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Talking Heads: 77

Label variant with “SIRE” at right side of logo.
? 1977 Sire Records, Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
Includes inner sleeve printed with lyrics.

Labels have title as TALKING HEADS ’77

MASTERDISK stamped in runouts, everything else is etched

A1 Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town 2:48
A2 New Feeling 3:09
A3 Tentative Decisions 3:04
A4 Happy Day 3:55
A5 Who Is It ? 1:41
A6 No Compassion 4:47
B1 The Book I Read 4:06
B2 Don’t Worry About The Government 3:00
B3 First Week / Last Week…Carefree 3:19
B4 Psycho Killer 4:19
B5 Pulled Up 4:29

The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads

“-?” (Winchester rifle symbol) etched in runouts denotes [l=Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester], pressing. Remainder of runouts etched, mastering stamped.

Label variation, with “Sire” to the top right of the logo, and full rimtext Sire Records Company rimtext.

Issued in non-gatefold jacket with reversible front/back cover, with cardstock printed inner sleeves.

On one cover: Live 2 LP Set (1980-1981)
On other cover: Live 2 LP Set (1977-1979)

Side A: Recorded Live At Northern Studio, Maynard, Mass., November 17, 1977. Mastered At Sterling Sound.

Side B: Recorded Live At Capitol Theater, Passaic, N.J., November 17, 1979 By The Record Plant Truck. Mixed at Blank Tapes. Mastered At Sterling Sound.

Sides C and D: Recorded Live At Emerald City, Cherry Hill, N.J., November 8-9, 1980, Central Park, New York City, August 27, 1980, And Sun Plaza Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 1981. Emerald City And Central Park Recorded By The Record Plant Truck. Tokyo Sun Plaza Mixed At Blank Tapes. Mastered At Sterling Sound.

Track publishers:
A1 to B5, C2, C4: Index Music/Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.- ASCAP
C1, C3, D1, D2: Index Music/Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.- ASCAP/E. G. Music, Ltd.-BMI
D3: Jec Publishing Co./Al Green Music-BMI
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 1977-1979
A1 New Feeling 3:10
A2 A Clean Break 4:57
A3 Don’t Worry About The Government 3:08
A4 Pulled Up 4:08
A5 Psycho Killer 5:34
B1 Artists Only 3:48
B2 Stay Hungry 4:00
B3 Air 4:09
B4 Building On Fire 3:36
B5 Memories (Can’t Wait) 3:58
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 1980-1981
C1 I Zimbra 3:33
C2 Drugs 4:47
C3 Houses In Motion 7:00
C4 Life During Wartime 5:03
D1 The Great Curve 6:58
D2 Crosseyed And Painless 7:05
D3 Take Me To The River 6:43

Dig It

Engravings by Gustave Dore from Dante’s “Inferno” 1861 and The Bible 1866
A Dig It 7:26
B The Choke (Re-Grip) 6:13

Twitch

Catalog number on inner label: 1-25309
Catalog number on spine: 9 25309-1

Includes printed inner sleeve.

Ministry Affairs BMI.
℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
© 1986 Sire Records Company
Made and printed in U.S.A.

All songs recorded and mixed at Southern Studios / London except “Just Like You” mixed at Hansa Ton Studios / Berlin.
Luc Van Acker appears courtesy EMI / Europe + Wax Trax / U.S.A.

Thanks go to: Jim Nash, Dannie Flesher, John Loder, Kishi, Wobble, Bonjo, Sue, Late Nite Leo, Mickey Caution, Allison Dominatura and the Revolting Cocks gang in Brussels.

Album credit “Produced by Adrian Sherwood” on back cover; inner sleeve lists individual track producer credits.

Some copies have a gold promo stamp on the upper left front cover.

The Sire logo on the label has “TM” unlike others that have “®”.

