Transvision Vamp
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Transvision Vamp were a British alternative rock
group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James
the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s. James, the lead singer and focal-point of the group, attracted media attention with her sexually-charged and rebellious image.
(bass), Tex Axile
(keyboards) and Pol Burton (drums). Parsons and Axile had both been in punk bands prior to joining the band: Parsons in The Partisans, and Axile in various bands, most notably The Moors Murderers
and X-Ray Spex
offshoot Agent Orange.
The band were signed by MCA
in December 1986 and released their first single "Revolution Baby
" the following year. It was considered a flop by their label so they released a cover single of the Holly and the Italians
' song "Tell That Girl to Shut Up
" in April 1988, but it only reached number forty-five on the UK Singles Chart
. It did however, receive international attention in Australia where it charted at number forty-four. The song also made its way over to the US where it managed to chart at number eighty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100
singles chart. A month later the follow-up single "I Want Your Love", with its pop
/punk crossover appeal, entered the top ten, peaking at number five in the UK. The song was a major success in Australia where it also made the top ten, peaking at number seven and spent a total of twenty-two weeks in the top fifty. Moderate success was achieved with the third single, the re-released "Revolution Baby
" which peaked at number thirty in the UK and number twenty-four in Australia. Fourth single "Sister Moon
" had minor success reaching number forty-one on the UK Singles Chart, but proved to be unsuccessful in Australia, only peaking at number ninety-one. The band went on to release the hit album Pop Art
in October 1988. It was a major success in the UK where it stayed on the album chart for thirty-two weeks, peaking at number four. The album was equally successful in Australia. It peaked at number thirteen and remained in the top fifty for forty-five weeks, eventually becoming the twenty-fifth most successful album of the year 1989.
1989 proved to be the band's most successful year, with the release of the single "Baby I Don't Care
". The song peaked at number three in both the UK and Australia, making it the band's most successful single in both countries. In Australia, the song spent twenty weeks in the top fifty and became the twenty-fifth best selling single of the year. The hit album Velveteen
was released shortly after and entered the UK Albums Chart
at number one and stayed on the chart for twenty-six weeks. Velveteen also reached number two on the Australian Albums Chart, spent sixteen weeks in the top fifty and became the thirty-ninth best selling album of the year. The second single from Velveteen was "The Only One
", which peaked at number fifteen in the UK and number thirty in Australia. The next two singles, "Landslide of Love
" and "Born to Be Sold
" were fairly successful in the UK peaking at number fourteen and twenty-two respectively. In Australia however, they both failed to make the top fifty, with "Landslide of Love" peaking at number sixty-five, and "Born to Be Sold" at number ninety-seven.
In June 1991 MCA
refused to release Transvision Vamp's third album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble
in the UK, reportedly disliking the mellower direction of the music and after two heavily-promoted singles stalled early. In Australia, the album was released and it peaked at number twenty-five, spending nine weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart. The first single "(I Just Wanna) B with U
" made the top twenty in Australia, peaking at number sixteen, while in the UK, the song peaked at number thirty. Second single "If Looks Could Kill
" was not successful, peaking at number forty one in the UK and fifty-one in Australia. It proved to be the band's last single release before their split. On the third album, Wendy James
has stated "...it came out in America. But then we decided to split up, during which time the English record label had said they weren't convinced about this record, we're going to hold off on it and see how well it does in other countries first. By the time they were ready to release it, we'd already decided to split up, and so it never came out."
The group officially disbanded in February 1992 following a statement from MCA. Wendy James launched her solo career in 1993 with the Elvis Costello-written album Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
. It was not a commercial success, only peaking at number forty-three in the UK The lead single "The Nameless One
" reached number thirty-four on the UK singles chart, while second single "London's Brilliant
" signalled the failure of the album by only peaking at number sixty-two. MCA and James parted company in August 1993. James later relaunched her solo career in 2004 as an independent.
