Television Personalities Discography Price Guide Recently Listed Email Alerts Refine Search Results. Jeffrey Bloom joined on drums at a gig in Alan McGee's Living Room club and shortly afterwards Stephen Bird, AKA Jowe Head, replaced Flunder on Bass. Their second album Mummy Your Not Watching Me [sic] demonstrated increased psychedelic influences. The Television Personalities' first album ...And Don't The Kids Just Love It was released in 1981. A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the Peel-approved 14th Floor through to the effervescent Salvador Dali’s Garden Party EP.Includes the super rare Creation flexi, the TVPs as The Gifted Children, and the even rarer Caff 45 where the band tackle Stock, Aitken And Waterman. 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").[7][2][19]. Television Personalities biography (Apple Music) The Beautiful Music (TBM) is a Canadian record label started by Wally Salem in 2002, specializing in indie pop, and inventing Post Mod, and Janglewave music genres. Members: Bernie Cooper, Daniel Treacy, Dave Musker, Edward Ball, Gerard Bennett, Jeffrey Bloom, Joe Foster, John Bennett (2), Kevin Mann, Mark Flunder, Mark Sheppard, Mathew Sawyer, Melvyn Bragg (2), Mike Stone (13), Sexton Ming, Stark Zoomer, Stephen Bird, Victoria Yeulet. Explorez les références de Television Personalities sur Discogs. Varianti: Stai visualizzando tutto | … The band's long, erratic career has seen them combine '60s pastiche and a tongue-in-cheek nod towards punk. The first three albums featured Treacy and schoolmate Ed Ball; Ball left the band in 1982[11] to found The Times, but rejoined in 2004. It has always been one of my favourite TVP songs and it is the song that partially inspired the name of our record label The Beautiful Music and the inspiration for our crazy Television Personalities tribute series. Led by singer-songwriter Dan Treacy, the band have released eleven studio albums and have undergone numerous line-up changes along the way. It was released in 1984 by record label Illuminated. He spent time on HM Prison ship Weare in Portland Harbour, Dorset, England. This Angry Silence – …And Don’t the Kids Just Love It With the financial backing of his mother, Tracey hand-pressed 500 copies of "'Where's Bill Grundy Now? They are a band whose importance is now only starting to be recognized, appreciated. [20], This article is about the band. Television Personalities are the new Velvet Underground, if not the Beatles for an indie generation. As for The Dream Inspires, who wouldn’t want a castle in the sky and be able to make all your dreams come true – it’s just the perfect song and one that I hope more bands will discover so that we can get a few more covers of this beautiful song for our tributes. The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy. A Sense Of Belonging – Rough Trade ‎RT 109 Acts include Skytone, Dot Dash, Roy Moller, The Yellow Melodies … TBM has gained popularity since 2004 as the label that is releasing a ten … Amazing Article WEW !! I think Joe Shooman in Record Collector summed it up the best when he said: “Preposterous like life – As labours of love go, you don’t get any more tenderly put together a tribute than these albums, the initial efforts in a planned 10-volume bow at the feet of Television Personalities. Treacy initially teamed up with Edward Ball (23 November 1959, Chelsea, London, England) back in 1977, … [15] He regained consciousness in December, but remained hospitalised. The following is a complete list of the Television Personalities albums. Wally, a great piece which brilliantly captures the unique qualities which make TVP such a great band. The Laughing Apple later became Biff Bang Pow! So you can quickly see how the tentacles of the Television Personalities spread and continue to spread. This left the band as a guitar, bass and drums threesome and Treacy, Foster and Bloom would continue as the Television Personalities for the next 14 years. In the middle of 1980, the Television Personalities made their live debut following the recruitment of Joe Foster on bass and Mark Sheppard (known as Empire) on drums. The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy. 1982 (UK Dreamworld) 1986 (UK Fire) 1991 The gorgeous folly of bringing together so many different artists covering Dan Treacy’s songs is matched only by the passionate grace of the approach.”, “It is an idea that is both bonkers and admirable, as if the label is trying to make up for all the praise and recognition that the band has sadly missed out on over its 30 plus year existence.” Mark Rowland, Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. A Few Runners Up: "[3] Later the promotion of the "14th Floor" single was supported by Joe Strummer, and they became a foundational band for Alan McGee when he began to form Creation Records.[10]. In 1983 the band comprised Treacy, Dave Musker on keyboards, Joe Foster on guitar and Mark Flunder on bass. The Television Personalities are an English post-punk group with a varying line up. I’m often overheard saying that everything somehow ties back to the Television Personalities (in seven degrees of separation or many times in only two or three). Their third album, entitled They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles showed Treacy's sense of humour; the TVPs were never to have any major commercial success in the UK – although their albums sold respectably in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. Ever unconventional, Treacy said he was not that much interested in music and the band rarely rehearsed. TVPs (1980) l to r: Joe Foster, Mark ‘Empire’ Sheppard, Dan Treacy, TVPs (1981) l to r: Dan Treacy, Ed Ball, Mark Sheppard. Three Wishes, Magnificent Dreams and The Dream Inspires are songs where it’s hard to pinpoint just what it is that make