Television
Television were one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York's punk scene of the mid-'70s, creating an influential new guitar vocabulary. While guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd liked to jam, they didn't follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation -- they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage rock, adding complex, lyrical solo lines that recalled both jazz and rock. With its angular rhythms and fluid leads, Television's music always went in unconventional directions, laying the groundwork for many of t...[more]
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ESSENTIAL CLASSIC. VINYL FORMAT. Reissue of the first Television album, featuring Tom Verlaine, originally issued on Elektra in 1977. To call it punk rock is like describing Dostoevsky as a short-story writer. It's hard to conceive of a world without "Marquee Moon" being part of it...a revolutionary album! Features: exact reproduction on 180 gram vinyl, original artwork including lyrics and memorabilia, detailed liner notes by Michael Layne Heath, and all-analog mastering from the original master tapes.
LP $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Double LP and COLORED (blue and green). Over 85 minutes, digitally remastered and re-edited. "On this remarkable live 1978 artifact, Television recaptures all the fire and daring they lost in the studio. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd brandish their guitars like crazed swordsmen, making each song a brand new discovery." - Trouser Press
2xLP $24.99
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VINYL FORMAT. The second album for the one of the greatest guitar bands of all time. Highlighting the fire and water string interplay of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, Adventure portrays the dreamier side of this groundbreaking 1970s band. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes. Audiophile 180 gram vinyl."
LP $18.99
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