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Television Personalities
Beautiful Despair

Album UK 2017 on Fire Records label
Rock (Indie Rock, Indie Pop)

Limited edition marbled vinyl. Includes a free download code. The Song "Have A Nice Day" is exclusive to this download. Hype-sticker on front shrinkwrap: "Rough Trade Exclusive" Back cover states: Recorded by Jowe at his flat at Glading Terrace, Stoke Newington (shortly before it got demolished), over a number of sessions between 1990-1991 on a portable 4-track cassette-tape machine. Transfered to digital format at Sonic Bunker. Mixed at Audio Underground and Chez Cos. ℗ 2017 Fire Records. © 2017 Fire Records. All songs published by Fire Songs. Sticker on front shrinkwrap: Previously unreleased Television Personalities LP recorded in 1990, lovingly restored and remastered from the original tape recordings by Fire Records and Jowe Head. Includes previously about Felt and The Lemonheads and live classic 'Love Is A Four Letter Word' amongst others “Over the course of a few weeks, we had amassed fifteen tracks, some of which ended up being re-recorded with very different arrangements on Closer to God. The intention was to finish and release these tracks at some point, and that time has finally arrived” Jowe Head 'If You Fly Too High' namedrops Alan McGee, who was a great fan of the TVPs and openly admits that he emulated Dan Treacy's style of music, and influenced his decision ro run both a mod-psychedelic club, The Living Room, and to start his legendary label, Creation Records

     
Musicians
PortraitTelevision Personalities , *2004 GB
album by
PortraitDaniel Treacy voc, g, GB
arranged by, lead vocals, electric guitar, 6 and 12 string electric guitars, songwriter, all words and music written by
PortraitJowe Head , *1956 GB
arranged by, producer, bass guitar, backing vocals, autoharp, percussion, drum machine, drum machine programming, psaltery, bowed psaltery, synthesizer, analogue synthesizer, acoustic guitar, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, electric guitars, recorded by, transferred by
Rob McClymont
transferred by
Producers
Cos Chapman mixed by, mixing engineer
Xabier Garcia mixed by, mixing engineer
Alison Wonderland photography by
Alex Hornsby sleeve
Composers
Daniel Treacy
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Hard Luck Story Number 39Television Personalities
2Razor Blades & LemonadeTelevision Personalities
3How Does It Feel To Be Loved?Television Personalities
4Beautiful DespairTelevision Personalities
5Love Is A Four Letter WordTelevision Personalities
6If You Fly Too HighTelevision Personalities
7I Get Frightened TooTelevision Personalities
8Goodnight Mr SpacemanTelevision Personalities
9Honey For The BearsTelevision Personalities
10I Don't Want To Live This LifeTelevision Personalities
11I Like That In A GirlTelevision Personalities
12My Very First Nervous BreakdownTelevision Personalities
13Suppose You Think It's FunnyTelevision Personalities
14This Heart's Not Made Of StoneTelevision Personalities

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