Talking Heads: 77
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Talking Heads: 77 is the 1977 debut studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, featuring their early art rock and new wave sound and including the song "Psycho Killer."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talking Heads – 77 | 1 |
| Talking Heads – early recordings | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumberLabel | Sire SR 6036 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | More Songs About Buildings and Food NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
Psycho Killer
NERFINISHED
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Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtFeatures | green background with red text ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| debutOfBand | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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avant-pop ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Don’t Worry About the Government
NERFINISHED
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First Week / Last Week... Carefree NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Day NERFINISHED ⓘ New Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ No Compassion NERFINISHED ⓘ Psycho Killer NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulled Up NERFINISHED ⓘ Tentative Decisions NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book I Read NERFINISHED ⓘ Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Is It? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
new wave
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post-punk ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 38 minutes ⓘ |
| nextAlbumReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| notableSong | Psycho Killer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lance Quinn
NERFINISHED
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Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bongiovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-09-16 ⓘ |
| sideOneOpeningTrack | Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideTwoOpeningTrack | No Compassion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
minimalist arrangements
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nervous, angular guitar work ⓘ quirky, intellectual lyrics ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Talking Heads – 77
this entity surface form:
Talking Heads – early recordings