The total duration of track B3 is listed on the release as 12:13; the durations of tracks B3.1 to B3.3 are not printed on the release.
A1 Just Like You 5:00
A2 We Believe 5:56
A3 All Day Remix 6:02
A4 The Angel 6:06
B1 Over The Shoulder 5:11
B2 My Possession 5:02
B3.1 Where You At Now? 5:30
B3.2 Crash And Burn 4:43
B3.3 Twitch (Version II) 2:02

The Hobbit (The Complete Original Soundtrack)

Box set with booklet, iron-on shirt transfers, and poster.

Record 1 is sides A & D
Record 2 is sides B & C

Each track segues into the next with no clear breaks. Side Times are:
Side A: 19:37
Side B: 20:27
Side C: 18:23
Side D: 18:23
A1 Bilbo Baggins Meets Gandalf
A2 Thorin And Company
A3 The Journey Begins
A4 The Trolls
A5 Rivendell, Where Elrond Dwells
B1 Into The Misty Mountains
B2 The Goblins
B3 Riddles With Gollum
B4 Trapped In The Trees
B5 The Eagles’ Rescue
C1 Mirkwood Forest
C2 The Spiders Versus “Sting”
C3 The Woodelves’ Prison
C4 Laketown And The Lonely Mountain
C5 The Dragon Smaug
D1 Bard Saves Laketown
D2 The Battle Of Five Armies
D3 The Journey Ends

Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers

Label Variation Sun-104
Side 1 under label #
Label is lighter color
A1 Hey Porter 2:10
A2 Train Of Love 2:20
A3 Blue Train 2:01
A4 I Heard That Lonesome Whistle 2:12
A5 Port Of Lonely Hearts 2:34
A6 Wreck Of The Old 97 1:42
B1 Rock Island Line 2:08
B2 Big River 2:28
B3 Wide Open Road 2:30
B4 Down The Street To 301 2:03
B5 Life Goes On 1:57

Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers

Label Variation Sun-104
Side 1 under label #
Label is lighter color
A1 Hey Porter 2:10
A2 Train Of Love 2:20
A3 Blue Train 2:01
A4 I Heard That Lonesome Whistle 2:12
A5 Port Of Lonely Hearts 2:34
A6 Wreck Of The Old 97 1:42
B1 Rock Island Line 2:08
B2 Big River 2:28
B3 Wide Open Road 2:30
B4 Down The Street To 301 2:03
B5 Life Goes On 1:57

The Walls Of A Prison

A Product of Columbia Records

The selections are BMI except where noted
A4 (ASCAP)
A1 The Great Speckle Bird
A2 Clementine
A3 The Ballad Of Boot Hill
A4 I’d Rather Die Young
A5 Guess Things That Happen That Way
B1 The Walls Of A Prison
B2 Going To Memphis
B3 The Shifting, Whispering Sands
B4 When It’s Springtime In Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
B5 Troublesome Waters

Surfin’ Bird

Track A3 publisher is misspelled as “Job Ette” on release.
Track A6 publisher is misspelled as “Norva-Vaj Music Inc.” on release.
A1 Surfin’ Bird 2:20
A2 Misirlou 2:03
A3 Money 3:05
A4 Tube City 3:11
A5 Kuk 2:03
A6 It’s So Easy 2:01
B1 King Of The Surf 2:25
B2 Henrietta 2:29
B3 Malaguena 2:31
B4 My Woodie 1:47
B5 Bird Bath 2:32
B6 The Sleeper 2:29

Stand By

Teal label.
On B3 there are three or four unidentified males (voc, African perc).
A1 Time Out 3:30
A2 On Green Dolphin Street 3:05
A3 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 3:34
A4 Stand By Part 1 2:44
A5 Then I’ll Be Tired Of You 3:33
B1 Junction City Blues 2:36
B2 Song Of Paradise 1:56
B3 Stand By Part 2 4:32
B4 Lonely One 2:34
B5 Gypsy In My Soul 3:01
B6 Between The Toes 3:00