Television Personalities - They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles

Tracklist

1	Flowers For Abigail	3:37
2	Makin' Time	2:51
3	Psychedelic Holiday	3:15
4	Painter Man	2:47
5	Three Wishes	5:25
6	The Glittering Prizes	3:13
7	Games For Boys	2:39
8	Anxiety Block	3:06
9	The Boy In The Paisley Shirt	3:50
10	When Emily Cries	4:17
11	King And Country	6:00
12	Scooty's Disco Party	2:21
13	David Hockney's Diary	2:49
14	14th Floor	2:19
15	In A Perfumed Garden	3:49
16	Mysterious Ways	5:04

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WHAAM 5, WHAAM! 5, BIG 5	Television Personalities	They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles ‎(LP, Album)	Whaam! Records, Whaam! Records, Whaam! Records	WHAAM 5, WHAAM! 5, BIG 5	UK	1982
FIRECD230	Television Personalities	They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Fire Records	FIRECD230	UK	2017
refire mc9	Television Personalities	They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Fire Records	refire mc9	UK	1990
IF 15	Television Personalities	They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles ‎(LP, Album, RE)	1972	IF 15	US	2011
SFIRE014CD	Television Personalities	They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Fire Records	SFIRE014CD	UK	2002

Credits

• Bass – Bernie The Bass
• Instrumentation By – Edward Ball, Mark Sheppard
• Instrumentation By, Vocals – Daniel Treacy

Notes

Recorded 1979-1982 at Sarforce Studios, Battersea, London SW11

Barcodes

• Barcode: 5 017161 001659

Short intro

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles is the third album by English punk rocknew wave band Television Personalities. In 2011, it was included in NME's The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard list. It was chosen by Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT. All tracks composed by Daniel Treacy except where indicated. Side A. Three Wishes - 05:22. David Hockney's Diary - 02:51. In a Perfumed Garden - 03:49. Flowers for Abigail - 03:36. King and Country - 06:07. Funnily enough, it works a treat, being more consistently entertaining than 1982's Mummy Your Not Watching Me, though not as conceptually perfect as 1981's excellent And Don't the Kids Just Love It. Highlights include a much-improved new version of David Hockney's Diaries and the gentle freakbeat of The Boy in the Paisley Shirt and Psychedelic Holiday. RecordVinyl Digital Album. Includes unlimited streaming of They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 3 days. Originally released in 1982, They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles was the influential bands third album. A collection of singles, demos, outtakes and rarities that was intended to mark the band's breakup in 1982 had they not got back together again so soon. With the formidable Daniel Treacy at its core, Television Personalities remain one of new waves longest serving and seminal artists with a career spanning over three decades. Complétez votre collection Television Personalities. Television Personalities - Games for Boys 2:39. Television Personalities - Painter Man 2:55. Television Personalities - The Boy In The Paisley Shirt 3:50. Television Personalities David Hockney's Diaries 2:50. Listes Ajouter à une Liste. Indie Rock Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock. Television Personalities. Songs in album Television Personalities - They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles 1982. Television Personalities - Three Wishes. Television Personalities - David Hockney's Diary. Television Personalities - In A Perfumed Garden. Television Personalities is not immune to this trend and from titling its album They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles to writing songs that name check artist David Hockney, to covering The Creation, leader Dan Treacy wears his influences on his sleeves. They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles is the bands third release and its first compilation, comprised of 16 re-recorded tracks from its first two albums, early singles and unreleased outtakes. Classifying Television Personalities sound isnt an easy task: is it neo-psychedelia, New wave, indie-pop, or post-punk Perhaps, Treacy. They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles. Released 1982. They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles Tracklist. Three Wishes Lyrics. Show all albums by Television Personalities. Album 1982 16 Songs. Rock 1982. Television Personalities' first Don't The Kids Just Love It was released in 1981. Television Personalities - They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles Album. Artist: Television Personalities. Album: They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles