Richard Lloyd: Alchemy (full album)

[@RichardLloyd1951]

Hi and Hey and Thanks for the support. I can hear the old scratches and pop of the ancient vinyl... haven't actually heard this album in a couple of years. GOD, is Fred Smith great or what on Bass, and the power group vocals. WOW, I had forgotten how wonderful this record is. ---- Richard Lloyd

[@mussman717word]

Richard Lloyd Whoa, it's really you? Thank you so much for all the work you put in with TV. Marquee Moon, along with a select few other albums, resurged my devotion to music after playing out all those Zeppelin and Hendrix records. I never lost the love, but you're part and parcel of my realizing what more could be done with guitar, the "next step," if you will. I'm just now digging deeper into that CBGB scene (Heartbreakers, Voidoids) and the aftermath, which led me here for the first spin. Great stuff, man! Thanks again for all the inspiration.

[@patrickguitar8676]

Richard Lloyd. My guy...you...are a great guy ...am i also a great guy.great songs.lucky you could get some quality studio time.i was either too cheap.too meek.or preffered to do it on my four track.god was i cheap.lol.im 56 now😦nice to take a chance once in a while.gee Whos

[@patrickguitar8676]

Richard Lloyd Nice guit guy.hows married life

[@patrickguitar8676]

Hi richard hows things?

[@blakewhittington4336]

Fred is one of my favorite bass players. Everything he plays fits and this record is one of my favorites. Thanks Mr. Lloyd

[@radiator9987]

Side one "Misty Eyes" - 3:51 "In the Night" - 3:43 "Alchemy" - 3:50 "Woman's Ways" - 3:14 "Number Nine" - 2:51 Side two "Should Have Known Better" (Vinny DeNunzio, Lloyd) - 2:52 "Blue and Grey" - 3:35 "Summer Rain" - 3:17 "Pretend" (DeNunzio, Lloyd, James Mastro, Fred Smith) - 4:11 "Dying Words" - 4:20

[@RichardLloyd1951]

The bottom end is almost useless though. Rumble rumble. The re-mastered CD is much closer to what we heard in the actual studio. Oh well...

[@RichardLloyd1951]

I will certainly re-record "DYING WORDS". I put it on as the last song of Alchemy, just in case it because the last record I ever made. Those are the Horses of Death riding on the melody.All men must come to the end sooner than they think. Pretend you ARE DEAD, and live accordingly. --RL

[@gwensciora8516]

hey Mr Lloyd.. get in touch ! seriously , we met at the Gramercy in OCt 2016. you signed my book and kissed my left cheek :)

[@blakewhittington4336]

Richard Lloyd Thx for all the great stuff your playing has influenced me just as much as Chuck Berry and Jimi. Maybe even more.

[@lucienlodger]

i love you !

[@escapedvivesectionist7011]

Tremendous man. Absolutely brilliant. I know this is an old post but kudos to you for all the outstanding music. Greetings from Dayton Ohio. Do your thing man. Always.

[@Atlas_Mohler]

Yo it’s himself

[@rainriders]

the Artist himself leaves comments for the youtube video that basically violates his copyrights while every single Richard Meyer's songs have been deleted almost immediately. How cool RL really is! for the record, I used to have this one on LP.

[@susanklein7448]

I love reading Richard Lloyd's comments on this thread. In fact, I just love Richard, a wizard. Along with his work, every one of the tighter and perfectly-executed solos on the worshipped 'Marque Moon' is his. He's a master.

[@dropagemonem]

+Susan Klein What? Verlaine plays lot of solos in Marquee Moon.

[@ClueSign]

+არასოდეს ვიქნებისხვა Undoubtably -- Tom plays long raga-like solos. All I'm saying is the tighter ones are Richard's -- which I prefer.

[@nickfanzo]

+არასოდეს ვიქნებისხვა lloyd plays the better ones.

[@craigcaygle]

One of the best albums EVER. I listen to it at least once or twice a week. It never gets old.

