Pop Art (album)

Pop Art is the debut album by UK alternative rock band Transvision Vamp. It was released in October 1988 and featured the band's first top ten hit "I Want Your Love".[4] The album reached #4 in the UK,[4] and peaked at #13 in Australia,[5] where it was the 25th highest-selling album of 1989.[6]

For the greatest hits album by the Pet Shop Boys, see PopArt: The Hits.

Pop Art
Studio album by
Transvision Vamp
Released3 October 1988[1]
Recorded1988
GenrePop rock
Length42:20
LabelMCA
ProducerDuncan Bridgeman
Zeus B. Held[2]
Transvision Vamp chronology
Pop Art
(1988)		 Velveteen
(1989)
Singles from Pop Art
  1. "Revolution Baby"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Tell That Girl to Shut Up"
    Released: 1988
  3. "I Want Your Love"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Revolution Baby (re-issue)"
    Released: 1988
  5. "Sister Moon"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Sayer, except where noted.[2]

  1. "Trash City" – 5:09
  2. "I Want Your Love" – 3:29
  3. "Sister Moon" – 4:23
  4. "Psychosonic Cindy" – 3:47
  5. "Revolution Baby" – 4:53
  6. "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" (Holly Beth Vincent) – 3:06
  7. "Wild Star" – 3:23
  8. "Hanging Out with Halo Jones" – 4:37
  9. "Andy Warhol's Dead" – 3:50
  10. "Sex Kick" – 5:42

Personnel

Transvision Vamp

Additional musicians
  • Matthew Seligman – bass
  • Phil Smith – saxophone
  • D. Manic B'Man – keyboards and programming
  • Adam Peters – electric and acoustic cellos
  • Nick Marsh, China Blue, Carol and Karen – backing vocals

Production
  • Duncan Bridgeman – production
  • Zeus B. Held – mixing and additional production
  • Adam Mosely – recording engineer
  • Philip Bagenal – mix engineer[2]

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 25
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[9] 20
UK Albums Chart[4] 4
US Billboard 200[10] 115

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Transvision Vamp (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. Pop Art (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records Ltd. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. AllMusic review
  4. "Official Charts > Transvision Vamp". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. "australian-charts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. "The ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (1–60) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  7. "charts.nz > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. "swedishcharts.com > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  9. "hitparade.ch > Transvision Vamp – Pop Art" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. "Billboard > Artists / Transvision Vamp > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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