Talking Heads will release a new rarities compilation, Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live, on Record Store Day Black Friday, November 24th. Teh collection features previously unreleased demos from 1975 and 1976, alongside a live recording from August 17, 1976, at the Ocean Club in New York City.
This release offers fans a rare glimpse into the formative years of the iconic new wave band, showcasing early versions of songs that would become staples of their catalog. Tentative Decisions arrives alongside renewed interest in the band, fueled by the recent theatrical and streaming release of the restored concert film Stop Making Sense. The compilation includes demos of “Psycho Killer,” ”Tentative Decisions,” “Warning Sign,” and “Love Goes to a Building on Fire,” among others, plus live versions of “Artists Only,” “psycho Killer” (performed by The Artistics), and “Warning Sign” (also by The Artistics).
The tracklist is as follows:
- “Psycho Killer” (September 1975 Demo)
- “Tentative Decisions” (September 1975 Demo)
- “No Compassion” (September 1975 Demo)
- “Warning Sign” (September 1975 Demo)
- “I’m Not in Love” (September 1975 Demo)
- “Thank You for Sending Me an angel” (1976 Demo)
- “The Book I read” (1976 Demo)
- “I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That” (1976 Demo)
- “Love Goes to a Building on Fire” (1976 Demo)
- “Happy Day” (1976 Demo)
- “Artists Only” (Live at the Ocean Club,New York,NY,August 17,1976)
- “Psycho Killer” (The Artistics)
- “Warning Sign” (The Artistics)