[@robertmcmanus9185]

I'm embarrassed to admit I'm just hearing this for the first time now. Marquee Moon is one of my fave LPs. Wish I'd have listened to this earlier. Wonderful guitar (of course) but I love the song writing and the vocals to boot. I'm passing this one along to a bunch of friends. Now I need to grab a copy of this LP!

[@pavedoh]

One of the greatest albums of all time. Gives me chills every time I listen to it.

[@RichardLloyd1951]

Great oblique vocal/instrument lines in "IN THE NIGHT". I should re-right the liner notes. After the CBGB movie comes out perhaps I will really give it a new life. -RL

[@BrownstoneKingcom]

Blue & Grey is a great tune, first time hearing it, thanks!

[@nigelharsch]

Man, the Cars really jacked a lot from the Television guys

[@pointiedog]

I bought this when it came out, and it was a prized possession of a music obsessed 17 year old. Dragged a friend to see RL several times to his NYC gigs in support of the album release and enjoyed every minute. Years later, Mr. Lloyd gave me a guest list spot for the 'Mudd Club Reunion' fest. Still haven't met him. but I still love this album.

[@victormorgado5318]

I remember when this album was released and Lloyd played live in some little clubs around the village, but I have to confess that I didn't listen to the album until tonight, 39 years later, wow, time is so ephemeral

[@jannordelius7464]

still feeling blue and grey....40 years later.....

[@gaylekendall3864]

After falling in love with his painting, I came here to hear Alchemy again. Damn! What a great record!

[@guyguyguyjean]

I discovered this amazing and tastefull guitarist on the Mathew Sweet albums!!

[@rioescubelas]

I remember reading a review of this album in Creem magazine in 1979 and I love the cover, but I had never heard it until last December 2013. I am gradually starting to love it, especially "Blue And Gray," "Pretend" and "Dying Words". There is a touching sensitivity and innocence in this work. Many thanks and hugs from Galicia, Spain, Richard Lloyd.

[@fritzidler3480]

+rioescubelas -I remember Creem panning this. Or at least not being thrilled with it. Dismissing it as mere English pop, because it was not Television.

[@doorag_nationwide]

@@fritzidler3480 i didn't like it much at the time either. hearing it again now i'm "well, i was wrong".

[@JT99X-FM]

I'm SOOO Happy to find this posted, I was a HUGE FAN back in the day of PIX-102 (during the New Wave era *Elvis To Elvis*) and remember hearing: Richard Lloyd - Alchemy first on that station, believe it was Meg Griffen who played it, and fell in love with the song, so it's nice to finally hear the full album from which the song comes from, and enjoy more of Richard Lloyd's music!

[@badgerbadger6490]

Absolutely top shelf stuff. Thank you!

[@drunkmonkey44]

First time to hear. I was impressed.

[@maverickminstrel1557]

RICHARD AND ROBERT QUINE SHOULD HAVE DONE AN ALBUM TOGETHER...THE CONTRAST IN STYLES WOULDVE BEEN AWESO9ME.

[@kazooplayer3]

They both played on Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet. I don't know if they played on the same songs though because I haven't listened to it yet

[@missmysuits]

Mr Ricard Lloyd is beyond cool. I got to talk with him for about 5 minuts when they palyed in Oporto, Portugal in 2004, after the show. Of course what you hear in Television was where The Strokes got their "original" sound (though i never red enyone from Television commenting on that). The originals get all the pain, as they are too busy creating and being.. originals. Loving this album. Hey, Mr Richard Lloyd, you got to tour this stuff, your guitar playing and yourself :) Respect!! Cheers :)

[@marybehrens8886]

Bought this album in '79 at the Electric Fetus in MNPLS. It was played at every party I had. Title track is still on my play list.

[@morganash88]

Love the wonderful guitar work on Misty eyes, great music will last forever!

[@dblav]

One of my all time favorite albums!!! Must have on a deserted island!

