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When Television<\/a>\u2019s Tom Verlaine<\/a> died in 2023, he left behind a gargantuan legacy and, it turns out, a mammoth record collection. Discogs<\/a> and the New York store Academy Records<\/a> today announced that roughly 4,000 records from the Verlaine vinyl trove will soon be for sale. A batch will be made available online beginning June 26, followed by in-person sales at Academy\u2019s Brooklyn location on July 10 and 11. The remainder of the collection will then be put up on Discogs come July 31.<\/p>\n According to a press release, the selections will include \u201c[rare] pressings, deep cuts, jazz, avant garde, psych, rock, and international records.\u201d Among those are Verlaine\u2019s personal copies of Television\u2019s Marquee Moon<\/em><\/a> and their debut single \u201cLittle Johnny Jewel,\u201d Nico\u2019s Chelsea Girl<\/em><\/a>, the 13th Floor Elevators\u2019 I Have Always Been Here Before<\/em><\/a>, Albert Ayler\u2019s Bells<\/em><\/a>, and Slint\u2019s Spiderland<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting to me about Verlaine\u2019s collection is how much more of an X-Ray it is than a mirror image,\u201d Academy Records\u2019 Cory Feierman said in a statement, \u201chow much it maps a constant and active engagement with music rather than being filled with easily comparable or alike things to his own output. Tom seemed to approach his buying in more of a spirit of adventure and discovery than to knock down his own holy grails.\u201d<\/p>\n Following his passing, Real Gone Music reissued<\/a> Verlaine\u2019s final three solo albums\u20141992\u2019s Warm and Cool<\/em>, 2006\u2019s Around, and Songs and Other Things<\/em>, also released in 2006. Earlier this year, his written and recorded archives, including unreleased music and unpublished poetry, were acquired<\/a> by the New York Public Library<\/p>\n Revisit Jayson Greene\u2019s Afterword column, Television\u2019s Tom Verlaine Changed the Guitar for the Rock Underground<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n