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)

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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[edit]

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)

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