Biography

Transvision Vamp was formed by Wendy James and co-writer and guitarist Nick Christian Sayer, then joined by Dave Parsons and Tex Axile. The band was signed to MCA records by Dave Ambrose, the notorious A&R man from EMI records who had also signed the Sex Pistols. ALBUM 1: ‘Pop Art’ The third single from Pop Art ‘I Want Your Love’ went to No.5 on the UK singles chart. The album ‘Pop Art’ went to No.3 in the UK album chart. The album art was done by Jamie Reid, famous for his Sex Pistols artwork. ALBUM 2: 'Velveteen’ was recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes, made famous by The Rolling Stones. The album entered the UK albums chart at No.1 position and the main single ‘Baby I Don’t Care’ went to No.3 in the UK singles chart and a hit around the world. The ‘Velveteen’ LP became a hit all over the world and the band toured it non-stop for 2 years. ALBUM 3: 'Little Magnets Versus The Bubble Of Babble’. The album started to take off in USA and the band went there and toured twice that year and also did a run of sold out dates around the UK including successive shows at The Brixton Academy and The Hammersmith Odeon in London. The album was released everywhere around the world but only available in the UK on import. During the span of Transvision Vamp, Wendy was made a cover-star of many magazines all over the world and photographed by everyone from David Bailey for Tatler Magazine and Jurgen Teller for The Face Magazine and I-D Magazine.