On November 8, Talking Heads will reissue their debut album, Talking Heads: 77, with an unreleased live album from CBGB and 12 other rarities. Today, they’ve shared a rarity from the Rhino box set: “Psycho Killer (Acoustic Version)” featuring Arthur Russell. Listen to that below, and scroll down for the 4xLP set’s tracklist.
In a press release, David Byrne says of the collaboration:
As well as the live album, which is exclusive to the vinyl release, two unreleased tracks feature on the rarities disc: “Pulled Up” (Alternate “Pop” Version) and another alternate version of “Psycho Killer.” The box set comes with an 80-page hardcover book with photos, fliers, artwork, and liner notes by each band member and recording engineer Ed Stasium
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Talking Heads – Talking Heads 77:
01 Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
02 New Feeling
03 Tentative Decisions
04 Happy Day
05 Who Is It?
06 No Compassion
07 The Book I Read
08 Don’t Worry About the Government
09 First Week/Last Week… Carefree
10 Psycho Killer
11 Pulled Up
12 Sugar on My Tongue
13 I Want to Live
14 (Love Goes To) Building On Fire
15 I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
16 Psycho Killer (Acoustic Version)
17 Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town (Alternate “Pop” Version)
18 New Feeling (Alternate “Pop” Version)
19 Pulled Up (Alternate “Pop” Version)
20 Stay Hungry (1977 Version)
21 First Week/Last Week… Carefree (Acoustic Version)
22 I Feel It in My Heart
23 Psycho Killer (Alternate Version)
24 (Love Goes To) Building On Fire (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
25 Don’t Worry About the Government (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
26 Take Me to the River (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
27 The Book I Read (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
28 New Feeling (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
29 A Clean Break (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
30 No Compassion (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
31 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
32 Who Is It? (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
33 Pulled Up (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
34 Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
35 Psycho Killer (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
36 Stay Hungry (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77)
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