The Television Personalities are an English band formed in 1977-1978 (?).
Their first album was "And Don't the Kids Just Love It" released in 1981. This album is a mixture of new wave, post-punk and 60's pop. The songs, all written by Dan Treacy, are a loving ode to sixties pop culture. You just have to take a look to the titles to understand.
"This Angry Silence" – 2:39 (The Angry Silence is a 1960 British drama film)
"The Glittering Prizes" – 3:01 (The Glittering Prizes is a British television drama)
"World of Pauline Lewis" – 2:38
"A Family Affair" – 2:36
"Silly Girl" – 2:49
"Diary of a Young Man" – 3:59 (1964 TV drama)
"Geoffrey Ingram" – 2:15 (Geoffrey Ingram was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.)
"I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives" – 2:34 Do You know SYD BARRET?
"Jackanory Stories" – 3:04 (Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series)
"Parties in Chelsea" – 1:41
"La Grande Illusion" – 3:33 (Grand Illusion is a 1937 French war film)
"A Picture of Dorian Gray" – 2:13
"The Crying Room" – 1:59
"Look Back in Anger" – 2:40 (Look Back in Anger is a 1959 British film)
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