Transvision Vamp тобының тарихы

English alternative rock band

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. The band had 10 UK chart hits and also enjoyed considerable success in Australia. Transvision Vamp's top single was 1989's "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number three in the UK and Australian charts.

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. Transvision Vamp was signed by MCA in December 1986 with the band's first single, "Revolution Baby", being released the following year. It stalled at number 77 in the UK in September 1987. The album also did well in Switzerland (number 20) and Sweden (number 25). 1989 proved to be Transvision Vamp's most successful year, with the release of the single "Baby I Don't Care" which peaked at number three in both the UK becoming the 39th best selling album of the year. Velveteen was also a significant success in New Zealand (reaching number 12), and parts of Europe, including Switzerland, Germany and Norway, where it entered the top twenty. 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.

Anthony Doughty (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. 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 British post grunge band Bush, who would achieve commercial success in the 1990s. Wendy James embarked on a solo career, with limited commercial success. Although her 1993 album Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears (written by Elvis Costello) reached number 43 on the UK Albums Chart, none of the three singles released from it entered the UK Top 30. The lead single, "The Nameless One", reached 34 on the UK Singles Chart, MCA and James parted company in August of that same year. A follow up solo album, recorded for One Little Indian Records, was not released. In 2004, James formed a band named Racine, with which she released two albums. Neither album charted anywhere. A single, "Grease Monkey", charted at number 114 in the UK in April 2005. Racine broke up and closed down their official band site in December 2008.

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK GER NL NOR NZ US "Revolution Baby" 1987 77 — — — — — — — — — Pop Art "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" 1988 45 44 — — — — — — — 87 "I Want Your Love" 5 7 23 3 32 1 9 8 4 — "Revolution Baby" (re issue) 30 24 — 17 — — 37 — — — "Sister Moon" 41 95 — — — — — — — — "Baby I Don't Care" 1989 3 3 — 6 — — 29 — — — Velveteen "The Only One" 15 30 — 7 — — 22 — — — "Landslide of Love" 14 70 — 8 — — — — — — "Born to Be Sold" 22 108 — 12 — — — — — — "(I Just Wanna) B with U" 1991 30 16 — 30 — — — — — — Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble "If Looks Could Kill" 41 56 — — — — 38 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.