Artist:  Tom Verlaine

Title:  Dreamtime

Date:  1981

Label:  Warner Brothers BSK 3539

Design: George Delmerico  

Photography: James Hamilton

Notes:  After Television had run its course Tom continued on as a solo artist and did not disappoint. This, his second solo release, is full of what you would expect in the way of guitar textures and vocal asisdes. Songwriting is sharp and you get the bonus of bass provided by Fred "Sonic" Smith. I inderstand that Verlaine can be an acquired taste for the uninitiated, but this is a good a place as any to hop aboard and start the journey. B&W covers suit the mood very well.

Line Up:

Tom Verlaine - Guitars, Solos, Bass and Vocals
Ritchie Fliegler - Guitars
Donald Nossov - Bass
Fred Smith - Bass
Rich Teeter - Drums
Jay Dee Daugherty - Drums
Bruce Brody - Keyboards

Track Listing

Side 1

There's a Reason
Penetration
Always
The Blue Robe
Without a Word

Side 2

Mr. Blur
Fragile
A Future in Noise
Down on the Farm
Mary Marie