Talking Heads are going to release an expanded reissue of 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'
Talking Heads' landmark 1978 album gets 50th anniversary treatment with multi-format reissue featuring unreleased tracks and live recordings.
Talking Heads are set to mark their 50th anniversary with an expansive reissue of their 1978 album 'More Songs About Buildings and Food', arriving on 25th July.
The band's second studio album, which marked their first collaboration with producer Brian Eno, will be released in multiple formats, including a 3CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition featuring the remastered album, unreleased alternate versions, and live recordings.
The Super Deluxe Edition includes 11 rarities, with four previously unreleased alternate versions of album tracks. The set also features a complete recording of the band's August 1978 performance at New York's Entermedia Theatre, alongside concert footage from both the Entermedia show and a performance at the University of California's Sproul Plaza.
Jerry Harrison reflects on the band's initial meeting with Eno in London: "When we went over to his flat, there was the immediacy of recognizing in his library books [and records] from our own collections. There was both mutual respect and a sense of shared sensibilities—all harbingers of a comfortable and successful collaboration."
David Byrne explains the recording process: "To our great relief, [Eno] realized we were a tight live band at this point, so it made sense to record us all playing together in the studio. We weren't all that comfortable in a recording studio, so this arrangement made us comfortable and put us at ease."
The album's distinctive Polaroid mosaic cover came together in New York. "David took the pictures of Chris, Jerry, and me, while I took the pictures of David," Tina Weymouth recalls. "We used a close-up attachment and a red cloth for the backdrop. It was shot on the roof above Chris's and my Long Island City loft. I still have that camera!"
MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)
3CD/1BR Track Listing
CD One: Original Album (2025 Remaster)
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel”
“With Our Love”
“The Good Thing”
“Warning Sign”
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls”
“Found A Job”
“Artists Only”
“I’m Not In Love”
“Stay Hungry”
“Take Me To The River”
“The Big Country”
CD Two: Rarities
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” (Alternate Version)
“With Our Love” (Alternate Version) *
“Found A Job” (Alternate Version) *
“The Good Thing” (Alternate Version) *
“Warning Sign” (Alternate Version)
“Electricity” (Instrumental)
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” (Alternate Version) *
“I’m Not In Love” (Alternate Version)
“Artists Only” (Alternate Version)
“The Big Country” (Alternate Version)
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” (“Country Angel” Version)
CD Three: Live At Entermedia Theater, New York, NY (August 10, 1978)
“No Compassion” *
“Warning Sign” *
“The Book I Read” *
“Stay Hungry” *
“Artists Only” *
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” *
“Uh-Oh, Loves Comes To Town” *
“With Our Love” *
“Love Goes To A Building On Fire” *
“Don’t Worry About The Government” *
“The Good Thing” *
“Electricity”*
“The Big Country” *
“New Feeling” *
“Pulled Up” *
“Psycho Killer” *
“Take Me To The River” *
“Found A Job” *
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” *
Blu-Ray
Audio: Hi-Res Stereo, 5.1 & Atmos Mix of original album (2025 Remaster)
Video: Concert Footage
Live at Entermedia Theater, 1978
“Uh-Oh, Loves Comes To Town” *
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” *
“The Good Thing” *
“Take Me To The River” *
“Found A Job” *
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” *
Live At Sproul Plaza (Berkeley), 1978
“The Big Country” *
“Warning Sign” *
“The Book I Read” *
“Stay Hungry” *
“Artists Only” *
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” *
“The Good Thing” *
“Uh-Oh, Loves Comes To Town” *
“Psycho Killer” *
“I’m Not In Love” *
“Pulled Up” *
MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)
4LP Track Listing
LP One: Original Album (2025 Remaster)
Side One
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel”
“With Our Love”
“The Good Thing”
“Warning Sign”
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls”
“Found A Job”
Side Two
“Artists Only”
“I’m Not In Love”
“Stay Hungry”
“Take Me To The River”
“The Big Country”
LP Two: Rarities
Side One
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” (Alternate Version)
“With Our Love” (Alternate Version) *
“Found A Job” (Alternate Version) *
“The Good Thing” (Alternate Version) *
“Warning Sign” (Alternate Version)
“Electricity” (Instrumental)
Side Two
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” (Alternate Version) *
“I’m Not In Love” (Alternate Version)
“Artists Only” (Alternate Version)
“The Big Country” (Alternate Version)
“Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” (“Country Angel” Version)
LP Three: Live At Entermedia Theater, New York, NY (August 10, 1978)
Side One
“No Compassion” *
“Warning Sign” *
“The Book I Read” *
“Stay Hungry” *
“Artists Only” *
Side Two
“The Girls Want To Be With The Girls” *
“Uh-Oh, Loves Comes To Town” *
“With Our Love” *
“Love Goes To A Building On Fire” *
“Don’t Worry About The Government” *
“The Good Thing” *
LP Four
Side One
“Electricity”*
“The Big Country” *
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