Remember TV Toy?

Written By Mike Greenblatt
TV Toy

There once was a band from Morris County called TV Toy who took punk into prog. The original trio of Rob Barth, Steve Peer and Dreux Bassoul had a song they called “Weekend” that drove fans nuts when they opened for Talking Heads, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bill Bruford and Jan Hammer. Recorded in Passaic County, it will be part of Rob Tannenbaum’s exhaustive CBGB:  A New York City Soundtrack 1975-1986, a four-CD boxed set due January 30 on Cherry Red Records. TV Toy added guitarist-composer David Goessling when they went into the studio to record what you hear below.  Sadly, original bassist Bassoul passed away last November.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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