{"product_id":"talking-heads-tentative-decisions-demos-live-lp-7-inch-vinyl","title":"Talking Heads – Tentative Decisions: Demos \u0026 Live [LP + 7\" Vinyl]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTentative Decisions: Demos \u0026amp; Live\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rare look at the formative years of Talking Heads, documenting the period before the band’s 1977 debut album. The collection brings together early demos and live recordings from David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth as the original trio developed the songs and ideas that would help define their distinctive art-rock and new wave sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP features eleven demo and live recordings from 1975 and 1976, including early versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Tentative Decisions,” “Warning Sign,” “The Book I Read,” and “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel.” It also includes a performance of “Artists Only” recorded live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club in New York on August 17, 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA bonus 45 RPM 7-inch single reaches even further back to David Byrne and Chris Frantz’s college years at the Rhode Island School of Design. Recorded by their pre-Talking Heads group The Artistics, the single features early versions of “Psycho Killer” and “Warning Sign,” providing a fascinating glimpse of songs that would eventually become part of the Talking Heads catalog.\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 iconic songs developed before their familiar studio versions, \u003cem\u003eTentative Decisions: Demos \u0026amp; Live\u003c\/em\u003e provides an unusually intimate look at the beginnings of Talking Heads. The combination of raw demos, an early live performance, and the bonus Artistics 7-inch makes this edition particularly appealing for longtime fans and collectors interested in the band’s earliest history.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eAlbum Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003e2026 U.S. archival vinyl collection from Talking Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes one black vinyl LP plus a bonus black 7-inch single\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures eleven Talking Heads demo and live recordings from 1975 and 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes early versions of “Psycho Killer,” “Tentative Decisions,” and “Warning Sign”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eFeatures a live 1976 recording of “Artists Only” from the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eBonus 7-inch features recordings by David Byrne and Chris Frantz’s pre-Talking Heads group The Artistics\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003e7-inch single plays at 45 RPM\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes The Artistics versions of “Psycho Killer” and “Warning Sign”\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eReleased through Rhino Records 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\u003eLP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Psycho Killer (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    A2. Tentative Decisions (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    A3. No Compassion (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    A4. Warning Sign (September 1975 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    A5. I’m Not in Love (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B1. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B2. The Book I Read (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B3. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B4. Love Goes to a Building on Fire (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B5. Happy Day (1976 Demo)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    B6. Artists Only (Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, New York, NY, August 17, 1976)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7-Inch — The Artistics Demos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eC. Psycho Killer\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    D. 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