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== Talking Heads: 77 (1977) == | == Talking Heads: 77 (1977) == | ||
The recording sessions for the album that would become "Talking Heads: 77" took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. One of the first tracks the group record was "New Feeling" and the single, "Love → Building on Fire". While Jerry Harrison had joined the group in March of that year, he was not present at these sessions, as he had not yet been informed that the group had received a record deal from [[Sire Records]]. These sessions were produced by Tony Bongiovi and Tom Erdelyi. After hearing of the recording session, Harrison was eager to join, and in January 1977, the trio of Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth went to Harrison's apartment in Ipswich to teach him their songs and play a few shows in the area. | The recording sessions for the album that would become "Talking Heads: 77" took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. One of the first tracks the group record was "New Feeling" and the single, "Love → Building on Fire". While Jerry Harrison had joined the group in March of that year, he was not present at these sessions, as he had not yet been informed that the group had received a record deal from [[Sire Records]]. These sessions were produced by Tony Bongiovi and Tom Erdelyi. After hearing of the recording session, Harrison was eager to join, and in January 1977, the trio of Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth went to Harrison's apartment in Ipswich to teach him their songs and play a few shows in the area. At the time Weymouth said that Harrison was added to "make us sound more like a band and take some of the pressure off of David."<ref>Aron, Michael. “Talking Heads: Some Serious Fun.” ''Traverse City Record-Eagle'', 21 Oct. 1977, web.archive.org/web/20250310194456/newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/traverse-city-record-eagle-talking-heads/167677341/.</ref> | ||
The first song to have vocals recorded was "Psycho Killer". Allegedly, during recording of this track, Bongiovi went into the studio kitchen and gave Byrne a knife, telling him to get into character when singing. Byrne simply responded with "No, that's not going to work" and the band took a break. During the break Byrne confessed that he felt uncomfortable singing with Bongiovi watching, and asked Stasium to remove him. Stasium suggested evasion, recording when Bongiovi was not around, before he arrived, or after he left. Bongiovi allegedly never noticed they were doing this, being more concerned with the building of Power Station Studios. | The first song to have vocals recorded was "Psycho Killer". Allegedly, during recording of this track, Bongiovi went into the studio kitchen and gave Byrne a knife, telling him to get into character when singing. Byrne simply responded with "No, that's not going to work" and the band took a break. During the break Byrne confessed that he felt uncomfortable singing with Bongiovi watching, and asked Stasium to remove him. Stasium suggested evasion, recording when Bongiovi was not around, before he arrived, or after he left. Bongiovi allegedly never noticed they were doing this, being more concerned with the building of Power Station Studios. | ||
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The album would eventually be released in September 1977 through Sire Records. This was very good timing because just before the albums release, Sire had been picked up by Warner Brothers Records for distribution which would lead to a much wider audience hearing the band's music.<ref>Mieses, Stan. “Sounds.” ''Redlands Daily Facts'', 5 Sept. 1977, web.archive.org/web/20250310193053/newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/redlands-daily-facts/86907746/. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.</ref> | The album would eventually be released in September 1977 through Sire Records. This was very good timing because just before the albums release, Sire had been picked up by Warner Brothers Records for distribution which would lead to a much wider audience hearing the band's music.<ref>Mieses, Stan. “Sounds.” ''Redlands Daily Facts'', 5 Sept. 1977, web.archive.org/web/20250310193053/newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/redlands-daily-facts/86907746/. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.</ref> | ||
The band would go on to [[1977 European Tour|tour through Europe in 1977]] alongside fellow Sire Records band, the [[Ramones]]. | |||
In interviews during this time, the band was asked what it throughout about Punk Rock and New Wave, and how their own sound fit into these genres and identities. While they often played with punk groups like the Ramones or Television, the band found much more success with critics | |||
== More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) == | == More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) == | ||