Go! with the Times [Import, from UK]

Edward Ball (the Times) and Daniel Treacy (The Television Personalities) were twenty year old musical visionaries in 1980. Their style, a blend of the then and the now, is a sound that surrounds us more than quarter of a century later, Start by listening to 'Red With Purple Flashes' or 'My Andy Warhol Poster', songs and a sound that predates the artistic interests and ambitions of Babyshambles. Or 'Pinstripes', even 'Dressing Up For The Cameras' - using irony like a bazooka and social observance long before The Arctic Monkeys and The Kooks were even born. Everything you hear today, you can hear on this release, the first Times album from November 1980. Only when they did it there was nothing to compare. Not afraid to ridicule anything or anyone, The Times hold the dogs of rage without letting them bite. And until the Smiths turned up, no one could do it with the same degree of humor. This is the original album in its entirety, plus previously unavailable extra tracks. Also containing extensive extracts from the Edward Ball Diaries, quotes from all involved and a plethora of pictures. Rev-Ola.

2007 Remastered Reissue. Edward Ball and Daniel Treacy, the Times and the TV Personalities in 1980 - Twenty Year Old Visionaries of a Sound that Surrounds Us More Than Quarter of a Century Later, Or Nitwits in Cravats and Beige Corduroys? Start by Listening to "Red with Purple Flashes" Or "my Andy Warhol Poster", Songs and a Sound that Predates the Artistic Interests and Ambitions of Babyshambles. Or "Pinstripes", Even "Dressing Up for the Cameras" - Using Irony Like a Bazooka and Social Observance Long Before the Artic Monkeys and the Kooks.