Talking Heads

Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums and backing vocals), Tina Weymouth (bass and backing vocals) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals). Other musicians also regularly made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The new wave style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, art rock, avant-garde, pop, funk, world music, and Americana. Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances. Some of their albums were produced by Brian Eno who also collaborated with Byrne. (Read more at Wikipedia)

Links to Peel
Peel was a fan of Talking Heads and quite often aired their music. All of the records by the band have been found on Peel's record collection. During 06 September 1979 he played the last three tracks of their album "Fear of Music" without interruptions. In 1984 Peel was booked to play at the Sunset Leisure Centre. His choice of records was so badly received that he was forced from the stage and had to be escorted from the venue by the police for his own protection. According to Peel, the only record he had played that was in the charts was by Talking Heads.

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Other Shows Played
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 * 07 July 1978: I'm Not In Love (LP - More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire
 * 08 August 1978: The Big Country (LP - More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire
 * 21 August 1978: Stay Hungry (album - More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire K 56531
 * 25 August 1978: Artists Only (Album: More Songs About Buildings And Food) (Sire)
 * 04 October 1978: Air
 * 06 October 1978: Take Me To The River (LP – More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire
 * 21 December 1978: Artists Only (LP – More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire
 * 04 September 1979: Mind (LP – Fear Of Music) Sire
 * 06 September 1979: Animals (LP - Fear of Music) Sire
 * 06 September 1979: Electric Guitar (LP - Fear of Music) Sire
 * 06 September 1979: Drugs (LP - Fear of Music) Sire
 * 16 October 1979: Life During Wartime (single) Sire
 * 22 October 1979: Life During Wartime (single) Sire
 * 13 November 1979: Life During Wartime
 * 17 January 1980: Take Me To The River (album - More Songs About Buildings And Food) Sire K 56531
 * 09 July 1980: Cities (7”) Sire
 * 03 February 1981: Once In A Lifetime (7" ) Sire
 * 04 February 1981: Once In A Lifetime (7") Sire
 * 21 May 1981: Houses In Motion (7”) Sire
 * April/May 1981: Houses In Motion (7") Sire SIR 4050 (Karl's Tape April May 1981)
 * April/May 1983: Cities (Karl's Tape 17 - April May 1983)
 * April/May 1983: Take Me To The River (Karl's Tape 17 - April May 1983)
 * April/May 1983: Don't Worry About The Government (Karl's Tape 17 - April May 1983)
 * 14 June 1983: Making Flippy Floppy (album - Speaking In Tongues)
 * 28 November 1984: Once In A Lifetime (7") Sire
 * 02 January 1986: Love Goes To Building On Fire (7") (Sire) (Peel 026 (BFBS))
 * 12 February 2004: Psycho Killer (7") (Sire)
 * 20 October 2004: The Great Curve (LP - Remain in Light) Sire (Siouxsie Sioux)