Television - Marquee Moon (1977) full Album

 

Television is an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group's most prominent lineup consisted of Tom Verlaine (vocals, guitar), Richard Lloyd (guitar), Billy Ficca (drums), and Fred Smith (bass). An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene, the band is considered influential in the development of punk and alternative rock.^[5][6][7]

Although they recorded in a stripped-down, guitar-based manner similar to their punk contemporaries, Television's music was by comparison clean, improvisational, and technically proficient, drawing influence from jazz and 1960s rock.^[5][8] The group's 1977 debut album, Marquee Moon, is considered one of the defining releases of the punk era. 

 

Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller; December 13, 1949 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television.

Biography

Verlaine (second from right) as part of the band Television in 1977

Verlaine was born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey, on December 13, 1949.^[1] He moved to Wilmington, Delaware, with his family at age of six.^[2] He began studying piano at an early age, but switched to saxophone in middle school after hearing a record by Stan Getz. Jazz saxophonists such as John Coltrane and Albert Ayler inspired him.^[3] Verlaine initially was unimpressed with the role of the guitar in both rock music and jazz, but was inspired to take up the instrument after hearing the Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" during his adolescence,^[4] at which point he began a long period of experimentation to develop a personal style. A later musical influence of Verlaine's became jazz musician Miles Davis' electric-period recordings, particularly the Japanese LPs Agharta (1975) and Dark Magus (1977), which he was able to obtain as imports.^[5]

Vinyl, LP, Album, Uk-1977 Elektra — K 52046, Elektra — (7E-1098) 1080p

 00:00 . . . A1 — See No Evil (Verlaine) . . . [3.56] 04:01 . . . A2 — Venus (Verlaine) . . . [3.48] 07:53 . . . A3 — Friction (Verlaine) . . . [4.43] 12:37 - - - A4 — Marquee Moon (Verlaine) . . . [9.58] 22:26 . . . End Side a) 22:52 . . . B1 — Elevation (Verlaine) . . . [5.08] 28:01 . . . B2 — Guiding Light (Lloyd/Verlaine) . . . [5.36] 33:36 . . . B3 — Prove It (Verlaine) . . . [5.04] 38:39 . . . B4— Torn Curtain (Verlaine) . . . [7.00] 45:22 . . . End Side b)

 Tom Verlaine: Lead vocals, guitar. Richard Lloyd: Guitar, vocals. Fred Smith: Bass, vocals. Billy Ficca: Drums. Keyboards: Tom Guitar solos: See No Evil, Elevation, Guiding Light - Richard . . . . . . . . . . .Venus, Friction, Prove It, Torn Curtain - Tom . . . . . . . . . . .Moon - Richard after the second chorus, Tom after the third

 Produced by Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine Recorded at A & R Studios, New York City Engineered by Andy Johns , assisted by Jim Boyer Mixed at Atlantic Studios by Andy Johns assisted by and Randy Mason and Jimmy Douglass Art direction: Tony Lane Back Cover Art: Billy Lobo Photography: Robert Mapplethorpe Mastered by Greg Calbi and Lee Hulko — Sterling Sound Inc. This album is dedicated to William Terry Ork. ℗ & ©1977 AN ELEKTRA ASYLUM RECORDING Distributed by WEA RECORDS