Talking Heads’ David Byrne performing in 1979 (Getty Images) Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story A new super-deluxe edition of Talking Heads ‘ seminal third album Fear of Music is on the way. Due out November 13 on Rhino, the 3xCD set compiles a fresh remaster of the 1979 record, a number of alternate track versions and studio outtakes, and previously-unreleased recordings of two full concerts. An accompanying Blu-Ray also boasts footage from the Talking Heads’ appearance on BBC’s music show Old Grey Whistle Test . Check out an unearthed performance of the band’s “Life During Wartime” from a 1979 episode below.
The shows featured on Fear of Music (Super-Deluxe Edition) both took place in 1979 shortly after the album’s release: the first at Boston’s Berklee Performing Arts Center, and the second at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. In addition to the new material, the physical box set comes with a 60-page photo book with liner notes by Will Hermes, author of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever . The super-deluxe will launch in tandem with a new dedicated Talking Heads channel on SiriusXM Radio.
The super-deluxe marks the second Talking Heads archival release from Rhino this year. Back in March, the label shared the collection Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live , which compiled early live recordings and demos the New York art punks recorded between 1975 and 1977.
Find out why we rated Fear of Music a Perfect 10 by reading Jayson Greene’s 2020 review .
01 I Zimbra 02 Mind 03 Paper 04 Cities 05 Life During Wartime 06 Memories Can't Wait 07 Air 08 Heaven 09 Animals 10 Electric Guitar 11 Drugs 12 Mind – Alternate Version 13 Life During Wartime – Alternate Version 14 Dancing For Money – Unfinished Outtake 15 Cities – Alternate Version 16 Drugs – Alternate Version 17 I Zimbra – 12" Version
CD Two: Live at the Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA (8/24/79)
01 Artists Only 02 Stay Hungry 03 Cities 04 Paper 05 Mind 06 Heaven 07 The Book I Read 08 Electric Guitar 09 Air 10 Warning Sign 11 Love Goes To A Building On Fire 12 Memories Can't Wait 13 Psycho Killer 14 Life During Wartime 15 Take Me To The River
CD Three: Live At Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (11/17/1979)
01 Artists Only 02 Stay Hungry 03 Cities * 04 Paper * 05 Mind * 06 Heaven 07 Electric Guitar * 08 Air 09 Animals * 10 Love Goes To A Building On Fire 11 Found A Job * 12 Memories Can't Wait 13 Psycho Killer * 14 Life During Wartime *