- Audio CD (5 Jan 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks
- Label: Anagram
- ASIN: B000007028
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 109,580 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was amazed by david57448's review. This bloke clearly wasn't around at the time. Or if he was then he must have been with the poseurs around the "Bromley contingent" and all the rest of the middle-class mockney clothes horses. ATV were exactly what it was all about in 76/77/78. True DIY ethic, painfully honest stuff, completely fearless. Mark Perry's a forgotten genius who deserves more recognition. If you're at all interested in hearing music that encapsulates what punk really meant, start here.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have to say that I was slightly taken aback by the first rather eccentric review of this CD.To call Mark Perry a 'Middle class mockney' is absurd.The man was born and bred and still lives in Deptford! Hardly the last bastion of middle England I'd say.The claim that this CD is for ageing punks who weren't there in the first place is absurd beyond belief. This is the man who wrote the UK's most famous fanzine 'Sniffing glue'. Unlike those other clothes horses and fashion victims (the Banshees - From Bromley, Kent I might add), this is the sound of a group who lived the punk ideal for what it was meant to be and at the time.
Now ATV weren't the greatest group to come out of punk, but they had the right attitude and tried to seperate themselves from the crowd. They refused to tow the punk party line and were just as likely to be seen playing with Gong and The Pop Group as they would be with Adam and the Ants. I would reccomend this CD for people who are interested in a slice of realism as opposed to some of the posed attitudes that could be so prevelant in 1977.
Now ATV weren't the greatest group to come out of punk, but they had the right attitude and tried to seperate themselves from the crowd. They refused to tow the punk party line and were just as likely to be seen playing with Gong and The Pop Group as they would be with Adam and the Ants. I would reccomend this CD for people who are interested in a slice of realism as opposed to some of the posed attitudes that could be so prevelant in 1977.
I rest my case - An ageing ex punk who was there at the time!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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The true spirit of punk, as it was in the early days, is perfectly captured on this CD. Ingenuity, invention and enthusiasm made up for lack of musical skill. On the track "Force is Blind" it sounds as if even wind chimes have been used as a musical instrument. Mark Perry pours out his soul and is sometimes embarrassingly frank. This CD is worth buying for "Love lies Limp" alone. Mimimalism to perfection with poignent lyrics to a basic reggae beat. The opening track features members of the audience "on the soap box" and despite the chaos, is strangely compelling. Buy this CD and learn what the true spirit of Punk Rock was really about.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A great debut
There have been some stingy revues of this superb set of lengthy songs but there should be no doubt that Cockney Mark Perry was one one of the earliest and best... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ken Raus
Shattered and never sharper
The South East London of Perry and Baker, marked by Surrey Docks, Deptford, New Cross, Lewisham and Greenwich was still a derelict wasteland in the 80's when I worked there. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
How much longer
I never have liked ATV,To pretentious by half for me. Mark Perrys whining fake middle class mockney accent grates on my ears and the band have been hasbeens for so many years that... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2003 by "david57448"
If you want to know what real punk was like back in 77-78
then this is the LP, nevermind your cartoon punks like the (excellent) pistols, gen x, etc this LP gives you a taste of authentic punk. Read more
Published on 29 July 2000
the definitive best of ATV
The original album with most of the best of the rest, an ideal starting point for this influential band. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2000
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