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."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talking Heads – 77 | 1 |
| Talking Heads – early recordings | 1 |
| Talking Heads: 77 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talking Heads: 77 Context triple: [Talking Heads, notableWork, Talking Heads: 77]
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A.
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an influential American new wave band formed in the 1970s, known for their art-rock sensibilities, innovative music videos, and the distinctive vocals and songwriting of frontman David Byrne.
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B.
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense is a landmark 1984 concert film featuring Talking Heads, celebrated for its innovative staging, dynamic performance style, and influential role in music cinema.
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C.
Remain in Light
Remain in Light is a critically acclaimed 1980 album by Talking Heads, noted for its innovative fusion of rock, funk, and African polyrhythms and its pioneering use of studio experimentation.
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D.
A Band Apart
A Band Apart was a film production company co-founded by director Quentin Tarantino, known for producing several of his influential movies in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American new wave band known for their quirky style and hits like "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talking Heads: 77 Target entity description: 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."
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A.
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an influential American new wave band formed in the 1970s, known for their art-rock sensibilities, innovative music videos, and the distinctive vocals and songwriting of frontman David Byrne.
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B.
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense is a landmark 1984 concert film featuring Talking Heads, celebrated for its innovative staging, dynamic performance style, and influential role in music cinema.
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C.
Remain in Light
Remain in Light is a critically acclaimed 1980 album by Talking Heads, noted for its innovative fusion of rock, funk, and African polyrhythms and its pioneering use of studio experimentation.
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D.
A Band Apart
A Band Apart was a film production company co-founded by director Quentin Tarantino, known for producing several of his influential movies in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American new wave band known for their quirky style and hits like "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumberLabel | Sire SR 6036 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | More Songs About Buildings and Food NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
Psycho Killer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | green background with red text ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| debutOfBand | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
avant-pop ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Don’t Worry About the Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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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Input
Subject: Talking Heads: 77 Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Talking Heads – early recordings
this entity surface form:
Talking Heads – 77