Alternative TV - Live At The Rat Club '77
Original Release Date
1980Release Information
UK LP 1980 (Crystal - CLP 01)
1 Memphis
2 Love Lies Limp
3 My Hand Was Still Wet
4 Sleep In Bed
5 Life
6 How Much Longer
7 Alternatives To NATO / You Bastard
8 Why Don't You Do Me Right
9 Total Switch Off
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UK CD 1993 (Obsession/Jungle - OBSESS CD005)
1 Memphis Tennessee 5:16
2 Love Lies Limp 4:25
3 My Hand Was Still Wet 3:52
4 Sleep In Bed 3:05
5 Life 3:23
6 How Much Longer 3:37
7 Alternative To NATO 8:13
8 You Bastard 2:05
9 Why Don't You Do Me Right 3:54
10 Total Switch Off 3:32
Chart Placings
Indie Hit: 6, 15 wksCredits
LP:
Mark Perry - vocals, guitar, tapes
Chris Bennett - drums
Alex Fergusson - guitar, vocals
Tyrone Thomas - bass
Recorded by Genesis P. Orridge
Produced by Genesis P. Orridge, Alex Fergusson and Steve Brown
Recorded 14th September '77 at the Rat Club
Reviews & Opinions
PUNKY GIBBON: Featuring a few songs never recorded by the band properly - a version of 'Memphis, Tennessee' of all things, which they turn into an atonal drone, and 'Total Switch Off' - this is more interesting than entertaining and the bootleg-quality sound makes this one for the fanatical to consider. As the civer ciorrecrly states: "This recording was made on a portable mono cassette player, and therefore is not of conventional sound quality. YOU SHOULD NOT PAY MORE THAN £2.50 FOR THIS RECORD."
CHARLES P. LAMEY/JIM GREEN, THE TROUSER PRESS RECORD GUIDE, 1991: Live at the Rat Club '77 (an authorized bootleg) consists of messy-sounding live material taped before co-founder/guitarist Alex Fergusson. split.
RECORD COLLECTOR, 1993: ...hardly ATV's showcase piece. [read full review here]
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UK LP 1980 (Crystal - CLP 01). Click here for more
UK CD 1993 (Obsession/Jungle - OBSESS CD005). Click here for more
