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"Part Time Punks" is a song by the English post-punk group Television Personalities. Written in 1978 by band leader and vocalist Dan Treacy, it was released as a single in 1980 on Rough Trade Records. The record features Treacy, fellow teenager and school friend Ed Ball, and drummer Mark Sheppard.
The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy. [2] Their varied, volatile and long career encompasses post-punk, neo-psychedelia and indie pop ; the only constant being Treacy's songwriting.
A year after their debut recording sessions, Treacy and Ball returned to the studio, this time to create the breakthrough Where's Bill Grundy Now EP as the TV Personalities, featuring the song "Part Time Punks" (in which 'O' Level are mentioned).
Prime Time 1981-1992 (1997, Nectar Masters) Part Time Punks – The Very Best of the Television Personalities (1999, Cherry Red) The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming (2000, Vinyl Japan) Fashion Conscious (The Little Teddy Years) (2002, Little Teddy Recordings) And They All Lived Happily Ever After (2005, Damaged Goods) Singles 1978-1987 (2007 ...
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On leaving the Television Personalities, and consequently Whaam!, Ball immediately launched the ARTPOP! label with the Times' second single "I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape!" (September 1982). This was accompanied by humorous tongue in cheek video based on " The Prisoner " T.V. series that starred Patrick McGoohan . [ 4 ]
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The Guardian's production editor Campbell Stevenson cited it as one of 25 classic punk singles, [4] and is referenced in the song "Part Time Punks" by Television Personalities. [5] After recording their first John Peel session Swell Maps went into WMRS studio to record their first album A Trip to Marineville, which was released in 1979. [6]