▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁that ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁for ▁commercial ▁sale ▁by ▁Def ▁Jam ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Un like ▁the ▁free ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁cred ited ▁under ▁his ▁birth ▁name ▁Ter ius ▁Nash , ▁the ▁commercial ▁release ▁will ▁see ▁The - D ream ▁returning ▁to ▁being ▁cred ited ▁under ▁his ▁stage ▁name . ▁The ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁features ▁the ▁additional ▁tracks ▁" AK 4 7 " ▁and ▁" T ender ▁T endencies ". ▁Love ▁IV ▁MM X II ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁released ▁as ▁IV ▁Play ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁At ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁reviews ▁from ▁professional ▁critics , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 6 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Review ing ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P itch f ork ▁critic ▁Jordan ▁S argent ▁found ▁ 1 9 7 7 s ▁music ▁" eng ross ing " ▁and ▁" v ivid " ▁as ▁a ▁one - s ided ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁failing ▁relationship . ▁Gl enn ▁Gam boa ▁from ▁News day ▁felt ▁the ▁record ▁" does n ' t ▁quite ▁stack ▁up ▁against ▁The - D ream