Talking Heads: 77: Difference between revisions
Added an early review of the album from the New York Times
SlipperyDude (talk | contribs) (Added an early review of the album from the New York Times) |
|||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
During late September the group began to consider Sire Records again, and asked advice from Danny Fields, the Ramones' manager. Fields praised Sire despite them having the normal flaws of a record label. On November 1 the trio met with Seymour Stein again at Shulman's office, and signed a recording deal with Sire, with an advance allowing the trio to make music their full-time career. | During late September the group began to consider Sire Records again, and asked advice from Danny Fields, the Ramones' manager. Fields praised Sire despite them having the normal flaws of a record label. On November 1 the trio met with Seymour Stein again at Shulman's office, and signed a recording deal with Sire, with an advance allowing the trio to make music their full-time career. | ||
== Critical Reception == | |||
The album received critical acclaim upon its release in 1977. ''The New York Times'' put it as the second best album of 1977.<ref>Rockwell, John. “Here They Are: Ten Best Pop Albums.” ''The Indianapolis News'', 31 Dec. 1977, ghostarchive.org/archive/Y40QH?wr=false. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.</ref> | |||
==Release history== | ==Release history== | ||
The album was released by [[Sire Records]] in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe. | The album was released by [[Sire Records]] in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
| Line 113: | Line 113: | ||
*[[Mick Rock]] – photography | *[[Mick Rock]] – photography | ||
*[[Ed Stasium]] – engineer | *[[Ed Stasium]] – engineer | ||
== References == | |||