Talking Heads have announced a Super Deluxe Edition of their debut album, “Talking Heads: 77”. On November 8th, a Super Deluxe Edition of Talking Heads’ landmark debut, featuring a number of rarities and previously unreleased tracks – including a live set captured at CBGB, New York, on October 10th, 1977.
The three-CD/Blu-ray and four-LP vinyl sets will be available and include’s a remastered version of the original album, a disc of rarities and a disc of live tracks, all previously unreleased.
an acoustic version of “Psycho Killer” featuring Arthur Russell, from the upcoming set, A 4xLP + 4×7” boxset of Talking Heads: 77 which includes the remastered original album, one LP of rare and previously unreleased demos and outtakes, and a double LP of “Live At CBGB, New York, NY, Oct. 10, 1977“. An 80-page hardcover book features never-before-seen photos, fliers, artwork, and liner notes personally penned by each member of the band – Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison – plus recording engineer Ed Stasium.
The Blu-ray in the CD version features new Atmos Mix, 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA and 5.1 Mix LPCM overseen by Harrison and a 2024 Stereo Remaster.
The rarities include B-sides and outtakes from the era, including “Sugar on My Tongue” and “(Love Goes to) Building on Fire.” It also features acoustic versions of songs, as well as previously unreleased versions of “Pulled Up” and “Psycho Killer.”
The live set taken from an October 1977 appearance at CBGB around the time of the album’s release includes 13 songs, most taken from “Talking Heads: 77”, which was released less than a month before the show. Among the songs played is a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River,” which would be recorded for their second album, 1978’s “More Songs About Buildings and Food“, and became their first Top 40 single.
The deluxe set features many outtakes/rarities and live tracks with the blu-ray featuring a Dolby Atmos Mix, along with 5.1 and hi-res stereo mixes.
“Talking Heads: 77” (Super Deluxe Edition) released 8th November
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