Live at the Old Waldorf

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Live at the Old Waldorf
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Live album by
Released2003
Recorded29 June 1978
Label Rhino Handmade
Producer Andy Zax , Patrick Milligan
Television chronology
Live at the Academy, 1992
(2003)
Live at the Old Waldorf
(2003)
Professional ratings
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Tom Hull - on the Web A− [4]
The Village Voice A− [5]

Live at the Old Waldorf is a live album by Television that was recorded on 29 June 1978 at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, on their last American tour until their 1992 reunion. [6] The show was from a radio show broadcast that was a popular bootleg until its official release by Rhino Handmade in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tom Verlaine except where indicated.

2003 Rhino Handmade Limited Edition CD Release (5000 copies)

  1. "The Dream's Dream"
  2. "Venus"
  3. "Foxhole"
  4. "Careful"
  5. "Ain't that Nothin'"
  6. "Little Johnny Jewel"
  7. "Friction"
  8. "Marquee Moon"
  9. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)

2011 Rhino Vinyl Limited Edition 2 LP White Vinyl Release (3000 copies)

Side One
  1. "The Dream's Dream"
  2. "Venus"
  3. "Foxhole"
  4. "Careful"
Side Two
  1. "Ain't that Nothin'"
  2. "Little Johnny Jewel"
Side Three
  1. "Friction"
  2. "Marquee Moon"
Side Four
  1. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)

Personnel

Television

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References

  1. AllMusic review
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  3. Blender review Archived 2008-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Tom Hull (critic). "Grade List: Television".
  5. Robert Christgau. "Consumer Guide Nov. 18, 2003".
  6. "Television's Live at the Old Waldorf". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-02-25.