[@normancharlesworth1289]

First time hearing this , it is warm , wonderful , lovely vibe and songs........will check out more Mr Lloyd , gotta get some discs for the vehicle , take these out for a ride))))))))))

[@214porky]

Great record! Always loved it.

[@heyassmanx]

hey Richard, I just started reading your guitar world column from a few years back. Great stuff, I've really been trying to write from a more "modal" perspective and your column has really helped with that, thanks a bunch

[@mariopollano]

Thank You Very Much. Great Album. The song "Alchemy" is a masterpiece

[@karinannamaria2514]

This is a great album! My favourite song is Misty eyes! 💜🖤💜

[@lucaschili1174]

Richard Lloyd é d+ Otimas cançoes, muito top de se ouvir, vibe da hora. >BR< \o/

[@vaspers]

I had this album on vinyl when it first came out. Brings back great memories. Thanks Richard Lloyd. Television is one of my favorite bands and your solo work is good too.

[@larsandreasson2699]

Can't somebody please put Richard's version of "Get off of my cloud" on KZbin. That particular track can never be outdone-

[@iranildoferreira8127]

Álbum muito bom.Ouvindo-o pela primeira vez e gostei demais

[@bobjones7283]

Going to see him in October. Can't wait.

[@gypsyrollerband]

This whole record is Stellar ! Thank You !

[@jensmillgard]

One of my favourite LPs.

[@adrianlackey5107]

Found this in a delete bin sometime in the mid 80's. Being a Television fan, I thought the $2 they were asking for it was a good gamble. I was totally fucking right. "I Should of Known Better" is the star of the album, IMO.

[@mikeroby1313]

+Adrian Lackey BINGO! Hurrah for the cut-out bin: I got mine for like a dollar.

[@adrianlackey5107]

+Mike Roby GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!!

[@mikeroby1313]

+Adrian Lackey Thanks for the comment. I've got a few like that on the shelf.

[@TheUnmitigatedDawn]

Lloyd has a cuter and more youthful voice than Verlaine. His voice doesn’t really work with Television cause Verlaine’s lyrics are quite abstract and strange. But hey he’s pretty good here. Great guitar playing as always

[@favoritealbums]

wait.... your the real guy....???? OMG Im a huge fan! lol im a vinyl collector and a huge television fan and at a record store they had this album and tom verlaine's first solo album (but no television stuff) I like this on ALOT more haha btw my album is a promo copy... the picture I put on the video I got from google images

[@lisalane6712]

Love this album

[@Flieder31]

Hey, you made a big album. Sorry -- I didn`t know your name til today. Hope to hear more good music from ya! Greetings from Toronto

[@NETOMAN47]

Richard Lloyd (25 de octubre de 1951, Pittsburgh, Pensilvania) es un músico estadounidense, conocido por formar parte del grupo neoyorquino Television, en el que fue guitarrista. Lloyd se unió al grupo en 1973, y formó parte esencial del sonido del mismo por su interacción con el otro guitarrista del grupo, Tom Verlaine. La banda editó dos álbumes, Marquee Moon (1977) y Adventure (1978), antes de separarse en 1979. El grupo se volvió a juntar en 1992 para grabar Television. Tras la primera separación de Televisión, Lloyd editó un álbum solista titulado Alchemy. Lloyd editaría otro álbum solista en 1985, Field of Fire, tras el cual no editó ningún trabajo (a excepción de un álbum en vivo titulado Real Time, de 1987) hasta el año 2001, en el que editó Cover Doesn't Matter. The Radiant Monkey le siguió seis años después. Lloyd también ha trabajado con artistas como Matthew Sweet, John Doe (del grupo X) y Stephan Eicher, y ha sido profesor de guitarra. Actualmente, Lloyd toca con su excompañero de Televisión Bily Ficca (en batería) y con el bajista Keith Harshtel bajo el nombre de Richard Lloyd and the SufiMonkey Trio. Actualmente está trabajando en un álbum de covers de Jimi Hendrix que será titulado The Jamie Neverts Story.

