Talking Heads: 77

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studio album
First released:
Sep 16 1977

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TALKING HEADS: 77 is the debut album by Talking Heads. It peaked at #97 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and the single "Psycho Killer" made #92. In 2003, the album was ranked number 290 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #5 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'.

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Catalog number:
6036
Release dates:
  • Oct 25 1990

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New Wave, Post-punk, Rock, Art Rock, Indie, Proto Punk. Vote on Genres

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5 stars One Of The Best Debut Albums Ever
Soon after emerging from the punk/alternative/new wave CBGB's Club scene in 1976, the Talking Heads released their amazingly authentic debut, "Talking Heads '77." This exhilirating, inspiring debut album features the band at their most attentive, crafting every detail to the fullest. Foreshadows every direction the band's music will take, while capturing the sophistication (there's that word again) of their unique music. Although "77" was relatively disappointing on the charts and in commercial …
Written by Bud
3 stars one psycho killer of a tune plus filler
Maybe it's looking back but "Psycho Killer" was such a powerful song on this album that the rest pale in comparison. It's a good album just not as consistent as Buildings or Fear Of Music which followed.

Of those three this is the one I play the least now. I would rate only "Who Is It?" and "Pulled Up" as worthy of the Heads' lofty standards. The rest are just so-so but still far more listenable than most music now so don't let my slightly negative review put you off.

I'm just saying, take it …
Written by Brian Maitland

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Talking Heads: 77 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: R2 74722
release dates: Oct 4 2005 in United States
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Talking Heads: 77 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Sire/WB
catalog number: 6036
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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Talking Heads: 77 Deluxe Edition
record label: Rhino/Wea UK
release dates: Jan 13 2008
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