After closer to god, the television personalities catalog turns into a confusing mess, with countless eps and live albums and tossoff releases. Buzzcocks, orange juice, undertones, television personalities and jonathan richman. The second single by television personalities, first issued in 1978 on. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Biography established in 1977, the television personalities is essentially the project of sole constant member, singersongwriterguitarist dan treacy. Previously unreleased television personalities lp recorded in 1990, lovingly restored and remastered from the original tape recordings by fire records and jowe head. The first full album by television personalities, recorded after a fouryear series of often brilliant d. Ball and treacy began casually, recording singles together as the television personalities, o level and teenage filmstars. Over the course of a musical evolution that led them from wideeyed shambling pop to the outer reaches of psychedelia and back, they directly influenced virtually every major pop uprising of the period, with artists as diverse as feedback virtuosos the jesus and mary chain. Youre my yoko, people think that were strange, the good anarchist, all the children on smack, all the young children on crack, bike ep, top tracks. The television personalities are an english postpunk band formed in 1977 by london singersongwriter dan treacy. Television personalities closer to god 1992 closer to god is the sloppy, yet harrowing jangle pop follow up album to privilege and its kind of an amalgam between it and the painted word. Find similar artists to television personalities and discover new music.
Television personalities some kind of happening singles 1978. This was the television personalities first album in five years and is stylistically. Selected biographies of wellknown radio and television personalities. Includes previously about felt and the lemonheads and live classic love is a four letter word amongst others. This was a kind of comeback lp back then and its very well produced and full of the best sides of tvps. Television personalities andy kershaw session 1986. This was the television personalities first album in five years and is stylistically quite different from their previous work with more direct pop influences. The first selffunded tvps single emerged in 1978 and despite band membership instability and at least one extended hiatus, treacy continues to perform under the tvps name to the present day. Television personalities privilege 1990 bigger splashes. A meeting of 60s pastiche and a tongueincheek nod towards punk have characterized dan treacys television personalities over their long, erratic career. Jul 26, 2016 the lead singer of the british postpunk gamechangers television personalities went rogue for a full six years in the late 90s, and rumours of his death have surfaced online more than once.
Media in category television personalities the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Television personalities album discography allmusic. A poem that dan read out during gigs in the summer of 1993. It was their first album since 1984s the painted word and their first new material since 1986s how i learned to love the bomb. Mummy youre not watching me television personalities. Wikimedia commons has media related to television personalities subcategories.
Television personalities and dont the kids just love it. The backing tapes sat in a cupboard for 2 years gathering mould before they were cleaned up for release in 1990. Get television personalities setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other television personalities fans for free on. And dont the kids just love it islofi, minimalist, and quirky pop, postpunk, psychedelia, and folk from one of the eras most idiosyncratic songwriters. Sep 02, 2008 the second fulllength television personalities release and the first product of daniel treacys whaam.
Dans life became plagued by a torrent of mysterious addictions, crimes, and disappearances i dont know the details of all of that, and its hard to learn anything substantial online. Jul 11, 2010 television personalities closer to god 1992 closer to god is the sloppy, yet harrowing jangle pop follow up album to privilege and its kind of an amalgam between it and the painted word. Singles 19781989, a memory is better than nothing, are we nearly there yet. In 1988 television personalities recorded privilege. The first fulllength release from the uks television personalities was originally released in 1981.
Television personalities have been widely influential, and were acclaimed from their beginnings. Check out television personalities on amazon music. Apr 22, 2008 television personalities privilege fire 1989 this is one of my all time favourite album. Television personalities music, videos, stats, and photos. Treacy is the very definition of a troubled genius, a mastermind subject to both strange insinuations in the past some suggested he was the secret. Television personalities beautiful despair 2017, black and. Tv personalities play as special guests of cornershop at islington. Television personalities privilege 1990 privilege is one of my favorite albums ever and i come to appreciate it more with each listen.
