 Tools
Communicate 00:00 Tools
My Hand Is Still Wet 00:00 Tools
Strange Kicks 00:00 Tools
Cold Rain 00:00 Tools
Lost In Room 00:00 Tools
Stockhausen in Space 02:14 Tools
Victory 00:00 Tools
You Never Know 00:00 Tools
There Goes My Date With Doug 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Never Going To Give It Up 02:36 Tools
Sleep In Bed 00:00 Tools
Company of Lies 00:00 Tools
Mirror Boy 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Let's Sleep Now 00:00 Tools
Unlikely Star (Single Version) 00:00 Tools
Fun City 00:00 Tools
Boy Eats Girl 00:00 Tools
Anye Is Back 00:00 Tools
Unlikely Star 00:00 Tools
T.V. Operator 00:00 Tools
Why Don’t You Do Me Right? 00:00 Tools
Vertigo 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (different version) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (different version) 00:00 Tools
Action Time Version 00:00 Tools
Child star 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer 00:00 Tools
Communication Failure 00:00 Tools
Who Are They? 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Release the Native 00:00 Tools
Going Round in Circles 00:00 Tools
On Your Knees 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Diff Version) 00:00 Tools
Punk Life 00:00 Tools
Opposing Forces 00:00 Tools
Visions 00:00 Tools
Vibing Up the Senile Man 00:00 Tools
Plastic People 00:00 Tools
At War 00:00 Tools
Alternatives To Nato 00:00 Tools
Revolution 00:00 Tools
Apollo 00:00 Tools
Obsession 00:00 Tools
Back To Basics 00:00 Tools
Dub In Bed 00:00 Tools
viva la rock n roll 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Diff Version) 00:00 Tools
Just a Memory 00:00 Tools
It’s Raining 00:00 Tools
Reflections on a Strange Existence 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
My Hand Was Still Wet 00:00 Tools
Breakdown 00:00 Tools
Magic in Full Flight 02:45 Tools
Bubble 00:00 Tools
Pick It Up 00:00 Tools
Repulsion 00:00 Tools
Can You Feel The Heat? 00:00 Tools
French Girls 00:00 Tools
The River 00:00 Tools
Chrissie's Moon 00:00 Tools
Anti 00:00 Tools
Action Time Lemon 00:00 Tools
Memphis Tennessee 00:00 Tools
Ancient Rebels 00:00 Tools
Dragon Love 00:00 Tools
Tumble Time 00:00 Tools
Jane's Not At Home 00:00 Tools
I Had Love in My Hands 00:00 Tools
Welcome To The End Of Fun 00:00 Tools
Splitting in 2 00:00 Tools
Magic 00:00 Tools
Give Me Love 00:00 Tools
Dream 00:00 Tools
My Baby's Laughing 00:00 Tools
The Big Ugly One 00:00 Tools
The Ramblings of Madmen 00:00 Tools
Life (Back To Basics) 00:00 Tools
White Walls 00:00 Tools
Scandal 00:00 Tools
Lonely Lenny 00:00 Tools
Alternative TG. 00:00 Tools
The Visitor 00:00 Tools
Guntai Wa Moumoku 00:00 Tools
Parasite 00:00 Tools
The Tension Between Order and Chaos 00:00 Tools
Death time 00:00 Tools
Don't You Lie To Me 00:00 Tools
Melting Pot 00:00 Tools
Purpose In My Life 00:00 Tools
God Saves! 00:00 Tools
Animal 00:00 Tools
Hello New York 00:00 Tools
I'll Put Aside My Feelings 00:00 Tools
Reunion 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer (live) 00:00 Tools
Winterlied 00:00 Tools
jesus on the mainline 00:00 Tools
Action Time Lemon (live) 00:00 Tools
British Kids 00:00 Tools
It's Over 00:00 Tools
Emotional Inner World 00:00 Tools
A Bold Chance 00:00 Tools
Communications Failure 00:00 Tools
Hello Judas 00:00 Tools
Straighten Up 00:00 Tools
The Basement Room 00:00 Tools
Stars 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Version) 00:00 Tools
Industrial Porridge 00:00 Tools
Going Around in Circles (live) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (Version) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Decline And Fall 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp (2) 00:00 Tools
"...is she awake yet?" 00:00 Tools
Splitting In Two (live) 00:00 Tools
Introducing 00:00 Tools
Lemons, For Kevin 00:00 Tools
The Force Is Blind (live) 00:00 Tools
Alternative Television 00:00 Tools
Viva La Rock N' Roll 00:00 Tools
More Porridge 00:00 Tools
I Looked At Your Face 00:00 Tools
Tremble the dog 00:00 Tools
Life [*] 00:00 Tools
Guardian, Times And Observer 00:00 Tools
A Love Song 00:00 Tools
Never Saw The Blitzkrieg 00:00 Tools
memphis tennesee 00:00 Tools
Propaganda 00:00 Tools
"...A Lot Of Gaps On This Tape..." 00:00 Tools
East Acton Action 00:00 Tools
"...I was hitting him, like..." 00:00 Tools
Politics In Every Sausage 00:00 Tools
Street Fighter 00:00 Tools
slap and tickle 00:00 Tools
Jane's Bath 00:00 Tools
Life (2) 00:00 Tools
You Bastard( Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Ten Commandments 00:00 Tools
Life (4) 00:00 Tools
The Green Hair 00:00 Tools
Where? 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer In Dub (Live) 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp (3) 00:00 Tools
Life (3) 00:00 Tools
