Television: "Marquee Moon" (1977 1ST US PRESSING) Elektra 7E-1098 Vinyl LP Promo

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You are bidding on an LP Vinyl issue of Television’s 1977 first album, “Marquee Moon.”  (Elektra Records 7E-1098). The LP was originally released in 1977, and this looks to be an original release. 

This LP was a promo from WCOL in Columbus, Ohio which we obtained back when you could trade stuff with DJs in return for Albums. (We trust that after almost 50 years, the statute of limitations has passed). This album has a normal Elektra label, but the front cover has a WCOL-FM sticker on the bottom right of the front cover.  We will be glad to check run out numbers, etc. if you want further information.

This LP is issued on the “Blue-ish”  Elektra label and also comes with the original black inner sleeve that includes lyrics, LP information, etc.  (See Photos).

We purchased this item decades ago, played it (and enjoyed it!), and it has been sitting in our home (vertically) for the last few decades.   

The LP is in VG++ condition; it looks great for having played it, and being almost 50 years old. The LP cover is in VG+ condition, but there is lots of wear around the corners. There is a “Cutout” square cut out of the top right corner of the front cover. The black inner sleeve contains lyrics and other information, but there are places where the vinyl can show through the edges of the inner sleeve. It's pretty small but does need to be disclosed. (See Last Photo) in this posting.. 

Please remember that this album was well taken care of, but it was played as part of our record collection decades ago

This item has been stored at room temperature, in a smoke free home.  Please see photos of actual item being sold. 

 Television: Marquee Moon (1977)

“Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album -- it's astonishing to hear the interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd -- but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other. Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably the Velvet Underground, had fused blues structures with avant-garde flourishes, Television completely strip away any sense of swing or groove, even when they are playing standard three-chord changes. Marquee Moon is comprised entirely of tense garage rockers that spiral into heady intellectual territory, which is achieved through the group's long, interweaving instrumental sections, not through Verlaine's words. That alone made Marquee Moon a trailblazing album -- it's impossible to imagine post-punk soundscapes without it. Of course, it wouldn't have had such an impact if Verlaine hadn't written an excellent set of songs that conveyed a fractured urban mythology unlike any of his contemporaries. From the nervy opener, "See No Evil," to the majestic title track, there is simply not a bad song on the entire record. And what has kept Marquee Moon fresh over the years is how Television flesh out Verlaine's poetry into sweeping sonic epics.