They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles explained

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles
Type:	Album
Artist:	Television Personalities
Cover:	They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Mummy Your Not Watching Me
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	The Painted Word
Next Year:	1984

They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles is the third album by English punk rock/new wave band Television Personalities.^{[2] [3]}

In 2011, it was included in NME's "The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" list.^[4] It was chosen by Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Daniel Treacy; except where indicated

Side A

1. "Three Wishes" - (05:22)
2. "David Hockney's Diary" - (02:51)
3. "In a Perfumed Garden" - (03:49)
4. "Flowers for Abigail" - (03:36)
5. "King and Country" - (06:07)
6. "The Boy in the Paisley Shirt" - (03:50)
7. "Games for Boys" - (02:38)

Side B

1. "Painter Man" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett) - (02:44)
2. "Psychedelic Holiday" - (03:15)
3. "14th Floor" - (02:20)
4. "Sooty's Disco Party" - (02:22)
5. "Makin' Time" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett) - (02:52)
6. "When Emily Cries" - (04:18)
7. "The Glittering Prizes" - (03:13)
8. "Anxiety Block" - (03:07)
9. "Mysterious Ways" - (05:09)

Notes and References

1. Web site: What are you listening to this week?. The A.V. Club. 30 November 2017 .
2. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Television Personalities. trouserpress.com.
3. Web site: Television Personalities: Reissues Review. July 21, 2017. pastemagazine.com.
4. The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard . 11 October 2018 . NME.