Television - Marquee Moon

Includes See No Evil (original and outtake versions); Venus; Friction (original and outtake versions); Torn Curtain ; the title track, and more.

Television Reimagines Guitar Rock on MarqueeMoon: Band's 1977 Debut Is Ranked the 107thGreatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone andCited on Virtually Every Major ""Best"" ListExperience the Pioneering Record in DefinitiveSound: Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g45RPM 2LP Box Set Reveals Brilliant Dynamics,Textures, and TonesTelevision's Marquee Moon reimagines guitar rock in such original,pioneering ways that critics and fans still struggle to describe it'sessence five decades after it's original release. Made after the bandcut it's teeth for four years amid New York's thriving arts scene, the1977 album blends the inimitable interplay of guitarists Tom Verlaineand Richard Lloyd; spontaneous and precise approaches; andwinding arrangements that draw as much from classical, jazz, andpsychedelia as the punk ethos to which the album is often linked.Few records of the era combine such high-wire technical prowess,back-to-basics architecture, jam-band improvisation, narrativemysticism, delicate finesse, hook-laden catchiness, and excess-freeexploration.Available as a 45RPM edition for the first time, Marquee Moonreaches a new sonic pinnacle on Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc OneStep 180g 2LP box set. Strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copiesand pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, this deluxereissue of the effort Pitchfork named the third greatest of the entire1970s plays with incredible detail, dynamics, and definition. Thepresence, emotionalism, warmth, and dimensionality of the texturesalone make this premium reissue a treat for both listeners who knowthe record inside-out and for audiophiles embarking on Television'sincomparable journeys for perhaps the first time. To quote Verlaine on""Prove It,"" those are ""just the facts.""

Television Reimagines Guitar Rock onMarquee Moon: Band's 1977 Debut Is Rankedthe 107th Greatest Album of All Time byRolling Stone and Cited on Virtually EveryMajor ""Best"" ListExperience the Pioneering Record inAudiophile Sound: Mobile Fidelity'sNumbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays withExceptional Clarity, Textures, and TonesTelevision's Marquee Moon reimagines guitar rock in such original,pioneering ways that critics and fans still struggle to describe it'sessence five decades after it's original release. Made after the bandcut it's teeth for four years amid New York's thriving arts scene, the1977 album blends the inimitable interplay of guitarists Tom Verlaineand Richard Lloyd; spontaneous and precise approaches; andwinding arrangements that draw as much from classical, jazz, andpsychedelia as the punk ethos to which the album is often linked.Few records of the era combine such high-wire technical prowess,back-to-basics architecture, jam-band improvisation, narrativemysticism, delicate finesse, hook-laden catchiness, and excess-freeexploration.Marquee Moon reaches new sonic heights on Mobile Fidelity'snumbered-edition hybrid SACD. Housed in mini-LP-style packaging,this numbered-edition reissue of the effort Pitchfork named the thirdgreatest of the entire 1970s plays with excellent detail, dynamics,and clarity. The presence, emotionalism, warmth, and dimensionalityof the textures alone make this audiophile release a treat for bothlisteners who know the record inside-out and for audiophilesembarking on Television's incomparable journeys for perhaps thefirst time. To quote Verlaine on ""Prove It,"" those are ""just the facts.""