Original 1984 first press with "SP" in matrix denoting a 

Specialty pressing. East embossed on B side center label. Jacket 

VG++ with only minimal signs of shelf wear.  

Record (EX) in great shape and super clean. Test played and sound 

is EX/NM  Includes original inner sleeve with photos & credits. 

Record will be stored in a quality rice paper sleeve for protection. 

Overall an excellent collectible listening copy of this truly essential 

classic. 

Shipped promptly in dedicated LP mailer. 

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Talking Heads ?– Stop Making Sense

Label:

Sire ?– 1-25186, Sire ?– 9 25186-1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Specialty Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

1984

Genre:

Rock, Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk, Indie Rock, New Wave

Tracklist

A1

Psycho Killer

4:20

A2

Swamp

3:50

A3

Slippery People

3:35

A4

Burning Down The House

4:10

A5

Girlfriend Is Better

3:32

B1

Once In A Lifetime

4:34

B2

What A Day That Was

5:08

B3

Life During Wartime

4:52

B4

Take Me To The River

5:36

Companies, etc.

·         Recorded By – Record Plant Mobile Studio

·         Recorded At – Pantages Theater

·         Recorded At – Can-Am Recorders

·         Recorded At – Right Track Recording

·         Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording

·         Mixed At – Soundworks, New York

·         Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York

·         Record Company – Warner Communications

·         Record Company – Sire Records Company

·         Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company

·         Copyright (c) – Talking Heads Films

·         Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company

·         Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

·         Lacquer Cut At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – ?7401

·         Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound

·         Mastered At – Sterling Sound

·         Mastered At – Allied Record Company – B-19701

·         Mastered At – Allied Record Company – B-19702

·         Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

·         Backing Vocals – Ednah Holt, Lynn Mabry

·         Bass – Tina Weymouth

·         Design [Package Designed And Written By] – David Byrne

·         Design [Package Designed And Written With] – Jeff Ayeroff*, Michael Hodgson (2)

·         Drums – Chris Frantz

·         Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Sigma Sound] – Glenn Rosenstein, Linda Randazzo, Nick Del Re*

·         Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Soundworks] – Robin Laine

·         Engineer [Re-recording] – Joel Moss, Mark Wolfson

·         Guitar – Alex Weir, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison

·         Keyboards – Bernie Worrell, Jerry Harrison

·         Lacquer Cut By – TJ*

·         Mastered By [Originally] – Jack Skinner, Ted Jensen

·         Mixed By – E.T. Thorngren*

·         Mixed By [Mixed With] – Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison

·         Percussion – Steve Scales

·         Photography By [Cover Photo] – Adelle Lutz

·         Photography By [Other Photos] – Dave Friedman (2), Hugh Brown (3)

·         Vocals – Alex Weir, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth

Notes

Specialty Records Corporation pressing denoted by "E A S T" embossed on center label B side.

Printed cardstock inner sleeve.

Catalog number on labels: 1-25186
Catalog number on spine, inner sleeve: 9 25186-1

Recorded at the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, December 1983.
Re-recording for film at Can Am and Ocean Way, Los Angeles and Right Track, New York.
Mixed at Soundworks and Sigma Sound, New York.
Originally mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.