''They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles'' is the third album by English
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new wave band
Television Personalities
The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy.Earp, Joseph.The Missing Man Of Music: A Search For The Elusive Dan Treacy Of Television Personalities. ''The Brag'', 26 July 2016 ...
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In 2011, it was included in ''
NME's'' "The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" list.
It was chosen by
Andrew VanWyngarden
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MGMT
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Originally signed to Cantora Records by the nascent ...
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Track listing
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)
#"The Boy in the Paisley Shirt" - (03:50)
#"Games for Boys" - (02:38)
;Side B
#"
Painter Man
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Eddie Phillips,
Kenny Pickett
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) - (02:44)
#"Psychedelic Holiday" - (03:15)
#"14th Floor" - (02:20)
#"Sooty's Disco Party" - (02:22)
#"
Makin' Time" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett) - (02:52)
#"When Emily Cries" - (04:18)
#"The Glittering Prizes" - (03:13)
#"Anxiety Block" - (03:07)
#"Mysterious Ways" - (05:09)
References
1982 albums
Television Personalities albums
Fire Records (UK) albums
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