The Radiators From Space - TV Tube Heart (10", Album, Ltd, RE, Amarillo / Yellow)

Label: Chiswick

* LIMITED EDITION OF JUST 500 COPIES.* 10'' VINYL EDITION WITH A SPECIAL DIE-CUT TV SLEEVE. The album was a full-on assault on everything that any self-respecting youth would have found wrong with the world at the time. All the band members contributed to the songs, but it was Philip Chevron's acerbic, angry, pointed and literary lyrics that gave the band such an edge. Philip strutted his gritty lead guitar, counterpointing Pete Holidai's underpinning rhythm, while Mark Megaray's flowing bass lines belied the instrument's more usual role, locking in with drummer Jimmy Crashe's taut, driving rhythm. Steve Rapid fronted the band on some tracks, but Pete and Philip handled most of the lead vocals. Steve left before the record came out—he went on to become a successful graphic designer and has reimagined the sleeve for this 10-inch issue. He also designed the original