Covers and Tributes

Television Personalities have been, and still are, an highly influential band and many musicians, big and small, are TVPs fans. This is a list of all the recorded and published TVPs covers (listed in red) and tributes (listed in maroon) I could find.


Astroburger
"A Picture Of Dorian Gray"


A collection of rarities and unreleased tracks spanning the whole career of Astroburger, Quite Obscure And Practically Marzipan "takes you on a journey through a musical landcape seldom seen, unheard of, mutually meaningless-ful with a stringent slaphand beauty" (in Astroburger's own words). It includes a live version of "A Picture Of Dorian Gray".


[1998 - Perfect Pop - POP 30 - LP]



[1996 - Rover - ROV 003 - 10"]

The Bartlebees
"In A Perfumed Garden"


A german band covering an english band on a japanese label! Moshi Moshi, Who Are You? is a "six cut sperm coloured platter" (as described on Little Teddy's catalogue). Rover Records' Kenji Sekioka is a big TVPs fan and also did / does a very nice pop 'zine called "La Grande Illusion".


[1997 - Little Teddy - BITE 022 - 10"]

The Bartlebees
"World Of Pauline Lewis"


The Bartlebees' story crossed path often with TVPs in the 90s: they toured toghether and their own "Little Teddy" label released several of the late TVPs recordings. Buzz Manifesto is a "Munich Pop Underground Compilation".


[1999? - Radio Argot - ERGO 05 - LP / Little Teddy - CD]

The Bartlebees
"And Then Suddenly"


A one-sided LP with beautiful silkscreened artwork, Urban Folks Legend includes a cover of an unreleased early TVPs song :"And Then Suddenly". Also released on CD by Little Teddy.


Bates Motel
"Part Time Punks"


As the cover blurb says Brücke Kaufen is a german "1993 version of the legendary Rough Trade compilation" which featured TVPs' "Part Time Punks".


[1993 - Aus Lauter Liebe - ALL 09 - CD]



[1995 - Beggars Banquet - BBQ 50 CD- CDEP]

Bettie Serveert
"Look Back In Anger"


"Alternative rock stars" (I'm quoting the All Music Guide here) Bettie Serveert (from Holland) covered "Look Back In Anger" on their Ray Ray Rain EP..



Biff Bang Pow!
"Someone To Share My Life With"


Alan McGee: TVPs fan, Communication Blur editor, Whaam! recording artist, Creation Records' founder and former president, Biff Bang Pow!'s mastermind, Revolving Paint Dreamer....
Biff Bang Pow! covered TVPs "Someone To Share My Life With" on their fifth album Songs For The Sad Eyed Girl.


[1990 - Creation - CRELP 058 - LP/CD]

The track can also be found on Biff Bang Pow!'s anthology L'amour, Demure, Stenhousemuir: A Compilation 1984 - 1991.


[1991 - Creation - CRECD 099 - CD]