and LP similar to Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense, but the vinyl is easier, and the color of the label is lighter. Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): 0-25MI-I SH-SP 1-25121 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19701-SH1 SLM ∆7401 STERLING

Few gigs have captured the imagination of music lovers as much as Stop Making Sense. Almost forty years on, and it’s still considered the greatest musical performance ever captured, witnessed in its enduring legacy, Jonathan Demme’s subsequent fame found in Philadelphia and The Silence of the Lambs, a renewed interest following its incoming theatrical run, and its persisting parodies. One such spoof we collectively love at Norman is the ‘Final Transmission’ episode of Documentary Now!, where American comic Fred Armisen leads the final concert from new wave group Test Pattern. Featuring original songs written in the style of the Talking Heads, a segue parodying Tom Waits’ Big Time, and interview clips made up of spiels from inflated egos, it’s made with such sharp attention to detail that it’s clear it comes from a place of adoration, not of lampooning. Talking Heads’ full Stop Making Sense concert is getting its first-ever full vinyl release on August 18 by Rhino.

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Byrne's annotation mentions that he found it odd that "...for many people, this album was their introduction to Talking Heads". Byrne credits the film and the "improved mixes and sound quality" for helping popularize the band with this new, larger audience. Byrne writes, "This show, this collection of songs, was a kind of history of the band up until that point." Of course, by that time, long time fans knew all of the songs and albums, especially the groundbreaking Brian Eno produced ones. And here they got to hear the familiar songs in highly energized versions. Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): SH-SP 1 25121 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19701- SH1 SP SLM∆ 7401 1̶-̶2̶ STERLING TJ 0-1

Cutting the bits and pieces of the film, the introduction from Byrne and the tape he wants to play, Stop Making Sense dives straight into an acoustic masterclass. Psycho Killer never sounded so romanticised. Bar the usual praise for Talking Heads’ finest hour, the mix for this anniversary record is truly worth the listen. It sounds deeper, bulkier and the quality differences are immediately noticeable. Reminiscent of the ill-forgotten CD version of the original performance, which cut and shoved bits and pieces of other songs, Stop Making Sense is finally, definitively collected. It was already for the visual medium but this feels like the first time the album has truly come together. Even as the ‘Heads themselves say in interviews, the familial feel of a band piecing themselves to completion on stage, it shows up just as strongly on the record. Because the original album had a very muddy sound. This CD blows away the previous version and even the sound on the DVD. A record as essential as the first five Talking Heads LPs, Stop Making Sense remains the perfect live album. Same as it ever was. The double-album release comes with a reproduction of the original booklet from the 1984 pressing, with additional notes from Talking Heads’ David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison and never-seen-before photos. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): SH-SP 1 25121 B SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19702-SH1 SLM ∆7401-X + SP. STERLING TJ 0-1Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): SH-SP 1 25121 B SH 3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19702-SH3 SLM 1̶-̶1̶ 0-1 STERLING TJ ∆7401-X Also includes original booklet with additional liner notes written by Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): SH-SP 1 25121 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19701- SH1 SLM∆ 7401 1̶-̶2̶ STERLING TJ 0-1 T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “ Talking Heads joined forces with director Jonathan Demme for the groundbreaking concert film Stop Making Sense. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the concerts filmed for Stop Making Sense, a newly restored 4K version of the film will return to theaters for a global theatrical run with A24.