The Miller's Tale: A Tom Verlaine Anthology

The Miller's Tale: A Tom Verlaine Anthology is a 1996 double-CD compilation album by Tom Verlaine. It chronicles his solo career and his career with Television on one CD (including several obscurities) and the other CD is an edited live performance from London in 1982.

Track overview

The first CD is an edited release of a 1982 concert in London featuring Jimmy Ripp on guitar, Jay Dee Daugherty on drums, Fred Smith on bass and Tom Verlaine on vocals and guitar. This performance is notable for an extended jam in "Always" that differs considerably from the recorded version.

The second CD covers the period of the three Television albums, Verlaine's solo work and also contains a selection of previously unreleased songs that were allegedly shelved after being submitted for release in 1986. These tracks were recorded in London, and includes "Your Finest Hour", "O Foolish Heart", "Anna", "Sixteen Tulips", "Call Me The", and "Lindi-Lu".

Track listing

CD1 live at The Venue, Victoria, London, June 9, 1982 *

1. "Kingdom Come" (3:51)
2. "Souvenir from a Dream" (4:30)
3. "Clear It Away" (4:51)
4. "Always" (9:05)
5. "Postcard from Waterloo" (3:20)
6. "Penetration" (5:09)
7. "Breakin' in my Heart" (8:14)
8. "Marquee Moon" (13:31)
9. "Days on the Mountain" (10:30)
10. "Prove It" (5:53)

CD2 Compilation of Television and Verlaine solo tracks

1. "Venus" (3:49)
2. "Glory" (3:08)
3. "The Grip of Love" (3:55)
4. "Without a Word" (3:16)
5. "Words from the Front" (6:40)
6. "Let Go The Mansion" (3:10)
7. "Lindi-Lu" (3:43)
8. "O Foolish Heart" (4:28)
9. "Five Miles of You" (5:36)
10. "Your Finest Hour" (2:27)
11. "Anna" (5:07)
12. "Sixteen Tulips" (4:55)
13. "Call Me The" (3:35)
14. "At 4 a.m." (3:29)
15. "Stalingrad" (3:32)
16. "Call Mr. Lee" (4:14)
17. "No Glamour For Willi" (4:56)
18. "The Revolution" (3:09)

• Date of June 3 in liner notes is wrong. My ticket stub from this concert says June 9.

References

http://www.thewonder.co.uk/miller.htm