Marquee Moon
Album by Television
Released	May, 1977 September 23, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded	1975
Genre	Proto-Punk, Punk
Length	45 min 49 sec
Label	Elektra
Producer	Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine
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n/a	Marquee Moon (1977)	Adventure (1978)

Marquee Moon was Television's 1977 (see 1977 in music) debut album. cover art from Televisions Marquee Moon (fair use; copyright held by Elektra Entertainment Group) This is an album cover. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... Look up Punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Punk can have the following meanings: Relating to culture Punk is a set of social and political beliefs, morals and standards that indicate an absolute rejection of conformity. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... In the music industry, a record producer is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Tom Verlaine (born Tom Miller) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, probably best-known as a founder of Television. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a globally comprehensive metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Adventure is the follow up album to Televisions critically acclaimed debut, Marquee Moon. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events In this year, the St. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ...

Television was one of the mainstay acts that emerged from the CBGB scene in New York City. This album features the elliptical lyrics of Tom Verlaine set against the sparse yet complex guitar work of Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, and the rhythm section of Fred Smith (bass) and Billy Ficca (drums). The introspective mood of the album, and the careful, instrumental virtuosity of Verlaine and his band were arguably one of the first manifestations of the "post punk" movement. Despite critical acclaim, the album never achieved more than a cult following in the United States at the time of its release, but rose to #33 in Britain. CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Tom Verlaine (born Tom Miller) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, probably best-known as a founder of Television. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... Richard Lloyd is one of the founding members of the punk band Television. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a popular term that refers to electric and acoustic basses - stringed instruments similar in design to the guitar, but with longer scale and tuned lower in pitch. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Post-punk refers to two distinct movements in rock music: the first appearing at the dawn of the 1980s following the initial punk rock explosion, and the second beginning in the late-1990s and continuing into the present day. ... A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific item, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers or others also gain dedicated followings. ...

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Marquee Moon the 83rd greatest album of all time. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ...

The following track listing is that of a remastered 2003 compact disc rerelease of Marquee Moon. The original vinyl recording was composed of the first eight tracks below, in the same order, although the title track itself was originally faded out early with a running time of 9:58. Interference colors. ... A vinyl is an organic molecule containing a vinyl group: H R / C = C / H H where R represents a functional group such as a hydrocarbon or halogen. ...

Track listing

1. "See No Evil" (3:58)
2. "Venus" (3:54)
3. "Friction" (4:45)
4. "Marquee Moon" (10:47)
5. "Elevation" (5:10)
6. "Guiding Light" (5:37)
7. "Prove It" (5:05)
8. "Torn Curtain" (7:10)

Bonus tracks from CD reissue:

1. "Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 & 2)" (7:09)
2. "See No Evil (Alternate Version)" (4:40)
3. "Friction (Alternate Version)" (4:52)
4. "Marquee Moon (Alternate Version)" (10:54)
5. An untitled instrumental (3:22)

The untitled instrumental is an unfinished attempt to record "O Mi Amore", a song Television performed frequently in concert during 1976 and 1977. An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or piece without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or piece without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ...