Album · Transvision Vamp
Pop Art by Transvision Vamp
Pop Art is an album by Transvision Vamp, released in 1988. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tell that Girl to Shut up”, on 4 lists with a best position of #56.
Pop Art, Transvision Vamp's debut album, came out on MCA in October 1988, and it's bubblegum with a switchblade in its back pocket. The Putney band had been going since 1986, built around guitarist and main songwriter Nick Christian Sayer and singer Wendy James, with Dave Parsons on bass and Anthony Doughty handling drums, drum machines and keyboards.
James pouts and snarls her way through the lot, and her sexed-up, rebellious image made sure the press couldn't look away. "I Want Your Love" gave them their first top ten hit, "Tell that Girl to Shut up" brought the sass, and the album climbed to 4 in Britain and 13 in Australia, where it finished as the 25th best-selling album of 1989.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Pop Art on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell that Girl to Shut up | 4 | #56 | – | 1988–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.