I Television Personalities sono un gruppo musicale inglese. Il loro stile coniuga il post punk e la new wave con la psichedelia degli anni sessanta ed ha influenzato gruppi da generi diversi tra loro come The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Pastels o i Pavement.
Formati nel 1978 hanno subito vari cambiamenti in organico nel corso degli anni. L'unico membro stabile è il fondatore Dan Treacy.
Hanno pubblicato nel corso della loro carriera dodici album in studio oltre a sei dal vivo.
Formazione Formazione attuale Dan Treacy Texas Bob Juarez Mike Stone Arnau Obiols
Ex componenti 'Slaughter Joe' Foster Edward Ball John Bennett Gerard Bennett Mark 'Empire' Sheppard Bernard Fox Dave Musker Mark Flunder (The McTells) Jeffrey Bloom Jowe Head (Swell Maps) Victoria Yeulet Mathew Sawyer Graeme Wilson
Discografia Album in studio ...And Don't The Kids Just Love It (1981, Rough Trade) Mummy Your Not Watching Me (1982, Whaam! Records) They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles (1982, Whaam! Records) The Painted Word (1984, Illuminated Records) Privilege (1989, Fire Records) Closer to God (1992, Fire Records) I Was a Mod Before You Was a Mod (1995, Overground Records) Don't Cry Baby, It's Only a Movie (1998, Damaged Goods Records) My Dark Places (2006, Domino) Are We Nearly There Yet? (2007, Overground Records) A Memory Is Better Than Nothing (2010, Rocket Girl)
Album dal vivo Chocolat-Art (A Tribute to James Last) (1985, Pastell - live in Germany 1984) Camping in France (1991, Overground) Top Gear (1996, Overground) Made In Japan (1996, Little Teddy Recordings) Mod Is Dead (1996, Teenage Kicks) Paisley Shirts & Mini Skirts (1997, Overground)
EP Where's Bill Grundy Now? (1978, King's Road) The Strangely Beautiful (1991, Fire) How I Learned To Love The Bomb (1994, Overground)
Raccolte Yes Darling, but is it Art? (Early Singles & Rarities) (1995, Fire) Prime Time 1981-1992 (1997, Nectar Masters) Part Time Punks – The Very Best of the Television Personalities (1999, Cherry Red) The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming (2000, Vinyl Japan) Fashion Conscious (The Little Teddy Years) (2002, Little Teddy Recordings) And They All Lived Happily Ever After (2005, Damaged Goods) Singles 1978-1987 (2007, Vinyl Japan)
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