(Tex Axile) joined a band called Max with Matthew Ashman
, Kevin Mooney
, John Reynolds
and John Keogh in which he played keyboards. They released a Trevor Horn produced album "Silence Running" in 1992. John Keogh died soon after the release and Ashman a couple of years later. Doughty continues to release solo albums on his own label.
Dave Parsons
joined Bush
, a post-grunge band who went on to sell over 10 million albums.
James went on to a solo career, with very limited success. Her Elvis Costello
-penned album only reached #43 in the charts, and none of the three singles she released made the UK Top 30. A follow-up, recorded for One Little Indian was not released. In 2004 she formed a band named Racine, with whom she has released two albums.Neither charted anywhere. A single called "Grease Monkey" was released. It charted at 103 in the UK charts. They broke up and closed down their official band site in December 2008.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James
Wendy James
Wendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.-Transvision Vamp:...
the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s. James, the lead singer and focal-point of the group, attracted media attention with her sexually-charged and rebellious image.
Career
The band's original lineup was James, Sayer, Dave ParsonsDave Parsons
Dave Parsons is a British bass guitarist, most notable as a member of The Partisans, Bush and Transvision Vamp.-With Transvision Vamp:*Pop Art *Velveteen...
(bass), Tex Axile
Anthony Doughty
Anthony Doughty is an English rock musician. He was a member of a number of punk bands in the late 1970s, including Peroxide Romance, X-Ray Spex, The Outpatients and The Moors Murderers. In 1986, he and Dave Parsons joined fellow musicians Wendy James and Nick Sayer to form Transvision Vamp...
(keyboards) and Pol Burton (drums). Parsons and Axile had both been in punk bands prior to joining the band: Parsons in The Partisans, and Axile in various bands, most notably The Moors Murderers
The Moors Murderers
The Moors Murderers were a short-lived punk band who caused controversy by naming themselves after The Moors Murders. The band was founded in 1977 by Steve Strange , later to be in Visage, and comprised Chrissie Hynde , later in The Pretenders, Tex , Topper Headon , who was then borrowed from The...
and X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex were an English punk band from London that formed in 1976.During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles and one album...
offshoot Agent Orange.
The band were signed by MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
in December 1986 and released their first single "Revolution Baby
Revolution Baby
"Revolution Baby" was the debut single by Transvision Vamp and was originally released in 1987 when it only managed to reach #77 on the UK Singles Chart. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued, this time reaching #30...
" the following year. It was considered a flop by their label so they released a cover single of the Holly and the Italians
Holly and the Italians
Holly and the Italians were a short-lived American pop punk band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Chicago born singer and guitarist Holly Beth Vincent, bassist Mark Sidgwick, and drummer Steve Young...
' song "Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Tell That Girl to Shut Up
"Tell That Girl to Shut Up" was the second single from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp, released in 1988. It is taken from their debut album Pop Art and was originally recorded by Holly and the Italians and was written by Holly Beth Vincent....
" in April 1988, but it only reached number forty-five on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. It did however, receive international attention in Australia where it charted at number forty-four. The song also made its way over to the US where it managed to chart at number eighty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart. A month later the follow-up single "I Want Your Love", with its pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/punk crossover appeal, entered the top ten, peaking at number five in the UK. The song was a major success in Australia where it also made the top ten, peaking at number seven and spent a total of twenty-two weeks in the top fifty. Moderate success was achieved with the third single, the re-released "Revolution Baby
Revolution Baby
"Revolution Baby" was the debut single by Transvision Vamp and was originally released in 1987 when it only managed to reach #77 on the UK Singles Chart. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued, this time reaching #30...
" which peaked at number thirty in the UK and number twenty-four in Australia. Fourth single "Sister Moon
Sister Moon
"Sister Moon" was Transvision Vamp's fifth single release and the final single to be taken from their debut album Pop Art. It was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, peaking at #41.-Track listing:7" vinyl...
