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Wake Up Dreaming With Television's "Little Johnny Jewel" | The Spindle
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Television's first 7-inch seemed designed not to be a hit: a 7-minute song stretched across two sides, released on a brand new label with no distribution. On this edition of The Spindle, John and Marc delve into the history behind "Little Johnny Jewel," which didn't dent the charts but set this New York quartet up for its legendary debut album, Marquee Moon.