A Thin Red Line is finally available on cd, along with all the singles.
The retrospective Snakes And Ladders named after our biggest UK hit – is billed as an ‘Almost Complete’ collection of our recorded output from 1980 to 1982.
It is released on Cherry Red subsidiary, Rev-Ola and is available through all good independent record shops as well as Amazon and other online sites
A Thin Red Line was produced by Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and in his Melody Maker review, well-respected music industry writer and commentator Paolo Hewitt said:
“Emotionally diverse, magnificently played, with touches of genius throughout it and delivered with an unnerving force, TV21’s debut is a welcome light at the end of a dark tunnel.”
The cd includes a lengthy booklet which tells the band’s story from its early beginnings in Ayrshire to the point of their split up after supporting the Rolling Stones in Edinburgh in May 1982.
The sleeve notes are introduced by BBC DJ Gary Crowley, who first championed TV21 in 1980 on the release of their first independent single, Playing With Fire/ Shattered By It All.
“They touched the lives of many of us and left in their wake a smattering of fine singles and an uplifting, soaring, under-rated debut album in A Thin Red Line which still stands up to scrutiny today.
I was a big fan.”
Full Track List is as follows:
1. Playing With Fire
2. Shattered By It All
3. Ambition
4. Ticking Away
5. This Is Zero
6. On The Run
7. End Of A Dream
8. Waiting For The Drop
9. Ideal Way Of Life
10. This Is Zero
11. Ticking Away
12. It Feels Like It's Starting To Rain
13. Snakes And Ladders
14. What's Going On?
15. Something's Wrong
16. When I Scream
17. Tomorrow
18. Attention Span
19. All Join Hands
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2009 TV21 album "Forever 22" also available.
The first TV21 album for 28 years has been released on cd, vinyl and download on Powbeat Records.
The album features a mix of old and new material, with 10 tracks on the vinyl version and a further eight bonus tracks on the CD.
The CD edition of the album is now on sale via Avalanche Records, Ripping Records and other outlets - vinyl and download also available
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The album is available for download from CD Baby and via iTunes.
You can also buy it direct from Powbeat Records.
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ALBUM REVIEWS
"With retroid hooklines/riffs intact, tracks such as One Day In Summertime, Look To The Sun’ and the Eddie & the Hot Rods-esque How Did You Get It So Wrong? create a sense of déjà vu that compares with classic debut nugget Snakes And Ladders" The List
"Twenty eight years since their first album, A Thin Red Line, was released in 1981, comes the Scots new wave band's second album. And you know what? It's worth the wait." Daily Record
"With no pressure or expectations, the Edinburgh quartet have delivered a fine longplayer of unrelenting upbeat pop still in thrall to their brand of '80s ‘indie’ that existed before the term became embarrassing and meaningless" The Skinny
"Somehow TV21 have bridged that 28 year gap and come up with a record that
more than matches its illustrious predecessor in every way."
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"A hugely entertaining album, with great songs. There’s many bands from today who would benefit from listening to this lean, well-oiled machine."
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Background to TV21
Originally formed in 1979, TV21 released a string of singles and one album, A Thin Red Line. During that time they toured extensively, both in their own right and as support to bands such as The Skids, The Jam, The Moondogs and The Undertones. But by May 1982 the band had grown frustrated at their inability to break through to the next level and decided to quit while they were ahead, immediately after coming offstage supporting The Rolling Stones at Edinburgh Playhouse. And that was the end of that, until October 2005, when out of the blue, they agreed to perform as part of the John Peel Day gigs organised around the country to mark the anniversary of the DJ’s death.
Peel had been a huge influence on the band and it seemed entirely appropriate to get together for the event. The gig, at Edinburgh’s Citrus Club, was an unqualified success, if a little rough at the edges, though that was hardly surprising after twenty three years, the introduction of a new drummer and only two rehearsals! Most surprising for the three original band members was simply how much they enjoyed playing again. So, now they’re back and enjoying it more and more.
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