Alternative TV (often referred to by fans as ATV) were an Englishrock band, formed in London in 1976. Their punk rock and post-punk sound has proven influential for several musical artists. As the founding editor of the pioneering Sniffin' Glue fanzine, Mark Perry gained attention in the English punk scene. He formed the band whilst producing the fanzine, although eventually diverted his energies solely to this band.

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  • Alternative TV (often referred to by fans as ATV) were an Englishrock band, formed in London in 1976. Their punk rock and post-punk sound has proven influential for several musical artists. As the founding editor of the pioneering Sniffin' Glue fanzine, Mark Perry gained attention in the English punk scene. He formed the band whilst producing the fanzine, although eventually diverted his energies solely to this band. Key members of the band were Perry and Alex Fergusson, who described their music as "closest to Can and reggae-type rhythms". The band's debut single was "Love Lies Limp", a free flexi disc issued with the final edition of Perry's Sniffin' Glue fanzine. On this single Perry and Fergusson were accompanied by John Towe (ex Generation X) and Tyrone Thomas. Towe left to join the Rage and was replaced by Chris Bennett, so completing a line-up which early punk fans consider to epitomise the punk era (the band subsequently underwent extensive line-up changes). Shortly afterwards they released the "How Much Longer" / "You Bastard" 7" in December 1977, the A-side being a critique of youth culture apathy. Soon thereafter at the end of 1977, Perry sacked his chief collaborator Fergusson. The latter went on to form Cash Pussies and, a few years later, Psychic TV along with Genesis P Orridge. Fergusson was replaced by Dennis Burns. A dub influenced single, "Life after Life," was released as well as a critically acclaimed debut album, The Image Has Cracked. The band's second album, Vibing Up the Senile Man saw the band take a more explicitly experimental direction however, which alienated many of their followers as well as the music press. Around the same time, a live LP, split with commune-dwelling hippy band Here and Now was released (a document of their tour together), marking the band's movement further away from the ever more predictable punk/new wave scene. Alternative TV soon evolved into the avant-garde project, The Good Missionaries (taking the name from a track on the 'Vibing' album), releasing one album, "Fire From Heaven" in 1979. A series of releases under Perry's own name as well as an album under the name Door and the Window followed before Perry, Burns and Fergusson briefly reformed Alternative TV along with former members of Fergusson's Cash Pussies in 1981. Alex briefly returned to collaborate with Mark on the Alternative TV's 'pop' album, Strange Kicks which was produced by Richard Mazda. From 1981 to 1984, Perry had a new project, Reflections, collaborating with Karl Blake and Grant Showbiz among others, before concentrating on production. Perry reformed ATV in 1985. This line up started with Karl Blake, Steve Cannell and Allison Philips. Protag and then Clive Giblin featured later on guitar and ATV released further records on and off over the following decade or so with varying line-ups, Perry being the only constant member. Another line up followed with James Kyllo and Steve Cannell which lead to the releases of "Sol" and "Dragon Love". Lost Moment Records released the 2001 studio album, "Revolution", followed in 2003 by the official bootleg album "Viva La Rock'n' Roll - comprising of live performances recorded in the UK, France, Germany and the US. In 2004 Mark finally gave in to logic and recorded the Ramones classic "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" for a Lost Moment Single and an Argentinian Ramones tribute CD, and the world heard at last his version of the song that his pioneering fanzine took its name from. Cleopatra Records released a compilation of the Lost Moment output for the US market in February 2006, entitled "In Control". Mark Perry is currently (Dec 2006) in the process of forming the new Sniffin' Glue Records label, which will feature a third Long Decline album as its first release.
  • Alternative TV, abgekürzt ATV, war eine Punk-Band aus London, die ursprünglich von 1976 bis 1979 bestand, aber später noch zweimal neu gegründet wurde. Gründer aller drei Formationen war Mark Perry. Ein weiterer Protagonist der Band in ihrer ersten Periode in den 1970ern war der Gitarrist Alex Fergusson, der auch an der Neugründung 1981 beteiligt war. Die Musik der Gruppe war generell experimentierfreudiger als die Masse der Bands des Genres und wird deshalb heute dem Art-Punk zugeordnet. Als Einflüsse nannten Fergusson und Perry den Reggae und die deutsche Band Can. Die erste Veröffentlichung der Band war eine Flexidisc, die 1977 der zwölften und letzten Ausgabe von Perrys Fanzine beilag. Die darauf enthaltene Single war Love Lies Limp. Kurz darauf erschien mit der Single How Much Longer/You Bastard die erste reguläre Platte bei Deptford Fun City Records. 1978 erschienen weitere Singles sowie das erste Album The Image has Cracked. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war Fergusson bereits ausgeschieden, er wurde später Mitglied von Psychic TV. Die Musik, die Perry mit der neuen Besetzung aufnahm, orientierte sich immer mehr am Dub und nahm eine experimentelle Richtung. Mit der ebenfalls 1978 erschienen Split-LP mit der englischen Psychedelic-Band Here and Now entfernte sich Alternative TV deutlich von seinen Punk-Wurzeln und nahm schließlich die Form eines Avantgarde-Projekts an. 1979 wurde die Gruppe in The Good Missionaries umbenannt. In den folgenden Jahren erschienen Tonträger unter dem Namen Perrys wie auch unter dem Bandnamen The Door and the Window. 1981 fanden sich Perry, Fergusson, Mitglieder von Fergussons damaliger Band Cash Pussies und Dennis Burns aus der letzten Besetzung von Alternative TV wieder zusammen und gründeten die Gruppe neu. Die neue Formation löste sich im gleichen Jahr wieder auf, und Perry konzentrierte sich auf ein neues Musikprojekt und die Tätigkeit als Musikproduzent. Seit 1985 brachte er mit wechselnden Musikern weitere Veröffentlichungen unter dem Namen Alternative TV heraus.
