T.V. Smith - Channel Five

Original Release Date

1983

Release Information

UK LP 1983 (Expulsion - EXIT 4)
UK CD 1999 (Ozit - OZITCD 0044)

1 A Token Of My Love 3:45
2 On Your Video 3:06
3 Dominator 4:10
4 London Beach 1:00
5 War Fever 2:56
6 Burning Rain 4:53
7 Fire In The Darkness 4:22
8 Cracking Up 4:59
9 Your Haunted Heart 4:00
10 The Suit 3:47
11 The Beautiful Bomb

CD Bonus Tracks:
Additional Material - Not On Original Album
12 Coming Round 3:24
13 Woodpecker 3:42
14 Lies 3:55
15 Treasure 4:24
16 New Ways Are Best 3:14
17 On Your Video (Alt. Recording) 3:08
18 The Suit (Alt. Recording) 3:56

Chart Placings

None

Credits

LP:

T.V. Smith - vocals, guitar
Tim Cross - keyboards, programming
Tim Renwick - guitar, bass
Barbara Snow - trumpet on 'Dominator'
Anthony Thistlewaite - sax on 'Dominator'

Produced by Smith, Cross, Renwick, Phil Brown
Engineered by Phil Brown

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CD Additional Credits:

'Treasure', 'On Your Video', 'New Ways Are Best':
TV Smith - vocals
Mel Wesson - keyboards
Alan Murphy - guitar
Mike Shepherd - bass
Tony Beard - drums
Produced by Nick Tauber

'The Suit':
TV Smith - vocals
Tim Cross - keyboards
Steve Carroll - guitar
Micky Meuser - bass
Frank Jermann - drums
Produced by Micky Meuser and Grant Stevens

'Lies' (from 'The Liberator') as Channel 5 except Chris Wyles, drums

'Coming Round' and 'Woodpecker' as Channel 5 except Produced by Smith, Cross and Engineered by Tim Cross

Album Remixed by Ozit/Morpheus Records

Additional Credits

CD Bonus Tracks:
12-13: Coming Round 7", released May 1985, credited to Production House
14, 16: From the compilation album Mindless Slaughter, released 1987
15: From the compilation album The Liberator - Artists For Animals
1 7-18: Unknown

Reviews & Opinions

SOUNDS, 1983: This most talented and perceptive songSmith has at last made the transition from literary punk to a genuine singer- songwriter of worth. In my own (admittedly partisan) judgement, TV now ranks up alongside Paul Weller and the Difford/Tilbrook partnership, as many of the compositions on 'Channel Five' prove with an effortless panache and ease.

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