...And Don't the Kids Just Love It is the debut album by English post-punk band Television Personalities, released in January 1981 by Rough Trade Records. It was recorded in 1980 by the lineup of Dan Treacy, Ed Ball, and Mark Sheppard. The album marked the band members' first full-length work, following several singles recorded with various associated projects, including 'O' Level and Teenage Filmstars.[4]
The album's cover features a photograph of model, actress, and singer Twiggy with actor Patrick Macnee, best known for his role in the British television series The Avengers.[10]
Fire Records reissued the album in 1990 and 2009 in the United Kingdom, while Razor & Tie reissued it in 1995 in the United States. In 2002, Pitchfork listed ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It as the 64th best album of the 1980s.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Dan Treacy
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"This Angry Silence"
2:39
2.
"The Glittering Prizes"
3:01
3.
"World of Pauline Lewis"
2:38
4.
"A Family Affair"
2:36
5.
"Silly Girl"
2:49
6.
"Diary of a Young Man"
3:59
7.
"Geoffrey Ingram"
2:15
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives"
2:34
2.
"Jackanory Stories"
3:04
3.
"Parties in Chelsea"
1:41
4.
"La Grande Illusion"
3:33
5.
"A Picture of Dorian Gray"
2:13
6.
"The Crying Room"
1:59
7.
"Look Back in Anger"
2:40
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
^Earles, Andrew (2004). "Television Personalities: ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. pp. 231–32. ISBN0-415-96998-0.
^Wirth, Jim (August 2017). "Television Personalities: ...And Don't the Kids Just Love It / Mummy, Your Not Watching Me / They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles / The Painted Word". Uncut. No. 243. p. 47.
