He first came to prominence as a member of UK punk/pub rock band The Motors, whom he joined in 1977.[2] After he left them, he led an eponymous power pop band, with Micky Broadbent (bass, keyboards) and Keith Boyce (drums).[2] He scored a US Top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl of My Dreams" (released February in UK, June in USA). In the Netherlands, "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching number 32 in April 1979.[5] Nick Garvey, Keith Line and Denis Forbes were also involved in later band lineups.[2] In 1979 he played guitar for the Skids hit 'Into The Valley' on the BBC. After disappointing sales, the band split up in 1981 and Tchaikovsky left the music industry. He owned and ran a recording studio near Louth called the Chappel after ref name="PD Johnson"/>
In 1998, as part of a "British Rock" reissue series, WEA Japan rereleased both Strange Man, Changed Man and The Russians Are Coming albums on CD, using original master tapes and artwork. In addition to the original artwork and liner notes, each CD contained extensive historical information, song lyrics and musical commentary (albeit in Japanese). These CDs were only available in Japan and are now out of production.[7][8][9]
Strange Man, Changed Man had been expanded to 21 tracks and included rare B-sides and live cuts. It is only available on the web. Strange Man, Changed Man included newly remastered tracks, featuring the hit single "Girl of My Dreams", the track "Lonely Dancer" (which were both written by Heavy Metal Kid Ronnie Thomas), and ten bonus tracks. The bonus tracks included hard-to-find singles, B-sides, and live tracks. All tracks are taken from vinyl LPs and some tracks have considerable needle noise - very low-fi sound quality. [10]
In December 2007, Strange Man, Changed Man was issued in the US on the Hip-O Select label (ASIN: B000ZIZ0ZC) in digital sound and with full artwork. This CD release used the original master tapes sequenced for the original US release; the track running order is therefore different from the original UK album, and different from the 1998 Japanese CD version.[7]
In February 2012, a live recording, Live at the Lochem Festival, 1979, appeared on Tiger Eye with the songs "Sarah Smiles", "Robber", "Nobody Knows", "Turn on the Lights" and "Girl of My Dreams".[11]
In April 2018, Cherry Red Records released Bram Tchaikovsky: Strange Men, Changed Men: The Complete Recordings 1978 – 1981, a 3CD Boxset fully endorsed by Bram Tchaikovsky.[12]
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External linksEdit
- Heavy Metal Kids website
October 16, 2023
bram, tchaikovsky, peter, bramall, born, november, 1950, lincolnshire, england, better, known, stage, name, british, vocalist, guitarist, birth, namepeter, bramallborn, 1950, november, 1950, lincolnshire, englandgenrespower, popyears, active1978, 1981, labelsr. Peter Bramall 2 3 born 10 November 1950 in Lincolnshire England 4 better known by his stage name Bram Tchaikovsky is a British vocalist and guitarist Bram TchaikovskyBirth namePeter BramallBorn 1950 11 10 10 November 1950 age 72 Lincolnshire EnglandGenresPower popYears active1978 1981 1 LabelsRadar Records UK Polydor Records US Arista RecordsTiger Eye He first came to prominence as a member of UK punk pub rock band The Motors whom he joined in 1977 2 After he left them he led an eponymous power pop band with Micky Broadbent bass keyboards and Keith Boyce drums 2 He scored a US Top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 with Girl of My Dreams released February in UK June in USA In the Netherlands Sarah Smiles was a minor hit reaching number 32 in April 1979 5 Nick Garvey Keith Line and Denis Forbes were also involved in later band lineups 2 In 1979 he played guitar for the Skids hit Into The Valley on the BBC After disappointing sales the band split up in 1981 and Tchaikovsky left the music industry He owned and ran a recording studio near Louth called the Chappel after ref name PD Johnson gt Tchaikovsky was also credited with co writing Solid Ball of Rock from the 1991 Saxon album of the same name 6 Contents 1 Re releases 2 Album discography 3 Singles 4 References 5 External linksRe releases EditIn 1998 as part of a British Rock reissue series WEA Japan rereleased both Strange Man Changed Man and The Russians Are Coming albums on CD using original master tapes and artwork In addition to the original artwork and liner notes each CD contained extensive historical information song lyrics and musical commentary albeit in Japanese These CDs were only available in Japan and are now out of production 7 8 9 Strange Man Changed Man had been expanded to 21 tracks and included rare B sides and live cuts It is only available on the web Strange Man Changed Man included newly remastered tracks featuring the hit single Girl of My Dreams the track Lonely Dancer which were both written by Heavy Metal Kid Ronnie Thomas and ten bonus tracks The bonus tracks included hard to find singles B sides and live tracks All tracks are taken from vinyl LPs and some tracks have considerable needle noise very low fi sound quality 10 In December 2007 Strange Man Changed Man was issued in the US on the Hip O Select label ASIN B000ZIZ0ZC in digital sound and with full artwork This CD release used the original master tapes sequenced for the original US release the track running order is therefore different from the original UK album and different from the 1998 Japanese CD version 7 In February 2012 a live recording Live at the Lochem Festival 1979 appeared on Tiger Eye with the songs Sarah Smiles Robber Nobody Knows Turn on the Lights and Girl of My Dreams 11 In April 2018 Cherry Red Records released Bram Tchaikovsky Strange Men Changed Men The Complete Recordings 1978 1981 a 3CD Boxset fully endorsed by Bram Tchaikovsky 12 Album discography EditYear Album USA Billboard Top 200 AUS KMR 13 1979 Strange Man Changed Man 36 921980 The Russians are Coming Pressure US title 108 1981 Funland 158 2012 Live at the Lochem Festival 1979 2018 Strange Men Changed Men The Complete Recordings 1978 1981 2 Singles EditYear Name Billboard Hot 1001978 Sarah Smiles 1979 Lullaby of Broadway 1979 Girl of My Dreams 371979 I m The One That s Leaving 1980 Let s Dance 1981 Stand amp Deliver 1981 Shall We Dance 109References Edit Albums by Bram Tchaikovsky Rate Your Music Retrieved 19 March 2013 a b c d e Woodstra Chris 10 November 1950 Bram Tchaikovsky Music Biography Credits and Discography AllMusic Retrieved 19 March 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky Unterzuber com 10 November 1950 Retrieved 19 March 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky Unterzuber com 10 November 1950 Retrieved 19 March 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky Sarah Smiles Top40 nl Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 10 November 2017 Rivadavia Eduardo Solid Ball of Rock Saxon Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 19 March 2013 a b Bram Tchaikovsky s Strange Man Changed Man Retrieved 27 December 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky The Russians Are Coming Discogs Retrieved 27 December 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky Strange Man Changed Man Retrieved 27 December 2013 The Official Heavy Metal Kids Website Archived from the original on 2 January 2014 Retrieved 27 December 2013 Bram Tchaikovsky Official Store Live At the Lochem Festival 1979 Facebook Retrieved 27 December 2013 Cherry Red Records Bram Tchaikovsky Strange Men Changed Men The Complete Recordings 1978 1981 Cherry Red Records Retrieved 27 April 2018 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 306 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 External links EditThe Mod Pop Punk Archives Bram Tchaikovsky Strange Man Changed Man Heavy Metal Kids website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bram Tchaikovsky amp oldid 1165314630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
