The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
(Sire Records 1982 SRK23590)
UK Pressing
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges & small sticker mark top right corner
Inner Sleeves in Nr MINT condition
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in New York City during 1975. The band was composed of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described as “one of the most critically acclaimed groups of the ’80s,” Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with “an anxious yet clean-cut image”; they have been called “a properly postmodernist band.”
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is a double live album by Talking Heads, originally released in 1982. The first album featured the original quartet in recordings from 1977 and 1979, and the second album the expanded ten-piece lineup that toured in 1980 and 1981. The album contains live versions of songs that appear on Talking Heads: 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain in Light. The cassette edition of the album included “Cities” as a bonus track not included on the vinyl edition – this track has been included on the subsequent CD release.
The title of the album is a reference both to the group’s preference for having no expressed definite article within the band name (as opposed to “The Talking Heads”) and to David Byrne‘s minimalist introductions to songs. The album opens with one such introduction: “The name of this song is New Feeling. That’s what it’s about.”
Track listing
All songs written by David Byrne except as noted.
Side one
Recorded for WCOZ broadcast, Norther Studios, Maynard MA, November 17, 1977
- “New Feeling” – 3:10
- “A Clean Break” – 4:57
- “Don’t Worry About the Government” – 3:08
- “Pulled Up” – 4:08
- “Psycho Killer” (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) – 5:34
Side two
Recorded at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ, January 17, 1979
- “Artists Only” (Byrne, Wayne Zieve) – 3:48
- “Stay Hungry” (Byrne, Frantz) – 4:00
- “Air” – 4:09
- “Love → Building on Fire” – 3:36
- “Memories (Can’t Wait)” (Byrne, Jerry Harrison) – 3:58
Side three
Recorded at Emerald City, Cherry Hill NJ, November 8, 1980-November 9, 1980; Central Park, New York, August 27, 1980; Sun Plaza Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 1981
- “I Zimbra” (Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball) – 3:33
- “Drugs” (Byrne, Eno) – 4:47
- “Houses in Motion” (Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 7:00
- “Life During Wartime” (Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 5:03
Side four
Recorded at Emerald City, Cherry Hill NJ, November 8, 1980-November 9, 1980; Central Park, New York, August 27, 1980; Sun Plaza Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 1981
- “The Great Curve” (Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 6:58
- “Crosseyed and Painless” (Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) – 7:05
- “Take Me to the River” (Al Green, Teenie Hodges) – 6:43
Personnel
- David Byrne – guitar, vocals
- Chris Frantz – drums
- Tina Weymouth – bass, percussion, backing vocals
- Jerry Harrison – guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Adrian Belew – guitar, backing vocals
- Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
- Busta “Cherry” Jones – bass, guitar
- Dolette McDonald – percussion, backing vocals
- Steve Scales – conga
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, clavinet
- Jose Rossy – percussion
Production personnel
- Talking Heads – producer, mixing assistant
- David Hewett – audio engineer
- Kooster McAllister – engineer
- Rod O’Brien – engineer
- Katshuiko Sato – engineer
- Brian Eno – assistant engineer
- Ed Stasium – mixing engineer
- Butch Jones – mixing assistant
- Clive Brinkwood – mastering engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
- Jeff Shaw – mastering engineer
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