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Transvision Vamp
Transvision Vamp were an English pop rock band. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James, the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s, particularly in 1989. James, the lead singer and focal-point of the group, attracted media attention with her sexually charged and rebellious image. They scored 10 UK chart hits and also enjoyed considerable success in Australia. Their top single was 1989's "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number three on the UK and Australian charts. Career The band's original line-up was James, Sayer, Dave Parsons (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 stalled at number 77 in the UK in September 1987. A c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putney
Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient parish which covered in the Hundred of Brixton in the county of Surrey. Its area has been reduced by the loss of Roehampton to the south-west, an offshoot hamlet that conserved more of its own clustered historic core. In 1855 the parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and was grouped into the Wandsworth District. In 1889 the area was removed from Surrey and became part of the County of London. The Wandsworth District became the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in 1900. Since 1965 Putney has formed part of the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London. The benefice of the parish remains a perpetual curacy whose patron is the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral. The church, founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Corporation Of America
MCA Inc. (originally an initialism for Music Corporation of America) was an American media conglomerate founded in 1924. Originally a talent agency with artists in the music business as clients, the company became a major force in the film industry, and later expanded into television production. MCA published music, booked acts, ran a record company, represented film, television, and radio stars, and eventually produced and sold television programs to the three major television networks, especially NBC. MCA was the legal predecessor of Vivendi, Vivendi Universal and thereby NBCUniversal. Its other legal successor (business), legal successor is Universal Music Group Holding Corp, a holding company owned by Universal Music Group (which has absorbed PolyGram). History Early years MCA was formed in 1924 by Jules Stein and William R. Goodheart, Jr., as Music Corporation of America, a music booking agency based in Chicago, Illinois. MCA helped pioneer modern practices of touring ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on UKChartsPlus as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums) in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums book only including this data. As of 2021, the OCC still only tracks how many UK Top 75s album hits and how many weeks in Top 75 albums chart each artist has achieved. To qualify for the Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velveteen (album)
''Velveteen'' is the second studio album by English rock band Transvision Vamp, released on 20 September 1989 by MCA Records. The album includes the single "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and Australia. ''Velveteen'' reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 in Australia, where it became the 39th best-selling album of the year. An accompanying video album, titled ''The Velveteen Singles'', features the videos for all four singles released from the album, as well as behind-the-scenes footage. Critical reception Jeff Clark-Meads, reviewer of British music newspaper ''Music Week'', said that the band is more successful with loud and fast songs. He noted with satisfaction that "there are enough tracks here with pace and raunch to carry the casual listener through the slower, limits-of-ability-defining tracks," and summarized: "Indeed, as a package the album has life, verve and muscle and will appeal to anybody who finds the band's singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Art (album)
''Pop Art'' is the debut studio album by English pop rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in October 1988 and features the band's first top ten hit " I Want Your Love". The album reached No. 4 in the UK, and peaked at No. 13 in Australia, where it was the 25th highest-selling album of 1989. Track listing All tracks written by Nick Christian Sayer, except where noted. Personnel Transvision Vamp * Wendy James – vocals * Nick Christian Sayer – guitar * Dave Parsons – bass, backing vocals * Tex Axile – keyboards, sequencer * Pol Burton - drums Additional musicians * Matthew Seligman – bass * Phil Smith – saxophone * D. Manic B'Man – keyboards and programming * Adam Peters – electric and acoustic cellos * Nick Marsh, China Blue, Carol and Karen – backing vocals Production * Duncan Bridgeman – production * Zeus B. Held – mixing and additional production * Adam Moseley – recording engineer * Philip Bagenal – mix engineer *Peter Ashworth Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Moon (Transvision Vamp Song)
"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. In Australia, "Sister Moon" was released in 1989 as the fourth and final single from the album, following " Tell That Girl to Shut Up". Track listing ;7" vinyl (TVV 5 / TVVP 5) #"Sister Moon" (7" version) - 3:58 #"Oh Yeah" (Anthony Doughty) / (Dave Parsons David Guy Parsons (born 1964) is a British rock musician who is best known as the original bassist for English grunge band Bush. Life and career Before joining the grunge band Bush, was a member of punk band The Partisans, and alternative r ...) - 2:52 #"Walk on By" (Pol Burton) - 3:23 *A limited edition 7" picture disc was also released (TVVP 5). ;12" vinyl (TVVT 5) #"Sister Moon" (Groove On) - 6:08 #"Walk on By" - 3:23 #"Sex Kick" (Ciao Portobello) - 7:19 #"Oh Yeah" - 2:52 ;CD single (DTVV 5) #"Sister Moon" (7" version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want Your Love (Transvision Vamp Song)
"I Want Your Love" is the third single from the English rock group Transvision Vamp, released in 1988 from their debut album '' Pop Art''. It was the band's first UK top 40 hit, reaching number five in July 1988. It also peaked atop the Norwegian Singles Chart the same year and reached number one in South Africa the following year. Track listing 7-inch vinyl (TVV 3) #"I Want Your Love" – 3:20 #"Sweet Thing" – 3:45 #"Evolution Evie" (Acoustic Version) – 2:45 12-inch vinyl (TVVT 3) #"I Want Your Love" (I Don't Want Your Money Mix) – 6:20 #"Sweet Thing" – 4:50 #"Evolution Evie" (Electric Version) – 2:51 CD single (DTVV 3) #"I Want Your Love" (I Don't Want Your Money Mix) – 6:20 #"Sweet Thing" – 4:50 #"Evolution Evie" (Electric Version) – 2:51 #"Tell That Girl to Shut Up" – 3:05 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Nick Skitz and Melissa Tkautz version Australian DJ/producer Nick Skitz re-recorded "I Want Your Love" featuring the vocals of Melissa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
