Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live

~ Release by Talking Heads (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
CD3 tracks 1 to 10: Live At Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, October 9, 1976
CD3 tracks 11 to 17: Live At The Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse, NY, January 26, 1977

Packaged in an 8 panel digisleeve, with 28 page booklet

℗ & © 2026 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company.

Made in U.S.A. on the back cover.
Made in Germany on the Discs.

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): [Warner W Logo] 58661522/0603497809523-1 21
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 0727
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): [Warner W Logo] 58661528/0603497809523-2 21
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 076Y
Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): [Warner W Logo] 58661546/0603497809523-3 21
Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI 0727

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-08 09:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Artists Only (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Artists Only (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist:
Wayne Zieve
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:27
21, 2, 3 Red Light (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live cover recording of:
1, 2, 3 Red Light (on 1976-10-09)
writer:
Bobbi Trimachi and Sal Trimachi
publisher:
Kaskat Music Inc.
2:03
3Happy Day (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Happy Day (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
3:45
4Don’t Worry About the Government (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Don’t Worry About the Government (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
3:19
5Psycho Killer (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
5:16
6Love Goes to a Building on Fire (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Love → Building on Fire (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:55
7Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
2:50
8With Our Love (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
With Our Love (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:14
9Pablo Picasso (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live cover recording of:
Pablo Picasso (on 1976-10-09)
writer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Jonathan Richman
3:06
10I’m Not in Love (live at Max’s Kansas City, New York, NY, 10/9/76)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Max’s Kansas City in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-10-09)
live recording of:
I’m Not in Love (on 1976-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:57
11No Compassion (live at the Jabberwocky club, Syracuse, NY, 1/26/77)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Jabberwocky in Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1977-01-26)
live recording of:
No Compassion (on 1977-01-26)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
5:41
12New Feeling (live at the Jabberwocky club, Syracuse, NY, 1/26/77)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Jabberwocky in Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1977-01-26)
live recording of:
New Feeling (on 1977-01-26)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
3:45
13Psycho Killer (live at the Jabberwocky club, Syracuse, NY, 1/26/77)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Jabberwocky in Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1977-01-26)
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (on 1977-01-26)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
4:52
14A Clean Break (Let’s Work) [live at the Jabberwocky club, Syracuse, NY, 1/26/77]
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Jabberwocky in Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1977-01-26)
live recording of:
A Clean Break (Let’s Work) (A Clean Break) (on 1977-01-26)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:15
15Sugar on My Tongue (live at the Jabberwocky club, Syracuse, NY, 1/26/77)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Jabberwocky in Syracuse, New York, United States (on 1977-01-26)
live recording of:
Sugar on My Tongue (on 1977-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:09
16I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That (live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean club, New York, NY, 8/17/76)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Lower Manhattan Ocean Club in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-08-17)
live recording of:
I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That (on 1976-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:15
17Take Me to the River (live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean club, New York, NY, 8/17/76)
recording engineer:
J.R. Rost (photographer, graphic designer and recording engineer)
bass:
Tina Weymouth
percussion:
Chris Frantz
recorded at:
Lower Manhattan Ocean Club in New York, New York, United States (on 1976-08-17)
live cover recording of:
Take Me to the River (on 1976-08-17)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
3:39

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Rory Wilson
photography:Kathy Landman (photographer; performs with Talking Heads) (task: the kitchen)
Linda D. Robbins (photographer; performs with Talking Heads) (task: rooftop)
miscellaneous support:Allison Boron (featured by The Lost Children of Babylon) (task: project manager / project assistance)
Andrew Campbell (packaging manager, associated with Rhino Records and related companies) (task: product manager / packing manager)
Kent Lui (project manager; performs with Talking Heads) (task: project manager / project assistance)
Mark Pinkus (task: project manager / project assistance)
Steve Rosenthal (task: restoration / sound restoration)
Jeremy Sponder (product manager) (task: product manager)
Sam Stone (project assistant at Rhino Records) (task: project manager / project assistance)
Steve Woolard (task: project manager / project assistance)
producer:Jason Jones (senior director of A&R at Rhino) (task: produced for release)
editor:Sheryl Farber
mastering:Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
artwork:Amelia Halverson (credited for project assistance and photo editing) (task: photo editor / image editor)
transferrer:Steve Rosenthal
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and marketed by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
manufactured for:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
mastered at:Sterling Sound Edgewater, NJ (New Jersey studio, operational since Apr 2018) in Edgewater, New Jersey, United States
engineered at:The Magic Shop in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
glass mastered at:Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/36691444 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Susanne Savage (task: A&R administration)
associated singles/EPs:Psycho Killer (September 1975 demo)
includes:CBS Demos 1975
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/4050016 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004761623 [info]