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Happy 35th birthday to Television’s Marquee Moon.

Here are 35 songs that informed the band, the album, &/or the book I wrote about both. You can stream a shorter version of this set with commentary here. Either way, enjoy, and give the album itself a spin sometime today.

I was hearing, hearing something else: a mix for Marquee Moon at 35

Disc 1

1. Charles Mingus, “Hog Calling Blues”
2. Ornette Coleman, “Lonely Woman”
3. Ron Carter, “Bass Duet”
4. Bobby Peterson Quintet, “The Hunch”
5. The Rolling Stones, “19th Nervous Breakdown”
6. The Count Five, “Psychotic Reaction”
7. The Shangri-Las, “What’s a Girl Supposed to Do?”
8. Blondie, “Out in the Streets”
9. Mink DeVille, “Spanish Stroll”
10. Mumps, “Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That”
11. Television, “Prove It (Eno Demo)”
12. Dale Hawkins, “Tornado”
13. The Dovells, “Bristol Stomp”
14. The Who, “Call Me Lightning”
15. Miroslav Vitous, “Mountain in the Clouds”
16. Albert Ayler, “Our Prayer”
17. Tony Williams, “Emergency”
18. Velvet Underground, “White Light/White Heat”
19. 13th Floor Elevators, “Fire Engine”
20. Neon Boys, “Love Comes in Spurts”

Disc 2

1. The Modern Lovers, “96 Tears”
2. New York Dolls, “Trash”
3. The Music Machine, “Talk Talk”
4. Television, “I’m Gonna Find You”
5. Television, “What I Heard”
6. Television, “Change Your Channels”
7. Television, “Blank Generation”
8. Television, “Friction (Eno Demo)”
9. Television, “Double Exposure (Eno Demo)”
10. Patti Smith Group (ft. John Cale), “My Generation”
11. Mink DeVille, “Venus of Avenue D”
12. Television, “Hard On Love”
13. Patti Smith, “Break It Up”
14. Patti Smith Group, “We Three”
15. Television, “Marquee Moon” (live, Portland, 7/2/78)

(via postpunk)

Jeremy International

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