Television Personalities

Television Personalities

Television Personalities were created in 1977 when singer/songwriter Dan Treacy borrowed some money from his Dad – and together with best friend Ed Ball, recorded and pressed a couple of hundred copies of two singles, 14th Floor and Part Time Punks. John Peel played both extensively. The songs perfectly captured the post-punk zeitgeist and Treacy had to get many more copies pressed to keep up with demand.  Dan was one of the pioneers of d.i.y. ethic...de-mystifying the 'music industry' the others around that time being Desperate Bicycles, Scritti Politti and of course Buzzcocks.

Over the next few decades the line-up of the band changed many times, but they would go on to release a large catalogue of beautifully crafted songs about love, war and the human condition that would endear them to many - and influence an ever-growing number of musicians and those in the music business including Kurt Cobain, MGMT, Alan McGee and Evan Dando.

After suffering from an aneurysm in 2011, Dan Treacy was confined to a nursing home unable to perform.

In 2018, several former band members got together to perform a series of benefit gigs and now four of those former members, Dave Musker, Jeff Bloom, Mike Stone and Lee McFadden continue to perform as Television Personalities to showcase the amazing song writing talent of Dan Treacy. Dan is still a member of the band in his absence and as such a proportion of band earnings go towards his medical care and/or a charity of the choice of his family. 

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