" had minor success reaching number forty-one on the UK Singles Chart, but proved to be unsuccessful in Australia, only peaking at number ninety-one. The band went on to release the hit album Pop Art
Pop Art (album)
Pop Art is the debut album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in 1988 and features the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love"...
in October 1988. It was a major success in the UK where it stayed on the album chart for thirty-two weeks, peaking at number four. The album was equally successful in Australia. It peaked at number thirteen and remained in the top fifty for forty-five weeks, eventually becoming the twenty-fifth most successful album of the year 1989.
1989 proved to be the band's most successful year, with the release of the single "Baby I Don't Care
Baby I Don't Care
"Baby I Don't Care" was the sixth single from UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first to be taken from their second album Velveteen. It was released in 1989 and remains their highest selling and charting single...
". The song peaked at number three in both the UK and Australia, making it the band's most successful single in both countries. In Australia, the song spent twenty weeks in the top fifty and became the twenty-fifth best selling single of the year. The hit album Velveteen
Velveteen (album)
Velveteen is the second album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. The album was released in 1989, a year after their debut album Pop Art. Velveteen produced such hits as "Baby I Don't Care" which reached number 3 in the UK and Australia...
was released shortly after and entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at number one and stayed on the chart for twenty-six weeks. Velveteen also reached number two on the Australian Albums Chart, spent sixteen weeks in the top fifty and became the thirty-ninth best selling album of the year. The second single from Velveteen was "The Only One
The Only One (Transvision Vamp song)
"The Only One" was the second single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second studio album Velveteen. It was a UK Top 20 hit in 1989 and peaked at #15, spending a total of six weeks on the chart...
", which peaked at number fifteen in the UK and number thirty in Australia. The next two singles, "Landslide of Love
Landslide of Love
"Landslide of Love" was the third single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second album Velveteen. It was a Top 20 UK hit in 1989, spending five weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #14.-Track listing:7" vinyl...
" and "Born to Be Sold
Born to Be Sold
"Born to Be Sold" was the ninth single to be released by UK band Transvision Vamp. It became a hit in late 1989 and peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart...
" were fairly successful in the UK peaking at number fourteen and twenty-two respectively. In Australia however, they both failed to make the top fifty, with "Landslide of Love" peaking at number sixty-five, and "Born to Be Sold" at number ninety-seven.
In June 1991 MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
refused to release Transvision Vamp's third album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble
Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble
Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble was the third album by UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp. The album was released in 1991, two years after their UK #1 album Velveteen....
in the UK, reportedly disliking the mellower direction of the music and after two heavily-promoted singles stalled early. In Australia, the album was released and it peaked at number twenty-five, spending nine weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart. The first single "(I Just Wanna) B with U
(I Just Wanna) B with U
" B with U" was a single released by UK band Transvision Vamp in 1991 and was the first to be taken from their final studio album, Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble. It was also the first of their singles to be co-written by Wendy James...
" made the top twenty in Australia, peaking at number sixteen, while in the UK, the song peaked at number thirty. Second single "If Looks Could Kill
If Looks Could Kill (Transvision Vamp song)
"If Looks Could Kill" was the final single from Transvision Vamp and the second to be taken from their third album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble. Although released in a variety of formats it only managed to reach #41 on the UK Singles Chart...
" was not successful, peaking at number forty one in the UK and fifty-one in Australia. It proved to be the band's last single release before their split. On the third album, Wendy James
Wendy James
Wendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.-Transvision Vamp:...
has stated "...it came out in America. But then we decided to split up, during which time the English record label had said they weren't convinced about this record, we're going to hold off on it and see how well it does in other countries first. By the time they were ready to release it, we'd already decided to split up, and so it never came out."
The group officially disbanded in February 1992 following a statement from MCA. Wendy James launched her solo career in 1993 with the Elvis Costello-written album Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears is the debut solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released in 1993, two years after the Transvision Vamp disbandment, the album saw James maintain the pop/rock sound she had become famous for...
