Alternative TV (ATV)

The success of the 70s London punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue was almost entirely due to the irreverent, pugnacious sincerity of its founder Mark Perry. That Perry should form a band seemed a natural progression . . .

Co-founder/guitarist Alex Fergusson split early on and was temporarily replaced by The Police's road manager Kim Turner. By The Image Has Cracked, Perry's urge to experiment was taking increasingly abstract turns. 

In 1981, Perry, Burns and Fergusson reunited (adding a drummer and a keyboard player) for Strange Kicks. In 1987, a new line-up of ATV appeared with Peep Show - a return to the bile and the old semi-anarchic self-indulgence that characterized much of ATV's non-Fergusson work (with Perry adding horns and keyboards). 

 

The Band
Mark Perry Vocals Alex Fergusson Guitar	Kim Turner Guitar Dennis Burns Bass	Micky Smith Bass John Towe Drums