Marquee Moon

Yet another album manufacturer that made no attempt to get near the original artwork. This is so poos I think a child of 6 getting an original copy, scanning it and abducting it a little on their I pad could've done betterIf you like the complete experience of owning a vinyl which is the media and the cover then you will not want thisThe album is great but anyone reading this would know that anyway

'I recall. . .lightning struck itself'I was oh-so-lucky enough, in 2004, to see Television on a rare British tour, supporting a radiant Patti Smith in Manchester. Patti was terrific, but Tom, Richard, Fred & Billy - the glorious original line-up - were ecstatically wondrous. They played most of Marquee Moon, their finest hour, and at least one of the jam-packed, beery crowd was swooning with wide-eyed, indeed misty-eyed, delight simply to be in the same room as these semi-legendary musicians. To be in the presence of Tom Verlaine was ~ well, it felt as special as the time I attended a book signing by crime novelist supremo Elmore Leonard, where he signed my copy of Get Shorty. But I digress.MM is one of those untouchably great rock albums that transcends labels to create something utterly unique, timeless & eternally memorable. We`re talking Astral Weeks, Blonde on Blonde, Sailin' Shoes, Born to Run. . .name your poison.The twin guitars of Tom Verlaine & Richard Lloyd (who hasn't really been given enough credit for his contributions - live, he was certainly the equal of TV as a very tasty guitarist) sound like showers of rain. TV has a vocal technique which shouldn't work, but is perfect for this frantic-poetic late 70s New York reinvention of rock music. I remember when I bought the LP in 1977 when I was a mere 26, I'd never heard anything like it. Still haven't really, except for one or two of Verlaine's solo albums, for example The Wonder ~ which remains disgracefully unavailable save at exorbitant prices. {Couldn't a mass protest be organised to get The Wonder, Tim Buckley's Starsailor, Beefheart's Lick My Decals Off Baby & Neil Young's Time Fades Away back in circulation on CD? Record companies: pull your fingers out!}A word about Billy Ficca. There is/was Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Artie Tripp, John Bonham...and Billy Ficca. All idiosyncratic drummers who take your breath away with their audacity, inventiveness & sheer bloody brilliance. Ficca could make a single drumbeat - for example, just after TV yells 'Prove it!' on the song of that name - sound as crisp and even as a thunder crack. He can play clusters of drumbeats like Coltrane played clusters of notes on his sax, a complement in fact to the rippling showers of notes coming from the guitars of TV & RL.Eight unimprovable songs, plus (on the 2003 remastered edition which I'm reviewing) a few precious extra tracks. Marquee Moon is one of the reasons music can move mountains.This is a masterpiece, transcending genres.`I see. . . I see no. . .evil!`

This is such a good album, the first copy of the vinyl I received skipped on the B side of the album, Track: Elevation. I sent the album back and received a replacement from Amazon, unfortunately this copy of the album also skips on the B side , Track: Elevation to the extent where you have to physically move the needle to progress the song.This is a very disappointing factor to consider when buying re-presses of albums.

Television were part of the Underground punk/alternative scene in New York in the late 70's. Unlike their competition such as The Ramones & Blondie, they didn't write catchy 3 chord pop songs. Their repertoire consisted of snaky, wild duel guitar workouts, with an almost jazz feel to some of the solos. A totally unique album, still sounds timeless today. If you like guitar music then this should in your collection immediately. The first 5 songs are faultless. I am not so keen on the slower Guiding Light, and the album slightly tails off from that moment. Still deserves its 5 stars, one of the very best albums of the 70's.

This is just a classic album. All the songs are really well crafted, memorable, and you can tell this band were serious about their music. The title song is simply magnificent, but then so are all the rest. I don't think they bettered this album - I have the follow up and it isn't quite in the same league as this record ('foxhole' being my personal pick of their second album) and subsequent releases by Television and solo albums by Tom Verlaine have their moments but if you own one Television LP it has to be this one! Enjoy!

Didn't instantly like it when first hearing it, however there was an intriguing curiosity that kept drawing me back to it. Lyrically sublime, the grooves are amazing, the guitar-work is legitimately iconic and the mood is hypnotic.

Wonderful album, sounds as fresh, exciting and innovative as it did 40 years ago. Just a bit annoyed I paid £6.38 and now three days later it's available for £2.99!

Awesome record, quality and fast delivery. Love vinyl!