them three of the best songs ever written, but they capture the magic of the perfect psych pop masterpiece and who but Dan would be smart enough to wish for “three more” as the last of his three wishes. The Television Personalities are an English post-punk group with a varying line up. The Day The Dolphins Leave The Sea shows Dan pondering some of our environmental issues, as he also does with war on A Sense Of Belonging and the almost comical but tragic pursuit of weapons in How I Learned To Love The Bomb. The band were regulars on the London gig scene and also did several tours of the UK, Europe, the U.S. and Japan. Ils sont totalement confidentiels en France, même si certains journalistes français (Jean-Daniel Beauvallet des Inrockuptibles, par exemple) leur ont toujours adressé des critiques favorables. [13] A gig at the Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton on 6 August 2005 ended in chaos after half an hour when Tracey had apparent difficulties with his guitars and mic stand. The track was picked up by BBC's John Peel. The Lurkers – Punk band mentioned in " Part Time Punks ". We did another one five years later, and that was about it. Featuring legendary songwriter Dan Treacy, a gifted storyteller who places the world in his own hazy shade of focus, heading deep into introspection. As mentioned earlier, Dave Musker who played in the TVPs also played with the Jasmine Minks on an early Creation 7″ and possibly with the mysterious Revolving Paint Dream. My list above tries to capture the essence of some of those rare gems and whittling a list down to only 10 songs with the Television Personalities is like asking the impossible, as favourites change from day to day and there are plenty of great songs to choose from. He was good, but he weren't as good as me. This line up went on the band's first tour of Europe but shortly afterwards Foster and Musker left. Privilege is an album by English rock band Television Personalities. Achetez les vinyles, CDs de Television Personalities, et plus encore sur la Marketplace Discogs. 1982 (UK Dreamworld) 1987 (UK Fire) 1991 ; They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles (UK Whaam!) Many bands over the years have cited Television Personalities as an influence with bands such as Peter Bjorn and John, MGMT, Titus Andronicus, Jens Lekman, Jeffrey Lewis, The Tyde, The Futureheads, and many many more doing covers in recent years. Despite this, the Television Personalities are best known for their early single "Part Time Punks", a favourite of John Peel's. It set the template for their subsequent career: neo-psychedelia married to an obsession with youth culture of the 1960s. The Beautiful Music !!! To say that the Television Personalities are one of my favourite bands would be a huge understatement. EP Television Personalities Biography by Jason Ankeny + Follow Artist. Service, Bluetrain (and many other bands that followed with links to Jo & Danny), A Riot Of Colour, Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter, The Looking Glass; or. The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1978. ; or, maybe they had a start on Dan’s follow up Label, Dreamworld Records: like The Mighty Lemon Drops, One Thousand Violins (later The Dylans), Go! The Prettiest Girl In The World – Overground Records Over 15 Television Personalities est un groupe de post-punk britannique, originaire de l'Angleterre. Television Personalities - A Sense Of Belonging : Tracklist (Vinyl) A : A Sense Of Belonging : B : Paradise Estate * Items below may differ depending on the release. Variations: Where’s Bill Grundy Now? Who am I kidding; they have had a significant impact on my life. A Memory Is Better Than Nothing – A Memory Is Better Than Nothing Various line-up changes and circumstances prevented the recordings for Privilege from being released until 1990. The only constant member is singer/songwriter Dan Treacy. Treacy is known for the numerous popular culture references and in-jokes scattered throughout the TVPs' lyrics, album titles and record artwork. The Television Personalities (sometimes abbreviated as T.V.P.s) are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy. Treacy said: "Jimmy Page came in one day when I was reading an interview I'd done, and I told him I had a record out. Their varied, volatile and long career encompasses post punk, neo-psychedelia and indie pop; the only constant being Treacy's songwriting. Keep up the great work at Listen to songs of this musical artist Television Personalities or Buy album of him/her on amazon. Part Time Punks was also one of the first songs I heard from them (on Rough Trade’s Wanna Buy A Bridge compilation) and how could you not fall in love with a song that mocked everything about being a punk and namedropping a Swell Maps song. The Beautiful Music (TBM) is a Canadian record label started by Wally Salem in 2002, specializing in indie pop, and inventing Post Mod, and Janglewave music genres. Arthur The Gardener – Rough Trade RT 063, A Day In Heaven: an unofficial Television Personalities website, This Is Our Music – Television Personalities – MTV Europe documentary 2005 Part One (YouTube), Television Personalities biography (Apple Music). I still recall hearing Magnificent Dreams on the Rough Trade C81 cassette (which was also one of the first few songs I heard by them) for the first time and it sent shivers down my back and still does the same today. Acts include Skytone, Dot Dash, Roy Moller, The Yellow Melodies … TBM has gained popularity since 2004 as the label that is releasing a ten volume tribute series to the Television Personalities. Television Personalities's music has been featured on 41 episodes. Their first release (January 1978) was the single "14th Floor / Oxford Street W1". 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