Something Happened 00:00 Tools
Street Fighter (2) 00:00 Tools
British Kids (2) 00:00 Tools
Oh Shit, We Fell From Grace 00:00 Tools
Do You Know What Time It Is? 00:00 Tools
Another Coke / The Body (live) 00:00 Tools
Nasty Litle Lonely 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp - Live 00:00 Tools
Coming of Age 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1977) 00:00 Tools
return of the crack 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (version) 00:00 Tools
You Bastard - Live 00:00 Tools
You Pushed It a Little Too Far 00:00 Tools
Last Rites 00:00 Tools
You Bastard [Diff. Version][*] 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer. (Demo) 00:00 Tools
Captured Fantasy 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp - Version 2 00:00 Tools
TV Operator 00:00 Tools
Never Gonna Give It Up 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer In Dub 00:00 Tools
Viva La Rock and Roll 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? [Different Version] 00:00 Tools
You Bastard [Different Version] 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (version) 00:00 Tools
It's Raining 00:00 Tools
We're Through 00:00 Tools
Few Fathers Fall 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? [Diff. Version][*] 00:00 Tools
Action/Time/Vision 00:00 Tools
Memphis Tennessee - Live 00:00 Tools
See You Again 00:00 Tools
Still‐Life 00:00 Tools
Still Life (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1977) 00:00 Tools
Obsession (bonus track) 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Going Around In Circles 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer - Live 00:00 Tools
Why Don’t You Do Me Right? 00:00 Tools
Return On The Crack 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision (1978) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Live) 00:00 Tools
Dub In Bed (bonus track) 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision (Live) 00:00 Tools
The Image Has Cracked - Full LP 00:00 Tools
Why Don't You Do Me Right - Live 00:00 Tools
Viva La Rock ’n’ Roll 00:00 Tools
Life After Life (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1977) 00:00 Tools
Alternative TV - How Much Longer 00:00 Tools
13 - Dub In Bed (bonus track) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Different Version) 00:00 Tools
Memphis 00:00 Tools
My Hand Was Still Wet - Live 00:00 Tools
Affecting People 00:00 Tools
where 00:00 Tools
Pain Barrier 00:00 Tools
Another Coke/The Body 00:00 Tools
Don't You Leave Me 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1977) 00:00 Tools
The Word 00:00 Tools
a11 The Force is Blind 00:00 Tools
do you know what time it is 00:00 Tools
Life - Live 00:00 Tools
Sleep In Bed - Live 00:00 Tools
Peel Session 1977 00:00 Tools
Alternative TV - Action Time Vision 00:00 Tools
14 - Obsession (bonus track) 00:00 Tools
The Ancient Rebels [1981] 00:00 Tools
Do You Remember The Time 00:00 Tools
Another Coke / The Body 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision - BBC Session 05/12/1977 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer [Live][Dub] 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
My Baby's Laughing (Empty Summer Dream) 00:00 Tools
Going Round 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? (Diff. Ver.. 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Live) 00:00 Tools
Oh Shit We Fell From Grace 00:00 Tools
Total Switch Off - Live 00:00 Tools
Life (Back To Basics) (Live) 00:00 Tools
British Kids [2] 00:00 Tools
Life - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Best Wishes 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp (Bonus Track) 00:00 Tools
Addicted 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp [2] 00:00 Tools
The Radio Story-Lost In Room 00:00 Tools
Everyday 00:00 Tools
Alternatives To Nato - Live 00:00 Tools
Don't You Leave Me. 00:00 Tools
Life [2] 00:00 Tools
The Body [Live] 00:00 Tools
16 - Pick It Up (Live - bonus track) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Diff Version) - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Negative Creep 00:00 Tools
Jesus On The Mainland 00:00 Tools
Buckle Up & Join In Lad - The Long Decline 00:00 Tools
Action Time Lemon (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
02 Action Time Vision 00:00 Tools
Splitting In Two (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
Mirror Boy (Bonus Track) 00:00 Tools
Going Round In Circles (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
Radiator 00:00 Tools
Can You Feel The Heat? (Bonus Track) 00:00 Tools
Action Time and Vision 00:00 Tools
Magic (Alternative Version) 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? - Live 00:00 Tools
Best Wishes (New Mix) 00:00 Tools