British band formed in 1977, which have since released eight studio albums and have undergone numerous lineup changes along the way. The boy in the paisley shirt the boy in the paisley shirt 7. Television personalities closer to god 1992 bigger splashes. The duo formed a band called paradise estate, named after the television personalities track as they were both fans. Television personalities beautiful despair 2017, black. This record has gone through at least three album covers not to mention being labeled eye ball, eyeball, and eyeball so im just going with the one i like the most, which is from the 1980 reissue. Im mainly posting this because its presence seems to be lacking on the internet and id like for it to get some exposure. The second fulllength television personalities release and the first product of daniel treacys whaam. Transferred to digital format at sonic bunker by jowe and rob mcclymont. They could have been bigger than the beatles by television personalities, released 14 july 2017 1.
Television personalities they could have been bigger than the beatles 2002 click here posted by music mp3 site at 2. Britains television personalities enjoyed one of the new wave eras longest, most erratic, and most farreaching careers. Television personalities unreleased demos album, recorded by jowe and dan at jowes flat in glading terrace, stoke newington shortly before it was demolished, over a number sessions on a portable 4track cassettetape machine. Privilege by television personalities, released 10 august 2018 1. Television personalities listen and stream free music. And dont the kids just love it 1980 for those few unfortunate enough to be uninitiated, here is the legendary debut fulllength from the television personalities, dan treacys inspired pastiche of 60s carnaby street pop sensibilities filtered through the grimy lens of postpunk britain.
The rising and charming swedish indie pop star discusses why he almost quit the music business, what changed his mind, and why he believes that 2006. This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. A crass meeting of 60s pastiche and a tongueincheek nod towards punk have characterized dan treacys television personalities over their long, erratic career. Television personalities closer to god 1992 bigger. The only constant member is singersongwriter dan treacy. The closing line, i was a mod before you was a mod became of course the title of the next television personalities album. Bands that have cited them as formative influences include jesus and mary chain, half man half biscuit, the pastels, beat happening, pavement and mgmt who recorded the track song for dan treacy.
Foster contributed to the vinyl minideluge as the missing scientists. Jun 08, 2010 dan treacy has been claiming that television personalities are over and done with, and that hes quitting music. This was recorded at the khyber pass, philadelphia, usa, on 29th july 1993. Jan 26, 2018 television personalities unreleased demos album, recorded by jowe and dan at jowes flat in glading terrace, stoke newington shortly before it was demolished, over a number sessions on a portable 4track cassettetape machine. As many of the bands took the shambling label that. Television personalities albums, songs, and news pitchfork.
An unofficial television personalities website television personalities are quite possibly the finest cult band in the uk. Mar 15, 2020 an unofficial television personalities website television personalities are quite possibly the finest cult band in the uk. Showing a healthy awareness for 1978s hereandnow, they released wheres bill grundy now. Jul 19, 2009 downloaded mp3 will work perfectly on any pc, dvd player, pda etc. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The television personalities are an english postpunk group with a varying line up.
Television personalities s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Treacy initially teamed up with edward ball 23 november 1959, chelsea, london, england back in 1977, releasing the privately pressed 14th floor the following year. Nude tv series celebs sexy and nude scenes from tv. Television personalities part time punks lyrics genius. They could have been bigger than the beatles television. The bands long, erratic career has seen them combine 60s pastiche and a tongueincheek nod. The new album from the television personalities songsmith confirms that he is the poet laureate of workingclass london published. Since forming in 1977, they have released 12 studio albums involving numerous changes in personnel centred around the constant figure of songwriter dan treacy. Television personalities privilege fire 1989 this is one of my all time favourite album. A day in heaven unofficial television personalities site. Their first release january 1978 was the single 14th floor oxford street w1. After the craziness of the last few days lets chill out with some music, and heres some premier psychedelic post punk pop from the television personalities, with a 4 track session they recorded for andy kershaws bbc radio show way back in 1986. For over 50 years black uhuru has remained one of the most popular recognized prolific reggae band from jamaica.