TELEVISION Marquee Moon 1977 UK ELEKTRA 1st PRESS w/INNER - UNPLAYED/MINT
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Jun 22, 2018
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Jun 12, 2018
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TELEVISION Marquee Moon 1977 UK ELEKTRA 1st PRESS w/INNER - UNPLAYED/MINT
TELEVISIONMarquee Moon
UK ELEKTRA RECORDS (K 52046) FIRST PRESSING (February 1977)
AN EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL COPY - LOOKS UNPLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ELEKTRA LABELS WITH "Made in UK" TEXT
MATRIX: K 52046 A-1 AL / K 52046 B-2 ALLEN
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England” WITH "MARQUEE MOON" IN INVERTED COMMAS
COMPLETE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PHOTO/LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS
Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution.
Without question, it is a guitar rock album -- it's astonishing to hear the interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd -- but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other.
Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably the Velvet Underground, had fused blues structures with avant-garde flourishes, Television completely strip away any sense of swing or groove, even when they are playing standard three-chord changes.
Marquee Moon is comprised entirely of tense garage rockers that spiral into heady intellectual territory, which is achieved through the group's long, interweaving instrumental sections, not through Verlaine's words. That alone made Marquee Moon a trailblazing album -- it's impossible to imagine post-punk soundscapes without it. Of course, it wouldn't have had such an impact if Verlaine hadn't written an excellent set of songs that conveyed a fractured urban mythology unlike any of his contemporaries. From the nervy opener, "See No Evil," to the majestic title track, there is simply not a bad song on the entire record. And what has kept Marquee Moon fresh over the years is how Television flesh out Verlaine's poetry into sweeping sonic epics
Side 1:
See No Evil (3:56)
Venus (3:48)
Friction (4:43)
Marquee Moon (9:58)
Side 2:
Elevation (5:08)
Guiding Light (5:36)
Prove It (5:04)
Torn Curtain (7:00)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of factory-fresh labels which carry no spindles or any signs the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked (even under bright light) and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
This beautiful copy plays as-new throughout with nothing to fault the crystal clear, clean, fresh sound.
Fantastic LP and one very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Apart from a little storage rub to the bottom edges and bottom corner the cover is crisp and sharp and all spine text is clear and unworn
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The inner has some light creases but is otherwise clean and unmarked with no splits to any of the edges
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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