Talking Heads Announce Release of ‘77 WCOZ Performance
Talking Heads are throwing their weight behind Record Store Day 2024 with the release of a new live album that captures their famed 1977 performance for the Massachusetts radio station WCOZ.
Titled LIVE AT WCOZ 77, the LP features the band’s 14-song live set from the November 1977 recording session. Previously, part of the show was released on their 1983 live album, The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, but this will mark the first time the performance will be available in its entirety.
LIVE AT WCOZ 77 boasts a tracklist featuring live versions of songs from Talking Heads’ debut album, Talking Heads ‘77, as well as from their then-unreleased second record, More Songs About Buildings and Food, including “Take Me to the River,” “The Good Thing,” and more. The record will arrive in a limited-edition run of 13,300 double albums, all sold exclusively at independent music retailers on April 20th, 2024. Check out the list of participating vendors.
The original broadcast was recorded and mixed by Ed Stasium, and audiophiles will take pleasure in knowing that the new release was sourced from the original two-track tapes, and is cut at 45 RPm to “optimize audio fidelity.”
Talking Heads reunited last year for a discussion around the 40th anniversary of their seminal concert film, Stop Making Sense. To further celebrate the occasion, A24 has brought the film back to theaters nationwide and will be releasing the tribute album Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, featuring Lorde, The National, Miley Cyrus, and many more. The lead single — a cover of “Burning Down the House” by Paramore — arrived last month.
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LIVE AT WCOZ 77 Tracklist:
LP One
Side One
01. Love Goes to a Building on Fire
02. Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
03. Don’t Worry About the Government
04. Take Me to the River
Side Two
01. The Book I Read
02. New Feeling
03. A Clean Break (Let’s Work)
LP Two
Side One
01. The Big Country
02. The Good Thing
03. Stay Hungry
Side Two
01. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
02. Who Is It?
03. Psycho Killer
04. Pulled Up
