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
Television Personalities , *2004 GB album by | |
Daniel Treacy voc, g, GB arranged by, lead vocals, electric guitar, 6 and 12 string electric guitars, songwriter, all words and music written by | |
Jowe 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 |
Cos Chapman mixed by, mixing engineer |
Xabier Garcia mixed by, mixing engineer |
Alison Wonderland photography by |
Alex Hornsby sleeve |
Daniel Treacy |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Hard Luck Story Number 39 | Television Personalities | |||
2 | Razor Blades & Lemonade | Television Personalities | |||
3 | How Does It Feel To Be Loved? | Television Personalities | |||
4 | Beautiful Despair | Television Personalities | |||
5 | Love Is A Four Letter Word | Television Personalities | |||
6 | If You Fly Too High | Television Personalities | |||
7 | I Get Frightened Too | Television Personalities | |||
8 | Goodnight Mr Spaceman | Television Personalities | |||
9 | Honey For The Bears | Television Personalities | |||
10 | I Don't Want To Live This Life | Television Personalities | |||
11 | I Like That In A Girl | Television Personalities | |||
12 | My Very First Nervous Breakdown | Television Personalities | |||
13 | Suppose You Think It's Funny | Television Personalities | |||
14 | This Heart's Not Made Of Stone | Television Personalities |
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