{"title":"Music Releases - October 31, 2011","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse music releases from October 31, 2011 at Vibin' Vinyl, including vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, limited editions, reissues, imports, colored vinyl, experimental releases, and collectible pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis release date archive helps collectors explore albums, singles, EPs, soundtracks, special editions, and physical music releases connected to October 31, 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"talking-heads-essential-european-import-cd","title":"Talking Heads – Essential [European Import CD]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential\u003c\/em\u003e brings together fifteen Talking Heads recordings spanning some of the band’s most recognizable songs and later-period favorites. The collection highlights the group’s distinctive blend of new wave, art rock, post-punk, funk, and pop while tracing their evolution through the 1980s and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe compilation opens with “Road to Nowhere” and “And She Was” before moving through tracks including “Wild Wild Life,” “Radio Head,” “Blind,” “(Nothing But) Flowers,” and “Sax and Violins.” It closes with live performances of three essential Talking Heads songs: “Psycho Killer,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Take Me to the River.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2011 European import CD was released by EMI and features a mixture of studio recordings and live performances. Several selections use previously remastered versions, including 2005 remasters of tracks from the band’s later catalog and 1999 remasters of the three closing live recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for a compact introduction to Talking Heads or a collection focused on some of their most accessible later recordings, \u003cem\u003eEssential\u003c\/em\u003e offers a varied fifteen-track overview. The combination of studio favorites and live versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Take Me to the River” also gives the compilation a different character from a conventional greatest-hits collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003e2011 European import compilation CD from Talking Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures fifteen tracks spanning the band’s catalog\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes “Road to Nowhere,” “And She Was,” “Wild Wild Life,” and “(Nothing But) Flowers”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes “Radio Head,” the song that later inspired the name of the band Radiohead\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures live versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Take Me to the River”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes selections sourced from previously remastered editions\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eBlends new wave, art rock, post-punk, funk, and pop influences\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eReleased by EMI\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. 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