. It was not a commercial success, only peaking at number forty-three in the UK The lead single "The Nameless One
The Nameless One (song)
"The Nameless One" is the debut solo single from former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. It was released in the first quarter of 1993 as the lead single from James' debut solo album Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears. Written by Elvis Costello, the song marked a more alternative direction...
" reached number thirty-four on the UK singles chart, while second single "London's Brilliant
London's Brilliant
"London's Brilliant" is a song by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. It was released in 1993 as the second single from her debut solo album Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears and was written by Elvis Costello and his then wife Cait O'Riordan...
" signalled the failure of the album by only peaking at number sixty-two. MCA and James parted company in August 1993. James later relaunched her solo career in 2004 as an independent.
Post-Vamp activities
Anthony DoughtyAnthony Doughty
Anthony Doughty is an English rock musician. He was a member of a number of punk bands in the late 1970s, including Peroxide Romance, X-Ray Spex, The Outpatients and The Moors Murderers. In 1986, he and Dave Parsons joined fellow musicians Wendy James and Nick Sayer to form Transvision Vamp...
(Tex Axile) joined a band called Max with Matthew Ashman
Matthew Ashman
Matthew James Ashman was an English guitarist with Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow. He died of diabetes-related complications in 1995, aged 35.-Career:...
, Kevin Mooney
Kevin Mooney
Kevin Mooney is an English rock bassist and guitarist who has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, and others.-Career:...
, John Reynolds
John Reynolds
John Reynolds may refer to:* John Reynolds , English writer* John Reynolds , soldier in the English Civil War* John Reynolds , farmer and agricultural innovator from Kent, England...
and John Keogh in which he played keyboards. They released a Trevor Horn produced album "Silence Running" in 1992. John Keogh died soon after the release and Ashman a couple of years later. Doughty continues to release solo albums on his own label.
Dave Parsons
Dave Parsons
Dave Parsons is a British bass guitarist, most notable as a member of The Partisans, Bush and Transvision Vamp.-With Transvision Vamp:*Pop Art *Velveteen...
joined Bush
Bush (band)
Bush are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1992 shortly after vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford met in a London nightclub. Realising they shared a love for such diverse artists as the Pixies, Bob Marley, The Jesus Lizard, MC5, Nirvana, Hüsker Dü, and Big...
, a post-grunge band who went on to sell over 10 million albums.
James went on to a solo career, with very limited success. Her Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
-penned album only reached #43 in the charts, and none of the three singles she released made the UK Top 30. A follow-up, recorded for One Little Indian was not released. In 2004 she formed a band named Racine, with whom she has released two albums.Neither charted anywhere. A single called "Grease Monkey" was released. It charted at 103 in the UK charts. They broke up and closed down their official band site in December 2008.
Band members
- Wendy JamesWendy JamesWendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.-Transvision Vamp:...
: vocals (1986–1991) - Nick Christian Sayer: guitar (1986–1991)
- Dave ParsonsDave ParsonsDave Parsons is a British bass guitarist, most notable as a member of The Partisans, Bush and Transvision Vamp.-With Transvision Vamp:*Pop Art *Velveteen...
: bass (1986–1991) - Tex AxileAnthony DoughtyAnthony Doughty is an English rock musician. He was a member of a number of punk bands in the late 1970s, including Peroxide Romance, X-Ray Spex, The Outpatients and The Moors Murderers. In 1986, he and Dave Parsons joined fellow musicians Wendy James and Nick Sayer to form Transvision Vamp...
: keyboards and drums (1986–1991) - Pol Burton: drums (1986–1989)
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
SWE | SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NZ | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1988 | Pop Art Pop Art (album) Pop Art is the debut album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in 1988 and features the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love"...
