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Wendy James – ‘Racine No. 1 Demos’

Famous as the unforgettable blonde fronting Transvision Vamp, Wendy James has a new band – RACINE. Now Wendy is taking a fervently independent approach to creating her own music. ‘Racine 2’ is the first release to feature the band.

Transvision Vamp achieved worldwide fame 1988-93 with seven UK top 30 hits including the top 5 smashes ‘I Want Your Love’ & ‘Baby I Don’t Care’ from the Pop Art and the no. 1 Velveteen albums respectively. Sexy in videos and rebellious in interviews, Wendy was everywhere, and rose to iconic status.

After TVV, Elvis Costello wrote a solo album for her, Now Ain’t The Time For Your Tears. Flattered by this but ultimately unsatisfied, Wendy then took a period out to learn to play and write, immersing herself in both rock’n’roll culture and hip-hop. Racine No. 1 (2004, One Little Indian) was just Wendy alone, performing, playing, producing, mixing and composing.

But now, RACINE is ...