Talking Heads – Essential [European Import CD]
Talking Heads – Essential [European Import CD]
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Album Overview
Essential 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.
The 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.”
This 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.
Why You’ll Love It
If you’re looking for a compact introduction to Talking Heads or a collection focused on some of their most accessible later recordings, Essential 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.
Album Highlights
- 2011 European import compilation CD from Talking Heads
- Features fifteen tracks spanning the band’s catalog
- Includes “Road to Nowhere,” “And She Was,” “Wild Wild Life,” and “(Nothing But) Flowers”
- Includes “Radio Head,” the song that later inspired the name of the band Radiohead
- Features live versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Take Me to the River”
- Includes selections sourced from previously remastered editions
- Blends new wave, art rock, post-punk, funk, and pop influences
- Released by EMI
Track Listing
1. Road to Nowhere
2. And She Was
3. The Lady Don’t Mind
4. Television Man
5. Love for Sale
6. Hey Now
7. Wild Wild Life
8. Radio Head
9. Blind
10. Totally Nude
11. (Nothing But) Flowers
12. Sax and Violins
13. Psycho Killer (Live)
14. Once in a Lifetime (Live)
15. Take Me to the River (Live)
Format Details
Artist: Talking Heads
Title: Essential
Format: CD
Edition: European Import
Release Type: Compilation Album
Physical Release Year: 2011
Label: EMI
Catalog Number: 6802632
Country: Europe
Release Date: October 31, 2011
UPC: 5099968026325
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