Television are an American rock band formed in 1973 in New York City. The band was founded by Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Billy Ficca and Richard Hell. Richard Hell left in 1975 and founded Heartbreakers with former New York Dolls Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan, later forming Richard Hell And The Voidoids.
The band is considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music and was an early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene. The band split up in July 1978.
Television reformed in 1992, released a self-titled third album and have performed live sporadically thereafter.
Band members:
Tom Verlaine – guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
Richard Lloyd – guitar, vocals
Fred Smith – bass, vocals
Billy Ficca – drums.
"Marquee Moon" is the debut studio album by Television, released in 1977 on Elektra. The album was reissued in 2003 with five bonus tracks on Rhino Records, Elektra and Warner Strategic Marketing.
Marquee Moon, shortened on the original LP, was restored to its complete length of 10:40 on the 2003 remastered CD.
Tracks:
1-8 LP Marquee Moon
9 7" Little Johnny Jewel, released in 1975 on Ork Records
10-13 previously unreleased.
Tracklisting:
1. See No Evil
2. Venus
3. Friction
4. Marquee Moon
5. Elevation
6. Guiding Light
7. Prove It
8. Torn Curtain
9. Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 And 2)
10. See No Evil
11. Friction
12. Marquee Moon
13. Untitled Instrumental
VBR ~261K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Adventure" is the second and final studio album by Television, released in 1978 on Elektra. The album was reissued in 2003 with four bonus tracks on Rhino Records, Elektra and Warner Strategic Marketing.
Tracks:
1-8 LP Adventure
9 previously unreleased
10 7" Ain't That Nothin', released in 1978
11 previously unreleased
12 is not listed on the release. According to the Rhino website, it is called Ain't That Nothin' (Run-Through).
Tracklisting:
1. Glory
2. Days
3. Foxhole
4. Careful
5. Carried Away
6. The Fire
7. Ain't That Nothin'
8. The Dream's Dream
9. Adventure
10. Ain't That Nothin'
11. Glory
12. Ain't That Nothin'
VBR ~263K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
