Talking Heads - Tentative Decisions: 1974-1976

Featuring a collection of demos and live recordings, this release documents the raw, stripped-back beginnings of songs and ideas that would later define the band’s influential catalogue. With performances from core members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, the recordings highlight their minimalist approach, angular rhythms and art-school sensibility before their breakthrough success.

These early sessions and live cuts showcase the band’s creative experimentation, blending punk energy with emerging elements of funk, new wave and art rock. The result is an intimate and historically significant snapshot of Talking Heads at the very start of their journey.

Presented on vinyl LP with an additional 7", Tentative Decisions is a must-have archival release for fans and collectors, offering a unique window into the origins of one of the most innovative bands of the late 20th century.

LP1
SIDE A
1. Psycho Killer (September 1975 Demo)
2. Tentative Decisions (September 1975 Demo)
3. No Compassion (September 1975 Demo)
4. Warning Sign (September 1975 Demo)
5. I'm Not In Love (1976 Demo)

SIDE B
1. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel (1976 Demo)
2. The Book I Read (1976 Demo)
3. I Wish You Wouldn't Say That (1976 Demo)
4. Love → Building On A Fire (1976 Demo)
5. Happy Day (1976 Demo)
6. Artists Only (Live At The Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, New York, NY, August 17, 1976)

7": The Artistics Demos
SIDE C
1. Psycho Killer

SIDE D
1. Warning Sign