Television

Live At The Old Waldorf San Francisco, 6/29/1979

Reviewed by Jeb Banner on 05.09.2011

If you ever loved Television then this record is an essential. It captures them at their absolute best, putting many of their studio recordings to shame. Particularly the "Adventure" tracks. This record captures a very raw and tight band. The white vinyl pressing is incredible. One of the best sounding records I've heard in the last few years. The opening chords of "The Dream's Dream" sets the sound and vibe for the rest of the record. Heavy stuff. Limited edition of 3000. Released for Record Store Day 2011.

Ratings are based on a scale from 0-10.
Overall Sound:	10.00
Near perfect. hell, it may be what perfect sounds like. Big, full, crunchy and warm. Everything you want from an analog recording. You can tell the person that cut this record knew exactly what they were doing.

Pressing Quality:	9.50
Outstanding. I'm not a colored vinyl fan, normally, but lately I've been impressed by a number of colored vinyl pressings including this one.

Vinyl Noise:	9.50
Very, very litte.

Overall Artwork:	8.50
Great gatefold with history of the recordings and pictures. Nice serial mark on the back (No 1808/3000). Would have loved a great photo booklet but that feels kinda greedy.

Overall Extras:	9.00
Love the anti-static sleeves. Thank you for that! No digital download but I get that. This isn't a digital recording. I'm not sure how well it would transfer to digital.

Reviewed By:

Jeb Banner

I've been collecting vinyl for over 10 years and have a collection of about 2000 albums, give or take a few. My musical taste lean towards Classic/Indie Rock but I...

Jeb has reviewed 20 other Records.

: 4.65

Label:	Elektra/Rhino
Release Year:	2011
Purchase Price:	29.99
Pressing Company:	Unknown
Format:	12
# of Records:	2
Pressing Weight:	180
Color:	White
Gatefold:	Yes
Digital:	No
Inner Sleeves: Anti-Static

I own this one! And I would have to agree with the overall sound category..."hell it may be what perfect sounds like!" Most expensive record I've ever bought, and one of my favorites. Nice review Jeb.

01.13.2012Thought on Tracks

Now I'm wishing I would have picked this up back on record store day when I saw it. At $30 I thought it a bit pricey.

07.28.2011Finn

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Television

Live At The Old Waldorf San Francisco, 6/29/1979

Overall Sound:

10.00

Pressing Quality:

9.50

Vinyl Noise:

9.50

Overall Artwork:

8.50

Overall Extras:

9.00