On
September 16, 1977, 45 years ago today, Sire Records released Talking Heads '77, the
semi-eponymous debut album from David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and
Tina Weymouth.
The band is celebrating this career milestone with the launch of its first
official website, Instagram and YouTube channel as well as a new merch line,
focused on Talking
Heads '77 with more merch drops to follow in the coming months
as part of an exclusive merchandise deal with Rhino and WMX.
Starting today, fans have a new way to experience Talking Heads’ music as the
catalog is now available in Dolby Atmos. The Atmos mixes include Talking Heads '77
(1977), More Songs About Buildings
And Food (1978), Fear
of Music (1979), Remain
in Light (1980), Speaking
in Tongues (1983), Stop
Making Sense (1984), Little
Creatures (1985), True
Stories (1986), and Naked
(1988).
HD-upgraded versions of “And She Was,” “Blind,” and “Love For Sale" are
now on the band's official YouTube channel with more HD versions to be
uploaded in the coming months.
Talking
Heads '77 was the beginning of an extraordinary run for the
groundbreaking post-punk quartet, one that culminated in eight studio albums
(all of them certified gold, platinum, or better), plus two revolutionary live
albums including the double-platinum companion to the cinematic masterpiece Stop Making Sense.
Among
their many accolades, Talking Heads joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
2002 and was honored at the GRAMMY Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
