Television - Live At The Old Waldorf 2x180g LP RSD 2011

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Some bands make their mark from the stage. Others do their best work in the studio. Television must be experienced in both contexts. The jam band of punk, they massaged their songs to mesh with whatever vibrations coursed through a given concert hall on a given night. They performed faster and heavier on stage, adding rich overdrive to the crystalline tones heard on their first two studio albums, 1977's Marquee Moon and 1978's Adventure.

This set was recorded during Television's sole U.S. headlining tour, to promote the Adventure album. They start with ""The Dream's Dream,"" which sputters sparse avant flourishes before unleashing its mid-tempo procession of harmonic delights. Fred Smith's seething bass lines punch through with particular immediacy. A faithful reading of ""Venus De Milo"" follows, and then ""Foxhole,"" a wound-tight rocker that simmers with punk stabs and nervy guitar workouts.

Television then tackle two more Adventure tracks, the New York Dollsy ""Careful"" and ""Ain't That Nothin',"" the staccato single that here sports a slightly extended jam section.

Their first single, ""Little Johnny Jewel,"" gets an improvised spoken section in the middle, while ""Friction"" remains similar to the version on Marquee Moon. Next, that album's title track stretches out with a few extra minutes of soloing, falling just short of its 17-minute peak heard elsewhere on the tour. The band encores with ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,"" a tense but otherwise reverent rendition of the Stones' classic that flies off in a freakish guitar solo before returning to a stomping, soulful finale.

Released exclusively for Record Store Day [Saturday April 16th, 2011] to complement Rhino's expanded and remastered editions of Marquee Moon and Adventure, this passionately performed, sonically rich live recording completes the picture of Television in their late-'70s prime.

Features:
• Limited Edition Serial No.1607/3000

• Mastered from the original analog tapes by Bernie Grundman

• Exclusive Record Store Day only release pressed on 180g heavy weight white vinyl [2LP]

Selections:

Side 1

1. The Dream’s Dream

2. Venus

3. Foxhole

4. Careful

Side 2

1. Ain’t That Nothin’

2. Little Johnny Jewel

Side 3

1. Friction

2. Marquee Moon

Side 4

1. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction