Talking Heads - Fear of Music DLX
Released November 13th, 2026 - Pre-Order now!
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A new super deluxe edition of Talking Heads‘ seminal 3rd album Fear of Music is on the way. Due November 13, the set compiles a fresh remaster of the 1979 record, a number of alternate track versions and studio outtakes, and previously unreleased recordings of two concerts. An accompanying Blu-Ray boasts footage from Talking Heads’ appearance on BBC’s music show Old Grey Whistle Test.
The shows featured on Fear of Music (Super Deluxe Edition) both took place in 1979 shortly after the album’s release: the first at Boston’s Berklee Performing Arts Center, and the second at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. In addition to the new material, the physical box set comes with a 60-page photo book with liner notes by Will Hermes, author of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever.
The 3CD/Blu-ray set includes a new remaster of the original album, a trove of rarities, and two complete concerts from the album’s tour recorded at Boston’s Berklee Performance Center (8/24/79) and the Capitol Theatre in New Jersey (11/17/79). Nearly all the performances are previously unreleased except a few that appeared on 1982’s The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
The Blu-ray includes new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound, and high-resolution stereo mixes of the album, along with rare film footage of the band performing two songs in England for the BBC’s popular music show, Old Grey Whistle Test.
Super Deluxe Vinyl Edition
TRACKS
Full Length Vinyl 1
01 I Zimbra (2026 Remaster)
02 Mind (2026 Remaster)
03 Paper (2026 Remaster)
04 Cities (2026 Remaster)
05 Life During Wartime (2026 Remaster)
06 Memories Can't Wait (2026 Remaster)
01 Air (2026 Remaster)
02 Heaven (2026 Remaster)
03 Animals (2026 Remaster)
04 Electric Guitar (2026 Remaster)
05 Drugs (2026 Remaster)
Full Length Vinyl 2
01 Mind (Alternate Version) [2026 Remaster]
02 Life During Wartime (Alternate Version) [2026 Remaster]
03 Dancing for Money (Unfinished Outtake) [2026 Remaster]
04 Cities (Alternate Version) [2026 Remaster]
05 Drugs (Alternate Version) [2026 Remaster]
06 I Zimbra (12" Version) [2026 Remaster]
Full Length Vinyl 3
01 Artists Only (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
02 Stay Hungry (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
03 Cities (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
04 Paper (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
01 Mind (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
02 Heaven (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
03 The Book I Read (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
Full Length Vinyl 4
01 Electric Guitar (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
02 Air (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
03 Warning Sign (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
04 Love Goes to a Building on Fire (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
01 Memories Can't Wait (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
02 Psycho Killer (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
03 Life During Wartime (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
04 Take Me to the River (Live at Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, 8/24/1979)
Full Length Vinyl 5
01 Artists Only (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979) [2026 Remaster]
02 Stay Hungry (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979) [2026 Remaster]
03 Cities (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
04 Paper (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
01 Mind (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
02 Heaven (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
03 Electric Guitar (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
04 Air (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979) [2026 Remaster]
Full Length Vinyl 6
01 Animals (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
02 Love Goes to a Building on Fire (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979) [2026 Remaster]
03 Found a Job (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
01 Memories Can't Wait (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979) [2026 Remaster]
02 Psycho Killer (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)
03 Life During Wartime (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 11/17/1979)