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Television Personalities
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Part Time Punks: The Very Best
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| Label © |
Cherry Red |
| Release Year |
1999 |
| Length |
1:18:26 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Personal Star Rating [1-5] |
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| Ref# |
T-0140 |
| Bitrate |
128 Kbps |
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1.
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14Th Floor
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2:18
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Part Time Punks
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2:39
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Where's Bill Grundy Now?
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2:16
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Smashing Time
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2:41
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5.
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King And Country
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5:59
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6.
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I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
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2:32
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Silly Girl
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2:47
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A Picture Of Dorian Gray
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2:12
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Look Back In Anger
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2:39
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10.
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La Grande Illusion
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3:31
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If I Could Write Poetry
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5:08
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12.
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Magnificent Dreams
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2:58
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13.
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Painting By Numbers
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3:27
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14.
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Where The Rainbow Ends
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3:44
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Three Wishes
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5:25
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16.
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Mysterious Ways
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5:05
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17.
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Stop And Smell The Roses
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4:04
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18.
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Someone To Share My Life With
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4:00
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19.
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The Painted World
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3:48
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20.
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How I Learned To Love The... Bomb
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5:03
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21.
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Salvador Dali's Garden Party
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3:32
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22.
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Sad Mona Lisa
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2:38
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Description
There are many Television Personalities compilations, but this 1999 22-track disc is as close to definitive as any. Compiled by band leader and sole permanent member Daniel Treacy, PART TIME PUNKS starts with 1978's "14th Floor" and continues through to 1989's "Sad Mona Lisa". This means that excellent albums like 1992's CLOSER TO GOD are overlooked, but it's difficult to limit this prolific band's best work within a circumscribed time frame.
Collecting rare singles like 1980's "Smashing Time", and tracks from classic albums like 1981's AND DON'T THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT and 1985's THE PAINTED WORD, this is a terrific overview of one of the most influential British pop bands of the postpunk era. The extensive liner notes are by Alan McGee, founder of the archetypal British indie Creation Records and the Television Personalities' self-proclaimed number one fan.
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