1988 "It is about making records. The rest is all crap"

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14/02/1988

PW, Norman Cook & Billy Bragg DJ at The Red Wedge Club London

PW's last involvement with Red Wedge.

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TSC cut all ties with the musical press.

Due to constant critical attacks on PW. The music is ignored.

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06/03/1988

Benefit gig at The Hackney Empire London (Fight Alton's Bill)

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APRIL/1988

• Steve White leaves the band.
   

• Polydor release an interview on 12" discussing the new LP
  The press ignore it.
   

• Solid Bond Studios - Confessions interview with Paolo Hewitt
   

• Pinewood Studios - Filming for the Confessions VHS

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13/05/1988 (Broadcast date)

Solid Bond Studios - PW MT Interview for WIRED

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20/05/1988

Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm is released

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26/05/1988

TOTP - Life At A Top People's Health Farm (video clip)

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29/05/1988

TSC15 Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm is released

Peaks at N0_28 and stays in the UK charts for 3 weeks

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• Also released in the following countries
   

• 7" Australia

• 7" Europe

• 7" France

• 7" Japan

• 7" Spain

• 12" Japan

• 12" Spain

• 12" Australia

• 12" Europe

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JUNE/1988

• Yoru No Hit Studio - Japanese TV

      Interview & performance of Health Farm

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•  Style Council feature in FACE magazine

 

16/06/1988

PW Interview - METROPOLIS, Spain TV

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23/06/1988

A Cheese & Wine event to launch the new LP

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23/06/1988 (Broadcast date)

Solid Bond Studios - Interview for The Rock Of Europe

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24/06/1988

TSCLP5 Confessions Of A Pop Group is released

Peaks at N0_15 and stays in the UK charts for 3 weeks

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• Also released in the following countries
   

• Yugoslavia

• Japan

• Europe

• Canada

• Greece

• Indonesia

• Australasia

• Germany

• USA

• Portugal

• Brazil

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15/07/1988

How She Threw It All Away (EP) is released

Peaks at No_41 and stays in the UK charts for 2 weeks

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• Also released in the following countries
   

• 7" Europe

• 7" Australasia

• 7" Canada

• 7" USA

• 7" Japan

• 12 " Europe

• 12" Japan

• 12" Australasia

• 12" Canada

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15/07/1988

How She Threw It All Away (EP) enters the UK charts and peaks at No_41

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07/08/1988

120 X-RAY - PW & MT interview discussing Confessions Of A Pop Group

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SEPT/1988

Japan dates in October are cancelled. There are rumors of a split. 

The Sun state Weller has killed the band to spend more time with his family.

Record company state Mick T has an illness that will see him out of action for a while.

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• TSC feature in Just Seventeen magazine

• TSC feature in "Cover" magazine

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NOVEMBER/1988

Recording Sessions.

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• Promise Land

• Waiting On A Connection

• I Am Leaving

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