They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles

1982 studio album by Television Personalities

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles

Studio album by

Television Personalities

Released

1982^[1]

Genre

Psychedelic pop
punk rock
new wave

Label

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

Television Personalities chronology

Mummy Your Not Watching Me
(1982)

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles
(1982)

The Painted Word
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles is the third album by English punk rock/new wave band Television Personalities.^[2]^[4]

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)

References

^ "What are you listening to this week?". The A.V. Club. 30 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "TrouserPress.com :: Television Personalities". trouserpress.com.
^ "They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles - Television Personalities | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ "Television Personalities: Reissues Review". pastemagazine.com. 21 July 2017.
^ "The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard". NME. Retrieved 11 October 2018.