Television Personalities
# Television Personalities

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)
