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 might 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 dwell 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 solely be out there at taking part file shops starting this Friday, November 28.
To rejoice their fiftieth anniversary as a band earlier this 12 months, Speaking Heads shared a brand new music video for “Psycho Killer” directed by Mike Mills and starring Saoirse Ronan. Additionally they reissued Speaking Heads: 77 in 2024.
Tentative Selections: Demos & Dwell:
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 E-book I Learn (1976 Demo)
08 I Want You Wouldn’t Say That (1976 Demo)
09 Love Goes to a Constructing on Fireplace (1976 Demo)
10 Joyful Day (1976 Demo)
11 Artists Solely (Dwell on the Ocean Membership, New York, NY, August 17, 1976)
12 Psycho Killer (The Artistics)
13 Warning Signal (The Artistics)
