Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
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Sire – 9 25186-1 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Stage & Screen |
Style: |
Art Rock |
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 © – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Talking Heads Films
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Mastered 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 – Lynn Mabry
- Bass – Tina Weymouth
- Design [Package Designed And Written By] – David Byrne
- Design [Package Designed And Written With] – Michael Hodgson (2)
- Drums – Chris Frantz
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Sigma Sound] – Nick Del Re*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer At Soundworks] – Robin Laine
- Engineer [Re-recording] – Mark Wolfson
- Guitar – Jerry Harrison
- Keyboards – Jerry Harrison
- Lacquer Cut By – TJ*
- Mastered By [Originally] – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – E.T. Thorngren*
- Mixed By [Mixed With] – Jerry Harrison
- Percussion – Steve Scales
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Adelle Lutz
- Photography By [Other Photos] – Hugh Brown (3)
- Producer – Talking Heads
- Vocals – Tina Weymouth
Notes
Specialty Records Corporation pressing denoted by "E A S T" embossed on center label B side and "SP" etched in runouts. Remainder of runouts etched, Sterling and Allied "ɑ" logos stamped.
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.
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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25186-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075992518611
- Barcode (Scanned EAN-13): 0075992518611
- Rights Society (A1 to B3): ASCAP
- Rights Society (B1, B4): BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Embossed label B side): E A S T
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): TJ 0-25M1-1 SH-SP 1 25186 A SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19701-SH1 SLM△7401 1-4 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): TJ 0-15M1-1 SH-SP 1 25186 B SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702-SH1 SLM△7401-X 1-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): TJ 1-25186-A-SH1 1 25186 A SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19701-SH1 SLM△7401 1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): TJ 1-25186-B / 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶ B SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702-SH1 SLM△7401-X 1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): TJ 0-1 1 25186-A SH4 SH-SP SLM △7401 1-1 SP STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): SH-SP 1 25186-B SH 3 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702-SH3 SLM 1-1 -1 △7401-X
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): TJ 1-25186-A 1 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶ A SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19701-SH1 SLM△7401 1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): TJ 1-25186-B 1 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶ B SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702-SH1 SLM△7401-X 1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): TJ 0-2 1 25186 A SH4 H-SP SLM △7401 ̶1̶-̶2̶ 0-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): TJ △7401-X SHSP 1 25186 B SH3 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702-SH3 SLM 1-3SM1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): TJ 1-25186-A-SH5 SH SP 1 25186 A SH5 SLM △7401 1-3 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B19701 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): TJ 1-25186-B SH2 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶B △7401-X 1-1 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶B SH2̶ [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702 SLM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): TJ 0-2 1 25186 A SH4 SH-SP SLM △7401 ̶1̶-̶2̶ 0-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): TJ 2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶ B △7401-X ̶1̶-̶2̶ SH-SP-1 25186 B SH2 SP [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702 SLM SP 0-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): TJ 0-2 1 25186 A SH4 SH-SP SLM △7401 1̶-̶2̶ 0-2 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): TJ 1-2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶-B △7401-X 1̶-̶2̶ SH-SP-1 25186 B-SH2 SP [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702 SLM 2̶-̶1̶ SP 0-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): 1-25186-A-SH1 1 25186 A SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19701-SH1 SLM△7401 1-1 STERLING TJ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): 1-25186-B SH2 1̶-̶2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶-B △7401-X 1-1 SH1 B-19702-SH1 SLM 1-1 1̶-̶2̶5̶1̶2̶1̶-B ̶S̶H̶2̶ [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702 SLM STERLING TJ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): 0-1 SH-SP 1-25186-A-SH1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19701-SH1 SP SLM△7401 1-2 STERLING TJ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): 1̶-̶1̶2̶5̶1̶B̶ SH-SP1 [Allied "ɑ" logo] B-19702 SLM 1̶-̶1̶ SP 0-1 STERLING TJ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): TJ SHSP 1 25186 A SH5 SLM △7401 1-15M 1-1 STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): SP 1̶-̶2̶ 0-2 △7401-X SH-SP 1 25186 B SH3 ① B-19702-SH3 STERLING
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Stop Making Sense (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI | TAH 1, EJ 2402431 | UK | 1984 | ||
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Stop Making Sense (LP, Album, Limited Edition) | Sire | 9 25121-1E, 1-25121 | US | 1984 | ||
| Stop Making Sense (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI | 1C 064-24 0243 1, 064 24 0243 1, 24 0243 1 | Europe | 1984 | |||
| Stop Making Sense (LP, Album) | EMI | EMC.240243, EMC-240243 | Australia | 1984 | |||
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Stop Making Sense (LP, Album, Stereo) | EMI | EMC 235 | New Zealand | 1984 |
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Be careful - I ordered this from two different sellers and both turned out to be scammers. Thankfully Paypal refunded me.
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Edited 3 months agoAgree with others, pressing on this album is absolutely fantastic! Wow! Cant get enough play time on this record. It's no wonder this is such a sought-after album for most! If you can find it, grab it no matter the cost. Once you drop the needle down on " Psycho Killer " you'll see what I mean. -
The music is excellent and unique. The pressing is the best live recording I have heard. The instruments are present and palpable. It makes the music more infectious. The sound quality is better than most recordings that are called audiophile quality especially the recent pressings. If you like the music you will want this record.
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I would pay a pretty penny to get the entire concert on a double (triple?) LP & I am sure I am not the only one. 40th anniversary coming up...just saying. -
In 2021 the film "Stop Making Sense" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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For a long time I was of the opinion that "live" albums were not really worth purchasing as the sound quality wasn't nearly as good as studio albums. Then I picked this one up on the cheap, 30+ years ago, and was blown away by how good it sounds. It completely opened my eyes, or ears rather, to what a live recording could potentially be when done right and this one most certainly is. If it hadn't been for this album I might have limited my music collection to studio recordings only and I would have missed out on some amazing stuff. -
I debated on if I actually needed this in my collection, as I already own the blu-ray of the show and the studio albums these songs come from. I knew this from watching the show, but it has a wholly unique feel from their studio recordings. It's such a blast, with the funk turned to the max. This pressing sounds phenomenal on top of it.
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How does this sound so good! I am an analog purest but this one and Dire Straits' "Brothers In Arms" make me question my orthodoxy. This was recorded when digital was in its infancy. And the 1s and 0s were then pressed on vinyl. Still somehow, it produced some serious magic.
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