tunnelvision
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Active between 1980 and 1982, youthful Blackpool band Tunnelvision released just one single (Watching the Hydroplanes) on Factory Records, produced by Martin Hannett. Yet their studio demos and live tapes reveal a group of considerable promise and power. To read full Tunnelvision biography click here. To purchase Tunnelvision CDs click here.


WATCHING THE HYDROPLANES (LTMCD 2409) £10
This 2005 remaster features all studio recordings may by the band between 1980 and 1981, including both sides of the Factory 7" single (Fac 39) produced by Martin Hannett and all eight studio demos recorded at Cargo studio in Manchester, the second mixed by Peter Hook of New Order. Detailed sleevenotes, and new artwork based on the original Fac 39 sleeve design by Martyn Atkins. Full tracklist: Watching the Hydroplanes (7"), Morbid Fear (7"), The Man Who Would Be King, 100 Men, Guessing the Way, Whitened Sepulchre, Old Comrades, Glenn Miller, Morbid Fear, Watching the Hydroplanes, 100 Men, Guessing the Way, The Man Who Would Be King, Whitened Sepulchre, Watching the Hydroplanes (portastudio).

Reviews: "The title track is a hypnotic blend of lost-somewhere vocals, steady rhythm, and a calm but persistent guitar line, while Old Comrades sounds like it would have been a better single choice than Morbid Fear. Liner notes up to the usual high standard" (All Music Guide, 10/05); "No one could accuse Tunnelvision of being overachievers: the group released just one single over the course of their career, the ethereal gem that gives this compilation its title. But as legacies go, it's hardly a bad one" (eMusic, 09/06)


GUESSING THE WAY V2.0 (LTMCD 2313) £10
2005 remaster of this fine live collection from the cult creators of Fac 39. This new version of the CD features two complete live sets by the band (both New Order support slots), taped direct from the mixing desk at Bristol Trinity Hall on 27 March 1981 (tracks 1 to 10) and Blackpool Scamps on 5 September 1980. Full tracklist: (Bristol) The Man Who Would Be King, Guessing the Way, The Blue, Hollow Men, Emotionless, Glenn Miller, Whitened Sepulchre, 100 Men, Watching the Hydroplanes, The Man Who Would Be King, (Blackpool) Let's Sing, Hollow Men, Morbid Fear, Glenn Miller, I Never Promised You This, Old Comrades, This is a Time for Building, Watching the Hydroplanes.

Reviews: to follow!


ANYDAY (TV1) £2.75
Three track CD single newly recorded in 2005 by the re-formed band, featuring Anyday, Where Was I and Stones.


GUESSING THE WAY (1997 version) (LTMCD 2313) £4
We still have limited stocks of the original 1997 CD, which features different artwork and two rough demo songs not included on the new 2005 edition (Eyes and ?). However, purchasors new to TV are strongly advised to buy the 2005 edition rather than this one! The new edition was possible thanks to the recent discovery of the original Cargo masters, and we hope LTM customers are not too put out that a new edition has been released. It's surely better to let this material be heard in it's full glory!

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