Trixie's Big Red Motorbike was an indie pop band formed on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, in 1981.
A vinyl compilation album of their music called The Intimate Sound of Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike was released by Accident Records in 1995.
A retrospective album called All Day Long in Bliss was released on Lobby Lud Records in February of 2012.
In 1981 telephone technician Mark Litten and his sixth-former sister Melanie began performing cover versions of songs by The Undertones and Marine Girls.
Their first original song was "Invisible Boyfriend", and this became their first single under the name Trixie's Big Red Motorbike.
A copy of the single was sent to BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who played it on his show and invited the band to record a session.
By this time TBRM had become friendly with Jane Fox of Marine Girls, and she was invited to join them for their second John Peel session, recorded 17 August 1983.
In 1986 a compilation cassette of various indie bands was released by In Der Tat, a German record company.
[23] TBRM signed a publishing deal with Twist and Shout Music, and received enquiries from several independent record companies.
A combination of shyness, lack of business acumen, and a determination to stick to the DIY punk ethos of the time caused them to miss opportunities again and again.