Limited four CD set. Fronted by punk pioneer and Sniffin' Glue editor Mark Perry, Alternative TV evolved as one of the most exciting independent acts of the original punk explosion of 1977. Between `77 and `80, Mark Perry was behind a string of fascinating post-punk records on Deptford Fun City Records - credited to ATV, the Good Missionaries and Mark Perry solo. Viva La Rock 'n' Roll is a set collating Perry's entire recorded output for the label, including many recordings available for the first time on CD. ATV's classic debut album The Image Has Cracked and follow-up Vibing Up The Senile Man are joined by all their singles A's and B's, tracks from their shared album What You See... Is What You Are and other rarities, including BBC sessions for John Peel. Mark Perry himself has written the comprehensive sleeve-notes for this landmark release, alongside a wealth of rare visual material within the sizeable booklet. The original artwork for each album is reproduced within the wider 'clamshell' box set.
Tracklist:
- Alternatives
- Action Time Vision
- Why Don't You Do Me Right?
- Good Times
- Still-Life
- Viva la Rock N' Roll
- Nasty Little Lonely
- Red
- Splitting in 2 1
- Love Lies Limp 1
- Life 1
- How Much Longer 1
- You Bastard 1
- Life After Life 1
- Life After Dub 1
- Another Coke 1
- How Much Longer (Different VSN) 1
- You Bastard (Different VSN) 1
- Love Lies Limp (John Peel Session) 2
- Action Time Vision (John Peel Session) 2
- Still Life (John Peel Session) 2
- Life After Life (John Peel Session) 2
- Release the Natives 2
- Serpentine Gallery 2
- Poor Association 2
- The Radio Story 2
- Facing Up to the Facts 2
- The Good Missionary 2
- Graves of Deluxe Green 3
- Smile in the Day 3
- Vibing Up the Senile Man 3
- The Force Is Blind 3
- Lost in Room 3
- The Good Missionary (John Peel Session) 3
- Release the Natives (John Peel Session) 3
- Going Round in Circles (John Peel Session) 3
- Nasty Little Lonely (John Peel Session) 3
- Another Coke / the Body 3
- The Force Is Blind 4
- Thief of Fire 4
- The Radio Story / Strange Looks 4
- Fire from Heaven 4
- Release the Natives 4
- Fellow Sufferer in Dub 4
- Bugger the Cat 4
- The Good Missionary - Part 1 4
- The Good Missionary - Part 2 4
- Kif Kif's Free Freak Out 4
- Action Time Lemon 5
- Going Round in Circles 5
- Fellow Sufferer 5
- Splitting in Two 5
- Snappy Turns 5
- The Object Is to Love 5
- You Know 5
- Inside 5
- At War 5
- Death Looks Down 5
- The Game Is Over 6
- Quagga's Last Stand 6
- The Whole World's Down on Me 6
- I Live - He Dies 6
- You Cry Your Tears 6
- Music Death? 6
- Dear, Dear 6
- Fellow Sufferer 6
- Graves of Deluxe Green 6
- Alternatives to Normal Eating Habits
UPC: 5013929102002
Label: Imports
Release Date: 11.6.15
Format: CD