Viva la Rock & Roll 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer - Alternate Version 00:00 Tools
Why Don’t You Do Me Right 00:00 Tools
I'll Put Aside My Feelings For Awhile 00:00 Tools
You Bastard (Diff Version) - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Lonely Lenny (live) 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
Fellow Sufferer In Dub (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
Still (Live) 00:00 Tools
Terrified of Dogs 00:00 Tools
The Force Is Blind (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
Buckle Up & Join in Lad 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer [*] 00:00 Tools
Dog in hell 00:00 Tools
Splitting In Two - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Pick It Up (Bonus Track) 00:00 Tools
Alternative To Normal Eating Habits 00:00 Tools
Life [3] 00:00 Tools
Life [4] 00:00 Tools
The Force Is Blind - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
It's Painting 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer? [Diff. Version] 00:00 Tools
1977 -How Much Longer 00:00 Tools
Action, Time, Vision 00:00 Tools
04 Good Times 00:00 Tools
The Radio Story/Lost In Room Poem 00:00 Tools
13 You Bastard 00:00 Tools
The Good Missionary/Total Disregard For The Greenwich Theatre 00:00 Tools
16 - Action Time Vision - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
The Image Has Cracked 00:00 Tools
19 the Good Missionary 00:00 Tools
Dd 00:00 Tools
Another Coke / The Body (Live) [Bonus Track] 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer [*][Alternate Take][Diff. Version] 00:00 Tools
River 00:00 Tools
Good Missionary 00:00 Tools
Another Coke/The Body (live) 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp (Version 2) 00:00 Tools
Love Lies Limp [3] 00:00 Tools
(Do You Remember) the Time 00:00 Tools
Lost In Room - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
The System 00:00 Tools
Action Time Vision (John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1977) 00:00 Tools
You Bastard [Diff. Version] [*] 00:00 Tools
Victory - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
Life Atfer Life 00:00 Tools
How Much Longer (Diff. Version) 00:00 Tools
Action Time Lemon [Live][*] 00:00 Tools
Punk Life - Alternative TV 00:00 Tools
17 - Can You Feel The Heat (Li 00:00 Tools
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Alternative TV were an influential British punk band formed in London in 1976. As the founding editor of the pioneering Sniffin' Glue fanzine, Mark Perry gained attention in the British punk scene. He formed the band whilst producing the fanzine, although eventually diverted his energies solely to this band. Key members of the band were Perry and Alex Fergusson, who described their music as "closest to Can and reggae-type rhythms," and were generally more innovative and experimental than many of their peers within the punk scene at that time. The band's debut single was "Love Lies Limp", a free flexi disc issued with the final edition of Perry's Sniffin' Glue fanzine. Shortly afterwards they released the "How Much Longer/ You Bastard" 7" in December 1977, the 'a' side being a critique of youth culture apathy. Soon thereafter at the end of 1977, Perry sacked chief collaborator Alex Fergusson. Fergusson went on to form Cash Pussies and, a few years later, Psychic TV along with Genesis P Orridge. With new members John Towe and Dennis Burns, a dub influenced single, "Life after Life," was released as well as a well-received album, The Image Has Cracked. The band's second album, Vibing Up the Senile Man saw the band take a more explicitly experimental direction however, which alienated many of their followers as well as the music press. Around the same time, a live LP, split with commune-dwelling hippy band Here and Now was released (a document of their tour together), marking the band's movement further away from the ever more predictable punk/new wave scene. The band soon evolved into the avant-garde project the Good Missionaries (taking the name from a track on the 'Vibing' album), releasing one album, Fire From Heaven in 1979. A series of releases under Perry's own name as well as an album under the name Door and the Window followed before Perry, Burns and Fergusson briefly reformed Alternative TV along with former members of Fergusson's Cash Pussies in 1981. From 1981 to 1984, Perry had a new project, Reflections, collaborating with Karl Blake (of Lemon Kittens and Grant Showbiz among others, before concentrating on production. Perry reformed ATV in 1985, and they released further records on and off over the following decade or so with varying line-ups, Perry being the only constant member. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.