Speaking Heads have gathered a few of their early rarities on a brand new compilation album for Report Retailer Day’s 2025 Black Friday occasion. Tentative Selections options demos of songs that will later seem on the band’s first two albums—1777’s Speaking Heads: 77 and 1978’s Extra Songs About Buildings and Meals—alongside a reside recording of “Artists Solely” from the Decrease Manhattan Ocean Membership and variations of “Psycho Killer” and “Warning Signal” credited to David Byrne and Chris Frantz’s first band, the Artistics. The LP will completely be obtainable at taking part report shops starting this Friday, November 28.
To have fun their fiftieth anniversary as a band earlier this yr, Speaking Heads shared a brand new music video for “Psycho Killer” directed by Mike Mills and starring Saoirse Ronan. In addition they reissued Speaking Heads: 77 in 2024.
Tentative Selections: Demos & Reside:
01 Psycho Killer (September 1975 Demo)
02 Tentative Selections (September 1975 Demo)
03 No Compassion (September 1975 Demo)
04 Warning Signal (September 1975 Demo)
05 I’m Not in Love (September 1975 Demo)
06 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (1976 Demo)
07 The Ebook I Learn (1976 Demo)
08 I Want You Wouldn’t Say That (1976 Demo)
09 Love Goes to a Constructing on Hearth (1976 Demo)
10 Comfortable Day (1976 Demo)
11 Artists Solely (Reside on the Ocean Membership, New York, NY, August 17, 1976)
12 Psycho Killer (The Artistics)
13 Warning Signal (The Artistics)
