On February 8, 1977, “Elektra” label released “Marquee Moon”, the debut Television studio album. It was recorded in September 1976, at “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine. In 2003, “NME” magazine named “Marque Moon” the fourth-greatest album of all time. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 128 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Personnel:
- Tom Verlaine– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Richard Lloyd– vocal, guitar
- Fred Smith– vocal, bass guitar
- Billy Ficca– drums
- Andy Johns – engineer, mixing
- Jim Boyer – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi, Lee Hulko – mastering
- Jimmy Douglass – mixing assistant
- Randy Mason – mixing assistant
- Tony Lane – art direction
- Billy Lobo – back cover artwork
- Robert Mapplethorpe– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted.
- See No Evil
- Venus
- Friction
- Marquee Moon
- Elevation
- Guiding Light – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
- Prove It
- Torn Curtain
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