Choosing former Roxy Music member and David Bowie collaborator Brian Eno to produce them, Talking Heads expanded their sound greatly for their second album released in 1978.
More Songs About Buildings And Food stands amongst the Talking Heads' best work.
The influence of producer Brian Eno stands out as he helped propel the band forwards into increasingly innovative territory.
The entire album, even the minor hit, an Eno-treated cover version of Al Green's "Take Me To The River," sounds amazingly fresh some thirty-six years later.
This Super Deluxe Edition available on 3CD plus BluRay, 4LP, and 2LP, expands upon the original album with a bonus album featuring rare and previously unreleased studio outtakes as well as a previously unreleased in full complete show from the More Songs… tour recorded in October 1978 at Entermedia Theatre in New York City.
The CD format includes a blu-ray disc featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Hi-Res Stereo Mixes as well as two previously unreleased in full live performances captured on video back in 1978.
Talking Heads’ groundbreaking second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, is released as a 3CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition.
The collection captures a pivotal moment in their evolution and marks the first of three albums produced with Brian Eno.
The 3CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition features the remastered album alongside 11 rarities, including four previously unreleased alternate versions of album tracks.
The set also includes a live recording of the band’s August 1978 show at New York’s Entermedia Theatre. Footage from that show and another at Sproul Plaza at the University of California, Berkeley, both appear on the Blu-ray.
Additionally, there are Dolby ATMOS and 5.1 surround sound mixes by E.T. Thorngren and group member Jerry Harrison, plus a high-resolution stereo version of the album.
A 60-page hardcover book rounds out the package, with previously unseen photos and new liner notes with recollections from Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Harrison.
Tracklisting
Original Album Remastered
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME AN ANGEL (2025 REMASTER)
WITH OUR LOVE (2025 REMASTER)
THE GOOD THING (2025 REMASTER)
WARNING SIGN (2025 REMASTER)
THE GIRLS WANT TO BE WITH THE GIRLS (2025 REMASTER)
FOUND A JOB (2025 REMASTER)
ARTISTS ONLY ((2025 REMASTER)
I’M NOT IN LOVE (2025 REMASTER)
STAY HUNGRY (2025 REMASTER)
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER (2025 REMASTER)
THE BIG COUNTRY (2025 REMASTER)
Rarities
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME AN ANGEL (ALTERNATE VERSION) (2025 REMASTER)
WITH OUR LOVE (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
FOUND A JOB (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
THE GOOD THING (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
WARNING SIGN (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]
ELECTRICITY (INSTRUMENTAL) [2025 REMASTER]
THE GIRLS WANT TO BE WITH THE GIRLS (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
I’M NOT IN LOVE (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]
ARTISTS ONLY (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]
THE BIG COUNTRY (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME AN ANGEL (“COUNTRY ANGEL” VERSION) (2025 REMASTER)
Live
NO COMPASSION (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
WARNING SIGN (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
THE BOOK I READ (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
STAY HUNGRY (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
ARTISTS ONLY (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
THE GIRLS WANT TO BE WITH THE GIRLS (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025
REMASTER]*
UH-OH, LOVES COMES TO TOWN (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025
REMASTER]*
WITH OUR LOVE (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
LOVE GOES TO A BUILDING ON FIRE (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025
REMASTER]*
DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978)
[2025 REMASTER]*
THE GOOD THING (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
ELECTRICITY (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
THE BIG COUNTRY (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
NEW FEELING (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
PULLED UP (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
PSYCHO KILLER (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
FOUND A JOB (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978) [2025 REMASTER]*
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME AN ANGEL (LIVE AT ENTERMEDIA THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 10, 1978)
[2025 REMASTER]*
Blu-Ray
Original album: Dolby Atmos Mix, 5.1 Mix, Hi-Res Stereo
Video: Live at Entermedia Theater, 1978 (25 Minute Promotional Film)+
Video: Live at Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, CA, September 18th, 1978 (47 Minute Single-Camera Video)+
*Previously Unreleased
+ Previously Unreleased in Full
