In the U.K., it reached number 28 on the charts, launching the Top 40 single "Prove It." Marquee Moon, the group's first album, was released in early 1977 to great critical acclaim. They signed with Elektra Records and began recording their debut album. In 1976, the band released a British EP on Stiff Records, which expanded their reputation. "Little Johnny Jewel" became an underground hit, attracting the attention of major record labels. Hell was replaced by ex-Blondie bassist Fred Smith and Television recorded "Little Johnny Jewel," releasing it on their own Ork record label. Hell left the band after the recording of the demo tape, forming the Heartbreakers with former New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders. Television recorded a demo tape for Island Records with Brian Eno in 1975, yet the label decided not to sign the band. The following year, the band made its live debut at New York's Townhouse theater and began to build up an underground following. At the end of 1973, the group reunited under the name Television, adding rhythm guitarist Richard Lloyd. In the early '70s, Television began as the Neon Boys, featuring guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca, and bassist Richard Hell. With its angular rhythms and fluid leads, Television's music always went in unconventional directions, laying the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late '70s and '80s. While guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd liked to jam, they didn't follow the accepted rock structures for improvisation - they removed the blues while retaining the raw energy of garage rock, adding complex, lyrical solo lines that recalled both jazz and rock. Television were one of the most creative bands to emerge from New York's punk scene of the mid-'70s, creating an influential.
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