Großbritannien
Gran Bretagna
Die Television Personalities sind eine britische Rockband, die 1977 in London gegründet wurde. Sie bewegen sich stilistisch zwischen Pop, Punk und Psychedelia. Der Sänger Dan Treacy ist das einzige konstante Mitglied der Band. Die Band wurde 1977 von den Schulfreunden Dan Treacy (Gesang und Gitarre) und Ed Ball (E - Orgel, Gitarre und Schlagzeug) gegründet. Beeinflusst von Bands der 1960er Jahre wie The Who, The Beatles, The Small Faces und den frühen Pink Floyd, schufen sich Television Personalities ihren eigenen musikalischen Stil zwischen Pop, Punk und Neo - Psychedelia, später mit Elementen aus Mod, Lo - Fi und Indie - Rock. Ihre Debüt - LP "… And Don´t The Kids Just Love It" wurde Anfang 1981 veröffentlicht. Auf dem Cover waren die 60s - Ikonen John Steed und Twiggy abgebildet, musikalisch war das Album durch Psychedelic - Pop geprägt. Thematisch zeigte sich Treacy als Film -, Literatur - und Popkulturfan und sang u. a. über Dorian Gray sowie den frühen Pink - Floyd - Sänger Syd Barrett. Trotz ihres relativ geringen kommerziellen Erfolgs sind die Television Personalities bei Kritikern hoch angesehen und waren weitreichend einflussreich, insbesondere auf die C86 - Generation, auf viele der Bands, die in den 1990er Jahren bei Creation Records unter Vertrag waren, und auf amerikanische Künstler wie Pavement und MGMT. Treacys unkonventionelle, aber trocken - witzige und kulturinfundierte Texte haben zu seinem Ruf als einflussreiche und ikonische Figur innerhalb der Independent - Musikszene geführt.

14th Floor
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All My Dreams Are Dead
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Track Nr: 13 auf: A Historical Debt

Anxiety Block
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Baby, You´re Only As Good As You Should Be
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Track Nr: 18 auf: Television Personalities / Closer to God

Christ Knows I Have Tried
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Track Nr: 3 auf: Television Personalities / She´s Never Read My Poems

Closer to God
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Coming Home Soon
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David Hockney´s Diary
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Flowers For Abigail
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Games For Boys
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Goodnight Mr. Spaceman
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Track Nr: 9 auf: Television Personalities / Closer to God
Schlagworte: Weltraum

Goodnight Mr. Spaceman
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Goodnight Mr. Spaceman
(Lost in Space Mix)
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Schlagworte: Weltraum

Hard Luck Story Number 39
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Honey for the Bears
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I Hope You Have a Nice Day
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I See Myself in You
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If I was your girlfriend
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Track Nr: 2 auf: Television Personalities / Goodnight Mr. Spaceman

In A Perfumed Garden
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King And Country
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Schlagworte: Country

Little Works of Art
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Track Nr: 3 auf: Television Personalities / Closer to God
Schlagworte: Kunst / Kunstgeschichte / Kunsttheorie

Makin´ Time
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Me and My Big Ideas
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My Very First Nervous Breakdown
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Mysterious Ways
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Not for the Likes of Us
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Painter Man
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Part Time Punks
Alternative Rock / Indie - Rock
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Track Nr: 9 auf: Rough Trade Shops 25 Years
Schlagworte: Punk

Part Time Punks
Alternative Rock / Indie - Rock
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Track Nr: 1 auf: Rolling Stone / Rare Tracks 037 / Boys Will Be Girls - The Roots of Britpop
Schlagworte: Punk

Psychodelic Holiday
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Schlagworte: Psychologie / Psychotherapie / Psychiatrie

Razorblades and Lemonade
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She loves it when he sings like Elvis
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Schlagworte: Elvis Presley

She´s Never Read My Poems
(12´´ mix)
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She´s Never Read My Poems
(7´´ version)
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Sooty´s Disco Party
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The Boy In The Paisley Shirt
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The Day the Dolphins Leave the Sea
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The Glittering Prizes
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This Heart´s Not Made of Stone
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Three Wishes
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Very Dark Today
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We Will Be Your Gurus
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When Emily Cries
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You Are Special and You Always Will Be
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You Don´t Know How Lucky You Are
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You´re Younger Than You Know
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