(TV) New Ork Records 2 CD compilation

[Phil Obbard <pobbard@gmail.com>]

This comes with a very strong RECOMMEND from me:

http://www.numerogroup.com/products/ork-records-new-york-new-york

The 2 CDs alone would be worth it -- loads of vinyl-only rarities finally
make it to CD (and some, like Richard Hell's debut EP, have never sounded
better), but you also get what would have been Richard Lloyd's solo debut,
the original version of "(I Thought) You Wanted to Know", before Lloyd
replaced his vocal with Chris Stamey's (in order to escape Elektra's wrath)
and gave birth to the dBs. (Stamey's version is also included here, along
with both sides of Stamey's own debut 45, the b-side of which has never
been on CD before). It's amazing to hear Richard's vocal on this track, 37
years after it was recorded.

BUT, the book included with the set is arguably superior to the CDs
themselves - it's a small, dense, hardcover affair with some amazing photos
and plenty of info on Television and every other band in the Ork orbit
between 1975-1980 or so. I've just started to dig in and won't be putting
it down anytime soon. Well, except to spread the good word about it, as I
am here!

Interestingly, the set also puts a firm date on the recording of "Little
Johnny Jewel": August 19, 1975. Looks like we just missed the 40th
anniversary of the official studio birth of Television.

Phil

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