Various - Television Personalities Tribute Volume 2: I Would Write A Thousand Words

Various Artists - I Would Write A Thousand Words: A Tribute To The Television Personalities Volume 2

The Television Personalities were the brainchild of singer/songwriter Dan Treacy, who grew so inspired by the nascent punk movement that he recorded a 1977 single, "14th Floor," with his friends in the group O Level.  The BBC's John Peel became a supporter of the group, which was soon dubbed the Television Personalities.  A year later they issued the "Where's Bill Grundy Now?" EP, which featured their lone hit, "Part-Time Punks."  Always a loose-knit group, the first relatively stable TVP lineup consisted of Treacy, organist/vocalist Ed Ball, and guitarist Joe Foster, who recorded the band's 1980 debut, "And Don't the Kids Just Love It" LP, a step into psychedelic pop typified by songs like "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives."  Treacy and Ball soon founded their own label, Whaam! (later renamed Dreamworld after threats from George Michael's attorneys), to issue 1981's "Mummy Your Not Watching Me", which made the group one of the figureheads of a London psychedelia revival.  The 20 track, second volume of the rather ambitious and thorough tribute contains contributions from The Shambles, Semion, Colin Swan (Direct Hits), Swell Maps, BMX Bandits, Nikki Sudden + more!  COMES WITH AN EXCLUSIVE 18-TRACK BONUS DISC OF ADDITIONAL STUDIO/LIVE CONTRIBUTIONS NOT FOUND ON THE SECOND VOLUME!

I have been meaning to write a thousand words to tell everyone about our latest release incidently called "I Would Write A Thousand Words", the second installment of the Television Personalities tribute series - but I just never find the time - so this will have to do for the moment.

The track listing is going to be:

1. The Shambles - If I Could Write Poetry
2. Summer Factory - Look Back In Anger
3. Semion - The Prettiest Girl In The World
4. The Cult 45's - Silly Girl
5. Pacific Radio - This Time There's No Happy Ending
6. The Groovy Cellar - Say You Won't Cry
7. Superszar - There's A Cloud Over Liverpool
8. Thy Surfyn Eyes - La Grande Illusion
9. The Airwaves - Part Time Punks
10. The Mandervilles - Where's Bill Grundy Now? (Slow Mix)
11. Swell Maps - 14th Floor
12. The Paisley Shirts - The Dream Inspires
13. The Loch Ness Mouse - Favorite Films
14. Jonathan Caws-Elwitt - Geoffrey Ingram
15. The NoMen - Mysterious Ways
16. Phil Wilson - God Snaps His Finger
17. Pub Fiction - Three Wishes
18. BMX Bandits - Girl At The Bus Stop
19. The Legend! - Look Back In Anger
20. Nikki Sudden - If I could Write Poetry


It will be a beautifully packaged artifact with liner notes by Bart Mendoza talking about his meeting with Nikki Sudden and the love of the TVP's that they share - even covering the same song, but I will let you read the rest yourselves.

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