Television - The Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1992

Television - The Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1992We dealt with some vintage 1976 Television situations last week. So how about some slightly less vintage Television situations this week? Sixteen years later, the band was back on the boards, reuniting to record their sweet self-titled third LP and touring the world to wildly impassioned delight from the devoted. There are plenty of tapes from this era — but what we’re debuting here today is in the toppermost of tiers, thanks to the sterling work of scottythered. Scotty has taken a rare-but-strangely-mixed SBD and expertly matrixed it with two AUD sources. The results are nothing short of spectacular, to be placed among the most enjoyable 1990s Television recordings out there. You can really luxuriate in that singular Verlaine/Lloyd guitar tangle, the intricate/elemental Ficca/Smith rhythm section, the way all four players bounce off one another, creating sparks from moment to moment. Sound quality…