Television Personalities “I was A Mod Before You Was A Mod” LP

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London-based singer/guitarist Dan Treacy took the Mod sound of the mid-1960s and channelled it in other directions through the Television Personalities, the oddball, on-off group he founded with two friends in 1977. The 1995 solo Treacy effort I Was A Mod Before You Was A Mod veers between the humour of ‘As John Belushi Said’ and ‘Little Woody Allen’ to the angst and self-loathing of ‘A Long Time Gone’ and ‘I Can See My Whole World Crashing Down,’ and there’s the catchy Mod homage of the title track. Tragic, spastic, and wildly fearless, this is one of Treacy’s most personal, vulnerable, and sought-after releases.

 

TRACKLIST

A1 As John Belushi Said

A2 I Was A Mod Before You Was A Mod

A3 A Stranger To Myself

A4 Little Woody Allen

A5 A Long Time Gone

A6 Evan Doesn't Ring Me Anymore

B1 Things Have Changed Since I Was A Girl

B2 Haunted

B3 I Can See My Whole World Crushing Down

B4 Something Just Flew Over My Head

B5 Everything She Touches Turns Into Gold