"Revolution Baby" is the debut single by
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 medi ...
and was originally released in August 1987
when it only managed to reach #77 on the
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-s ...
. After the band's breakthrough in 1988 with the release of "
I Want Your Love", "Revolution Baby" was subsequently reissued in September of that year,
this time reaching #30 in the UK and #24 in Australia. The sleeve design differed radically between the 1987 and 1988 issues as did the track listings.
Track listing
;7" vinyl (1987)
(TVV 1)
#"Revolution Baby" – 4:00
#"Vid Kid Vamp" – 2:58
;12" vinyl (1987)
(TVVT 1)
#"Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
#"No It U Lover" – 3:06
#"Vid Kid Vamp" – 2:58
;7" vinyl (1988)
(TVV 4 / TVVPR 4)
#"Revolution Baby" – 4:00
#"Honey Honey" (
Dave Parsons
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Life and career
Before joining the grunge band Bush, was a member of punk band The Partisans, and alternative rock ...
) – 2:37
#"Long Lonely Weekend" (
Anthony Doughty
Anthony (Tex) Doughty (born 28 July 1958 in Crawley, Sussex, England) is an English rock musician. He was a member of a number of punk bands in the late 1970s, including Peroxide Romance, The Outpatients and The Moors Murderers. In 1986, he and ...
) – 3:34
*
A limited edition poster sleeve 7" was also released (TVVPR 4).
;12" vinyl (1988)
(TVVT 4 / TVVTP 4)
#"Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
#"Honey Honey" – 2:37
#"Long Lonely Weekend" – 3:34
*
A limited edition 12" picture disc was also released (TVVTP 4).
;CD single (1988)
(DTVV 4)
#"Revolution Baby" (Electra-Glide Mix) – 6:02
#"Honey Honey" – 2:37
#"Vid Kid Vamp" – 3:02 *
#"Long Lonely Weekend" – 3:34
*
* "Vid Kid Vamp" was remixed from the original b-side version.
Charts
References
External links
Worldwide releases
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1987 songs
1987 debut singles
1988 singles
Transvision Vamp songs
MCA Records singles