Lucky Us is the second installment of the unreleased songs and demos of TV Smith, following on from 2010's critically acclaimed "Sparkle In The Mud". This time, the 22 previously unreleased tracks concentrate on the period from 1983-1986, between TV SMITH's EXPLORERS breaking up and the release of the "Channel 5" album through to the formation of TV SMITH'S CHEAP. All 22 tracks have never been commercially released before, and in effect compile what would have been two "missing" albums. TV SMITH has seen a spike of interest in him and his back catalogue since the transmission of the hour long TV documentary "We Who Wait" as part of BBC4's "Punk Britannia" season back in June, and this has brought his solo work after the ADVERTS to a host of new fans adding to his existing passionate fanbase. "Lucky Us" has been titled as a fitting tribute to Tim Cross, TV's long time collaborator who sadly died in July this year after a battle with lung cancer whilst this album was being compiled.
Tracklist
1 Trans-Time
2 Finger Of Fashion
3 King Of Hearts
4 Blind Love
5 I Already Have Your Heart
6 Putting Up A Front
7 Poison Mind
8 Lean Towards The Light
9 Shipwrecked (On The Rocks Of Love)
10 Lucky Us
11 Spy On The Line
12 Safe House
13 Lord's Prayer
14 Love Chain Letter
15 The Real Fake
16 Top Ten
17 Drowning On Dry Land
18 Sure Thing
19 The Right Time
20 Divide And Rule
21 Fett On The Ground
22 Leisure Time
Bonus Download Tracks:
The New You
Little Knocks