Television was the anomaly among the New York bands who broke out of the CBGB scene of the late ‘70s. Musically adventurous and expansive in contrast to its minimalist scene mates, the band was two propelled by two inventive guitarists: Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd. Of the two, Verlaine kept the torch lit with a series of nine post-Television solo albums. His second and third long-players — 1981’s Dreamtime and Words From The Front from 1982, both originally released on Warner Bros. Records — are thought to be two of his strongest. The two albums will be reissued on September 16, 2008 by Collectors’ Choice Music, with liner notes by Jason Gross, editor of Perfect Sound Forever.