  • Alternative TV (ATV) était un groupe de punk rock influent, formé à Londres en 1977.
  • Alternative TV furono una rock band inglese formatasi a Londra nel 1976.
  • Alternative TV — английская панк-группа, ядро которой составляли независимый журналист Марк Перри (он же Mark P. ) и басист Алекс Фергюсон, изначально находившиеся под влиянием Can и Фрэнка Заппы и исполнявшие скоростной атональный авангардный рок.
  • Alternative TV - британський панк-рок гурт, утворений 1977 року у місті Нотінгхем. До першого складу гурту входили: Марк Перрі (Mark Perry) — вокал, гітара; Алекс Фергюсон (Alex Ferguson), 16.12.1952, Глазго, Велика Британія — гітара; Мікі Сміт (Mikcy Smith) — бас та Джон Тау (John Towe) — ударні, колишній учасник Generation X. З осені 1977 року гурт виступав у такому складі: Перрі, Кім Тернер (Kim Turner) — гітара, фортепіано; Денніс Бернс (Dennis Burns) — бас, вокал та Кріс Бенкет (Chris Bennet) — ударні. Пізніше склад гурту багаторазово зазнавав змін. Цей гурт з'явився з ініціативи одного з перших видавців пайкової газети "Sniffin' Glue". Спочатку "Альтернативне телебачення" орієнтувалось на творчість таких гуртів, як The Clash та The Buzzcocks, але поступово звернулась до дещо різноманітнішого стандарту розважальної музики. Незважаючи на запис кількох альбомів, найбільшого успіху гурт здобув завдяки синглам, наприклад, "Love Lies Limp", що безплатно додавався до екземпляру "Sniffin' Glue" чи речитативним "How Much Longer". 1979 року Перрі, що був розчарований безладдям у гурті, залишив його і утворив The Good Missionaries, а з часом приєднався до The Door & The Window та The Reflections. Однак 1981 року він повернувся до Alternative TV і час від часу виступав з ними до кінця десятиріччя. Фергюсон приєднався у вісімдесятих роках до Psychic TV, а після виходу з неї 1986 року продюсував записи Gave Bakers On Acid та Popguns.
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  • Alternative TV (often referred to by fans as ATV) were an Englishrock band, formed in London in 1976. Their punk rock and post-punk sound has proven influential for several musical artists. As the founding editor of the pioneering Sniffin' Glue fanzine, Mark Perry gained attention in the English punk scene. He formed the band whilst producing the fanzine, although eventually diverted his energies solely to this band.
  • Alternative TV, abgekürzt ATV, war eine Punk-Band aus London, die ursprünglich von 1976 bis 1979 bestand, aber später noch zweimal neu gegründet wurde. Gründer aller drei Formationen war Mark Perry. Ein weiterer Protagonist der Band in ihrer ersten Periode in den 1970ern war der Gitarrist Alex Fergusson, der auch an der Neugründung 1981 beteiligt war. Die Musik der Gruppe war generell experimentierfreudiger als die Masse der Bands des Genres und wird deshalb heute dem Art-Punk zugeordnet.
  • Alternative TV (ATV) était un groupe de punk rock influent, formé à Londres en 1977.
  • Alternative TV furono una rock band inglese formatasi a Londra nel 1976.
  • Alternative TV — английская панк-группа, ядро которой составляли независимый журналист Марк Перри (он же Mark P. ) и басист Алекс Фергюсон, изначально находившиеся под влиянием Can и Фрэнка Заппы и исполнявшие скоростной атональный авангардный рок.
  • Alternative TV - британський панк-рок гурт, утворений 1977 року у місті Нотінгхем.
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