Viva la Rock ’n’ Roll

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Tracklist

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CD 1: The Image Has Cracked
#TitleRatingLength
1Alternatives9:43
2Action Time Vision52:33
3Why Don’t You Do Me Right?
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
cover recording of:
Why Don’tcha Do Me Right?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3:12
4Good Times
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry
guitar and piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Good Times
lyricist:
Mark Perry
composer:
Chris Bennett (drummer), Dennis Burns, Mark Perry and Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
2:33
5Still‐Life
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
guitar and piano and piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Still Life
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
5:19
6Viva la Rock ’n’ Roll4:20
7Nasty Little Lonely
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry
guitar and piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Nasty Little Lonely
writer:
Chris Bennett (drummer), Dennis Burns and Mark Perry
6:20
8Red
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Red
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
2:05
9Splitting in 2
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
guitar and piano and piano:
Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Splitting in Two
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
5:11
10Love Lies Limp
producer:
Alternative TV
bass guitar:
Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
drums (drum set):
John Towe
guitar and background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Love Lies Limp
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
3:07
11Life
producer:
Alternative TV
bass guitar:
Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
drums (drum set):
John Towe
guitar and background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Life
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
2:07
12How Much Longer
producer:
Alternative TV
bass guitar:
Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar and background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
How Much Longer? (Alternative TV)
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
2:37
13You Bastard
producer:
Alternative TV
bass guitar:
Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar and background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
You Bastard
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
1:22
14Life After Life2:10
15Life After Dub2:39
16Another Coke
producer:
Alternative TV and Chris Gray (UK engineer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Another Coke
writer:
Chris Bennett (drummer), Dennis Burns and Mark Perry
5:30
17How Much Longer
producer:
Alternative TV
drums (drum set):
John Towe
guitar:
Alex Fergusson and Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
How Much Longer? (Alternative TV)
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
2:38
18You Bastard
producer:
Alternative TV
drums (drum set):
John Towe
guitar:
Alex Fergusson and Tyrone Thomas (guitarist & bass player)
background vocals:
Alex Fergusson
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
You Bastard
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
1:18
19Love Lies Limp
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer) and Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Love Lies Limp
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
2:54
20Action Time Vision
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer) and Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Action Time Vision
writer:
Dennis Burns and Mark Perry
2:31
21Still‐Life
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer) and Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Still Life
writer:
Alex Fergusson and Mark Perry
5:24
22Life After Life
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Perry and Kim Turner
background vocals:
Chris Bennett (drummer) and Kim Turner
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Life After Life
writer:
Chris Bennett (drummer), Dennis Burns and Mark Perry
3:36
CD 2: Vibing Up the Senile Man (Part One)
#TitleRatingLength
1Release the Natives
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
percussion:
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (English singer‐songwriter) and Mark Perry
piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Release the Natives
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
4:02
2Serpentine Gallery
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar, piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
percussion:
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (English singer‐songwriter) and Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Serpentine Gallery
writer:
Dennis Burns and Mark Perry
2:22
3Poor Association
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar, percussion, piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Poor Association
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
1:47
4The Radio Story7:48
5Facing Up to the Facts
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar, percussion, piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Facing Up to the Facts
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
4:08
6The Good Missionary
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
percussion, piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Good Missionary
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
7:17
7Graves of Deluxe Green
producer:
Alternative TV and Wally Brill
bass guitar, trumpet and background vocals:
Dennis Burns
guitar, piano, saxophone, tape [tapes] and violin:
Mark Perry
percussion:
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (English singer‐songwriter) and Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Graves of Deluxe Green
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
2:57
8Smile in the Day8:21
9Vibing Up the Senile Man0:59
10The Force Is Blind3:48
11Lost in Room4:55
12The Good Missionary
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar and recorder:
Dennis Burns
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
percussion:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
The Good Missionary
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
6:45
13Release the Natives
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
bass guitar and recorder:
Dennis Burns
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
percussion:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Release the Natives
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
4:58
14Going Round in Circles1:20
15Nasty Little Lonely4:24
CD 3: Fire From Heaven
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Another Coke / The BodyThe Good Missionaries6:38
2The Force Is BlindThe Good Missionaries4:28
3Thief of Fire
producer:
The Good Missionaries
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
clarinet and organ:
Mark Perry
drums (drum set) and saxophone:
Henry Badowski
guitar and percussion:
Dave George and Mark Perry
melodica:
Dave George
recorder:
Gillian Hanna
vocals:
Dave George, Gillian Hanna and Mark Perry
live cover recording of:
Thief of Fire (on 1979-05-19)
writer:
Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith (UK drummer & producer for Pop Group, Slits, P.I.L., etc.), Mark Stewart (UK vocalist, member of The Pop Group/New Age Steppers), Simon Underwood and John Waddington
The Good Missionaries1:47
4The Radio Story / Strange LooksThe Good Missionaries7:14
5Fire From HeavenThe Good Missionaries4:20
6Release the NativesThe Good Missionaries4:46
7Fellow Sufferer in DubThe Good Missionaries5:25
8Bugger the CatThe Good Missionaries5:12
9The Good Missionary, Part 1The Good Missionaries7:48
10The Good Missionary, Part 2The Good Missionaries4:27
11Kif Kif’s Free Freak OutThe Good Missionaries4:07
12Action Time LemonAlternative TV3:24
13Going Round in CirclesAlternative TV1:18
14Fellow Sufferer
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
live recording of:
Fellow Sufferer (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
Alternative TV10:58
15Splitting in Two
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
Dennis Burns
drums (drum set):
Chris Bennett (drummer)
guitar:
Mick Linehan and Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
guest performer:
Here and Now (70s hippie band connected to anarcho punk scene)
live recording of:
Splitting in Two (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
Alternative TV7:49
CD 4: Snappy Turns
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Snappy TurnsMark Perry3:43
2The Object Is to LoveMark Perry2:17
3You Know
producer:
Mark Perry and Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
Grant Showbiz
drums (drum set), guitar and xylophone:
Mark Perry
synthesizer and background vocals:
Nag (UK musician)
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
You Know
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
Mark Perry2:45
4InsideMark Perry4:05
5At WarMark Perry5:40
6Death Looks DownMark Perry7:32
7The Game Is OverMark Perry6:09
8Quagga’s Last Stand
producer:
Mark Perry and Grant Showbiz
alto saxophone, flute and piano:
Mark Perry
vocals:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Quagga's Last Stand
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
Mark Perry7:36
9Whole World’s Down on MeMark Perry2:43
10I Live – He DiesMark Perry4:52
11You Cry Your TearsMark Perry & Dennis Burns3:17
12Music Death?Mark Perry & Dennis Burns2:32
13Dear, Dear
effects [sound effects] and other vocals [voice]:
Mark Perry
recording of:
Dear, Dear
lyricist and composer:
Mark Perry
Mark Perry1:42
14Fellow SuffererAlternative TV9:17
15Graves of Deluxe GreenAlternative TV0:56
16Alternatives to Normal Eating HabitsAlternative TV4:35