They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles
1982 studio album by Television Personalities
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They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles is the third album by English punk rock/new wave band Television Personalities.[2][4]
Released1982[1]
Genres
LabelsWhaam! Records[2] (original UK release)
Dreamworld Records (1986 UK reissue)
Fire Records (UK) (1990 & 2002 UK reissues)
Velvel (1997 US release)
1972 Records (2011 US reissue)
Dreamworld Records (1986 UK reissue)
Fire Records (UK) (1990 & 2002 UK reissues)
Velvel (1997 US release)
1972 Records (2011 US reissue)
ProducerSteven Shorter
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| Released | 1982[1] | |||
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| Labels | Whaam! Records[2] (original UK release) Dreamworld Records (1986 UK reissue) Fire Records (UK) (1990 & 2002 UK reissues) Velvel (1997 US release) 1972 Records (2011 US reissue) | |||
| Producer | Steven Shorter | |||
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In 2011, it was included in NME's "The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" list.[5] It was chosen by Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT.
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" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett) - (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)
