The Television Personalities, have over the years climbed up from the indie punk scene to their cult hero status today. For some, they have remained the quintessential Punk band, whilst for others they have become the foremost exponents of post-sixties pop psychedelia and an indelible influence on many of the early Creation label and "C-86" bands as well as the likes of Kurt Cobain, Evan Dando and many, many others.The Television Personalities were the brainchild of singer/songwriter Dan Treacy, who grew so inspired by the nascent punk movement. The first relatively stable TVP line-up consisted of Treacy, organist vocalist Ed Ball and guitarist Joe Foster, who recorded the band's 1980 debut And Don't the Kids Just Love It. The cover of ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It -- a collage bringing together supermodel Twiggy and The Avengers' John Steed -- is a strong indication of where the Television Personalities are coming from: their debut is a loving ode to sixties-era pop and pop culture, referencing movies ("Look Back in Anger"), Kinks-like class commentary ("Geoffrey Ingram") and psychedelic casualties ("I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives"). It's a perfect introduction to the bands jangling psychedelic pop punk and Dan Treacy's whispy tales of love and life. Standard Jewel Case.