We knew cellist and singer/songwriter Arthur Russell from the downtown world.
He left a huge legacy of recordings, which are still filtering out 40 years after his passing.
I think Becketts folks hated it, as they didnt want there to be music in his plays.
An extended version of ‘Talking Heads: 77’ will be reissued on Nov. 8© Mick Rock Estate*
So I had a special attachment to this version.
The acoustic version of Psycho Killer surfaced on an earlier reissue ofTalking Heads: 77from 2006.
Among the unearthed songs are alternate versions of Psycho Killer and Pulled Up, which features a pop twist.
Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition)Track List
Original Album Remastered1.
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town2.
Who Is It?6.
The Book I Read8.
Dont Worry About the Government9.
First Week/Last Week… Carefree10.
Dont Worry About the Government (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^3.
Take Me to the River (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^4.
The Book I Read (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^5.
New Feeling (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^6.
A Clean Break (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^7.
No Compassion (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^8.
(Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^10.
Pulled Up (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^11.
Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^12.
Psycho Killer (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^13.
Stay Hungry (Live at CBGBs, New York, New York, 10/10/77) ^
^ previously unreleased
