In response to my posting about the death of Chrissy from The Divinyls, my Google+ friend Johnny Zed remarked:
Damn… Christina and Wendy James of Transvision Vamp were my iconic female leads of the 80s. This makes me sad, but thanks for the share; I’ll give a moment of remembrance for her.
Which led me to think: “Wow…Transvision Vamp! I haven’t heard that band’s name in a good long time.”
I got a fair bit of mileage in my college pub DJ days from Transvision Vamp, particularly off their 1989 album, Velveteen. Although much better known in the UK and Australia, they got some alt-rock radio airplay here in Canada, and with a little assistance from friend and classmate Kelli Rankin (now Pallett), I was able to get people out on the dance floor with their single Baby I Don’t Care:
And during the less dance-y times, the title track, Velveteen, would get a couple of people coming up to the DJ booth asking “What is this track and where can I get it?”
So here you go — a little music you might not have heard of, from my misspent youth. Enjoy!