Mark Perry (musician)

Alternative TV released their first single "Love Lies Limp" as a flexi disc given away free with Sniffin' Glue 12 in 1977.^[3] They then released the following singles on Deptford Fun City records: "How Much Longer / You Bastard (1977)", "Life After Life / Life After Dub (1978)" and "Action Time Vision / Another Coke (1978)".^[3]

Alex Fergusson left the band due to "musical differences" prior to the band releasing their first album, The Image Has Cracked (1978).^[3]

There were two further singles:- "The Force Is Blind" / "Lost in Room" (1979) and "Love Lies Limp" / "Life" (1979) - a posthumous release. They released a further LP:- Vibing Up the Senile Man (1979). Reformed versions of the group (with Perry as the only constant) have released numerous singles, EPs and albums since the early 1990s.^[3]

In 1980, he released a solo LP, Snappy Turns, on the Deptford Fun City label,^[3] preceded by the "Whole World's Down on Me" 7", a cover of a Ken Boothe track. Another 7", "You Cry Your Tears", a collaboration with Dennis Burns, was released on the NB label in 1980.^[3]

Perry went on to perform with The Good Missionaries, The Reflections, and The Door and the Window.^[3] In the 1990s, he was involved with Baby Ice Dog. Alternative TV have played occasional gigs in recent years, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.^{[citation needed]}