{"product_id":"talking-heads-tentative-decisions-demos-live-3cd","title":"Talking Heads – Tentative Decisions: Demos \u0026 Live [3CD Digibook]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTentative Decisions: Demos \u0026amp; Live\u003c\/em\u003e opens a window onto the earliest years of Talking Heads, tracing the development of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth before the band’s debut album. Released in 2026, this expansive archival collection gathers previously unreleased demos, early live performances, and recordings connected to the trio’s formative period from 1974 through 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection begins with early Talking Heads demos from 1975 and 1976, including formative versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Tentative Decisions,” “Warning Sign,” “The Book I Read,” and “Love Goes to a Building on Fire.” It also includes two recordings by The Artistics, the Rhode Island School of Design-era group formed by Byrne and Frantz, preserving some of the earliest known versions of material that would later become central to the Talking Heads catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDisc Two presents the band’s previously unreleased September 1975 CBS\/Columbia demo session, while Disc Three captures rare live performances from Max’s Kansas City, the Jabberwocky Club in Syracuse, and the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club. Together, the three discs document the rapid evolution of Talking Heads from experimental college musicians into one of the defining bands of New York’s emerging art-rock and new wave scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy hearing how songs evolve before reaching their familiar studio versions, \u003cem\u003eTentative Decisions: Demos \u0026amp; Live\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unusually detailed look at Talking Heads in their earliest stages. The combination of demos, unreleased sessions, and raw club performances makes this 3CD set especially compelling for longtime fans, collectors, and listeners interested in the creative development behind songs like “Psycho Killer,” “Warning Sign,” and “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003e2026 3CD archival collection from Talking Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures demos and live recordings spanning 1974 through 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes previously unreleased September 1975 CBS\/Columbia demos\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures early versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Warning Sign,” “The Book I Read,” and more\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes two early recordings by The Artistics\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures live recordings from Max’s Kansas City in 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes performances from the Jabberwocky Club in Syracuse in 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes recordings from the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eDocuments the original Talking Heads trio of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003ePresented as a 3CD digibook edition\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eReleased through Rhino and Sire Records\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e1-1. Psycho Killer (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-2. Tentative Decisions (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-3. No Compassion (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-4. Warning Sign (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-5. I’m Not in Love (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-6. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-7. The Book I Read (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-8. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-9. Love Goes to a Building on Fire (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-10. Happy Day (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-11. Artists Only (Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, New York, NY, August 17, 1976)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-12. Psycho Killer – The Artistics\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    1-13. Warning Sign – The Artistics\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Two — CBS\/Columbia Demos, September 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e2-1. Psycho Killer\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-2. Sugar on My Tongue\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-4. I Want to Live\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-5. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-6. The Girls Want to Be with the Girls\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-7. Who Is It?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-8. With Our Love\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-9. Stay Hungry\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-10. Tentative Decisions\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-11. Warning Sign\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-12. I’m Not in Love\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-13. The Book I Read\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-14. Love Goes to a Building on Fire\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    2-15. No Compassion\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Three — Live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, October 9, 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e3-1. Artists Only\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    3-2. 1, 2, 3 Red Light\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    3-3. Happy Day\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    3-4. 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