{"product_id":"television-marquee-moon","title":"Television - Marquee Moon (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarquee Moon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the debut\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e album \u003c\/span\u003eby American\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eband\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTelevision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It was released on February 8, 1977, by \u003cstrong\u003eElektra Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. In the years leading up to the album, Television had become a prominent act on the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e New York Music scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand generated interest from a number of record labels, eventually signing a record deal with \u003cstrong\u003eElektra\u003c\/strong\u003e. The group rehearsed extensively in preparation for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarquee Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore recording it at\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA\u0026amp;R recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein September 1976. It was produced by the band's frontman\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTom Verlaine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand sound engineer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Johns.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarquee Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Verlaine and fellow guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Lloyd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabandoned contemporary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e punk rock'\u003c\/span\u003es power chords in favor of rock and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e jazz\u003c\/span\u003e-inspired interplay, melodic lines, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e counter-melodies\u003c\/span\u003e The resulting music is largely\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e hook\u003c\/span\u003e-driven with complex instrumental parts (particularly on longer tracks such as \"\u003cstrong\u003eMarquee Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e\"), while evoking themes of adolescence and transcendence through imagery in urban,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e pastoral\u003c\/span\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e nocturnal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emodes, including references to the geography of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLower Manhattan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Influenced by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bohemian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e French poetry\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVerlaine's\u003c\/strong\u003e lyrics also feature puns and double entendres intended to give the songs an impressionistic quality in describing his perception of an experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Television","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596950278479,"sku":"81227971588","price":8.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/7659700.jpg?v=1787985856","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/television-marquee-moon","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}