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| 1989 | Velveteen Velveteen (album) Velveteen is the second album from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp. The album was released in 1989, a year after their debut album Pop Art. Velveteen produced such hits as "Baby I Don't Care" which reached number 3 in the UK and Australia... |
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| 1991 | Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble was the third album by UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp. The album was released in 1991, two years after their UK #1 album Velveteen.... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
SWE | SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
NZ | US | US Dance | US Rock Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs... |
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| 1987 | "Revolution Baby Revolution Baby "Revolution Baby" was the debut single by Transvision Vamp and was originally released in 1987 when it only managed to reach #77 on the UK Singles Chart. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued, this time reaching #30... " |
77 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | Pop Art |
| 1988 | "Tell That Girl to Shut Up Tell That Girl to Shut Up "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" was the second single from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp, released in 1988. It is taken from their debut album Pop Art and was originally recorded by Holly and the Italians and was written by Holly Beth Vincent.... " |
45 | 44 | − | − | − | − | − | 87 | − | 9 | |
| "I Want Your Love" | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 9 | − | − | − | ||
| "Revolution Baby Revolution Baby "Revolution Baby" was the debut single by Transvision Vamp and was originally released in 1987 when it only managed to reach #77 on the UK Singles Chart. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued, this time reaching #30... " (re-issue) |
30 | 24 | − | − | − | − | 37 | − | − | − | ||
| "Sister Moon Sister Moon "Sister Moon" was Transvision Vamp's fifth single release and the final single to be taken from their debut album Pop Art. It was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, peaking at #41.-Track listing:7" vinyl... " |
41 | 91 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| 1989 | "Baby I Don't Care Baby I Don't Care "Baby I Don't Care" was the sixth single from UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first to be taken from their second album Velveteen. It was released in 1989 and remains their highest selling and charting single... " |
3 | 3 | − | − | − | − | 29 | − | − | − | Velveteen |
| "The Only One The Only One (Transvision Vamp song) "The Only One" was the second single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second studio album Velveteen. It was a UK Top 20 hit in 1989 and peaked at #15, spending a total of six weeks on the chart... " |
15 | 30 | − | − | − | − | 22 | − | − | − | ||
| "Landslide of Love Landslide of Love "Landslide of Love" was the third single to be taken from Transvision Vamp's second album Velveteen. It was a Top 20 UK hit in 1989, spending five weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #14.-Track listing:7" vinyl... " |
14 | 65 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| "Born to Be Sold Born to Be Sold "Born to Be Sold" was the ninth single to be released by UK band Transvision Vamp. It became a hit in late 1989 and peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart... " |
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| 1991 | "(I Just Wanna) B with U (I Just Wanna) B with U " B with U" was a single released by UK band Transvision Vamp in 1991 and was the first to be taken from their final studio album, Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble. It was also the first of their singles to be co-written by Wendy James... " |
30 | 16 | − | − | − | − | − | − | 40 | 14 | Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble |
| "If Looks Could Kill If Looks Could Kill (Transvision Vamp song) "If Looks Could Kill" was the final single from Transvision Vamp and the second to be taken from their third album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble. Although released in a variety of formats it only managed to reach #41 on the UK Singles Chart... " |
41 | 51 | − | − | − | − | 38 | − | − | − | ||
Compilations
- The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1 is a 1990 compilation album by the British band Transvision Vamp that was released on the MCA Records label in Japan on CD only...
(1990, MCA Records) - MixesMixes (album)Mixes is a 1992 remix album by the British band Transvision Vamp that was released on the MCA Records label in Japan on CD only. The album contains extended and remixed versions that originally appeared on a variety of formats together with exclusive mixes and rare US promotional releases.The...
(1992, MCA Records) - Kiss Their SonsKiss Their SonsKiss Their Sons is a compilation album by the British pop rock band Transvision Vamp comprising all their singles and selected album tracks. The title is taken from a song originally on the Velveteen album...
(1998, Universal Records) - Baby I Don't CareBaby I Don't Care (album)Baby I Don't Care is a budget compilation album by the British pop rock band Transvision Vamp comprising all their singles, selected album tracks and extended versions...
(2002, Spectrum Music)