[@dogsquadindia]

Cool, my birthday is October 26

[@rustytuney7]

Just got this album as a FREE throw-in for buying 3 Tom Verlaine LP's for just $25 on eBay. Sweet deal, sweet vinyl LP.!!

[@lowtit]

cool - never heard before - thanks for posting -

[@patrickguitar8676]

This is a pretty good record 🍀👀🍀 👄

[@daveshort6568]

So. Good.

[@ClueSign]

The (boss) title track starts at 7:39

[@patrickguitar8676]

Easy enough to comprehend🌵👀🌵

[@gwensciora8516]

if you are reading this Mr Lloyd... Please get in touch.. we met at the gramercy.. 10/2016 .. you kissed me and signed my book :)

[@victormorgado5318]

This album should had opened with the song Alchemy and there after, keeping that beat and rhythm

[@christopherthomas7253]

Yeah, that was a great single!

[@festersuncle6298]

This is more solid than than the anvil that missed The Roadrunner and hit Wylie Coyote. Good stuff.

[@TheZeroBoard]

i had this record when it came out and it is still as nice today as then. anecdote: i thought Sechuan Fire would be a cool title for a song. i had a short acquaintance with RL at the time and mentioned it to him. i saw him the next day, and he had written a song, about a Chinese girl.

[@brunopanichi4069]

masterpiece!

[@patrickguitar8676]

Hey hey richard is artie home?......🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@jeanetterivera6512]

Yes I do love this where oh where is this guy?

[@gwensciora8516]

he was in NYC in OCt2016

[@Warrogue1]

He was in Baltimore in June 2017

[@glarange72]

When did this come out? Sounds like the Cars! The bass,guitar and playmobile keyboards!

[@larsandreasson2699]

You are obviously a man of (cultural) wealth and taste-

[@laotzu2u]

Yes! This is awesome. Who are the personnel on this recording?

[@gwensciora8516]

guess who is calling in to my radio show today!!???????????????????????

[@sniper141100]

How'd it go

[@glarange72]

Not to mention deadpan delivery

[@Raymantico]

Mr Dream Boat 1979

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

I think Marshall Crenshaw heard this more than a few times

[@derrytheawesome]

Can someone put the song names up please?

[@uiscepreston]

If only you were connected to the internet where there is a giant searchable database of worldly information simply at your fingertips...oh wait.

[@victormorgado5318]

Who was going to say after four decades, that Lloyd was truly the "Man" of Television

[@aprendizdebrujo100]

It's a fantastic album, but in some songs the mixing is not the professional it should have been be to be considered a masterpiece .The voice was recorded very low volume in two or three songs. Perhaps that's the reason why it's not considered as a total highlight, as it should be. Some solos are incredibly good, and I really like the bass lines of fred smith, as in television songs...

[@patrickguitar8676]

Im in another world now.i drank some cab and my wife is pissed at me

[@sniper141100]

You guys ever make up?

[@patrickguitar8676]

@@sniper141100 yes

[@strangersname]

@@patrickguitar8676 But how was that Cab??

[@patrickguitar8676]

@@strangersname it was good...raced it to bed...😄

[@mvcpastkambcstccr8563]

! ! !

[@kludgybrains3459]

20:04 this part is so fucking cool.

[@jimrader5299]

Hello, Richard. On its release, this LP annoyed me, seemed outa character. But compared to guitar pop bands of the last twenty-eight years or so, it sounds fabulous now. Even the one-shot dud '78 single by my first band sounds better. Viva the Zeros, the Marbles. / I caught your sixty-eight part interview and wish to clarify that M. Verlaine's "The Dream's Dream" has not eight words, as you'd claimed, but, I counted, forty-three./ Just having fun here./ Whatever happened to Strokes? Sounded to me like Television with trust funds.

[@JayScroggins]

mas miz to by b in g