This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around: Talking Heads’ Expanded ‘Stop Making Sense’ Comes to CD/Blu-ray with Atmos Mix

For good reason, the Talking Heads have gotten a lot of mileage out of their triumphant restoration of the live concert film Stop Making Sense. Brilliantly remastered and reissued in theaters last year by A24 – an event that got the group to reunite for multiple interviews to promote it, including just last night at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, where the film was shot – the audio was released on vinyl and digital by Rhino Records. (A24 also put out a luxe Blu-ray and 4K version of the film, as well…

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Got a Disc I Want to Play: A24 Plans Deluxe ‘Stop Making Sense’ for Blu-ray, 4K Disc

A24’s stunning remaster of the Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense was one of the highlights of movie theaters this fall. (The surprises happened offscreen as well, when original band members David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison appeared together for the first time since their 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for multiple interviews and promotional appearances.) Now, Jonathan Demme’s classic feature is finally getting an upgraded home release this spring. The new set presents the film on Blu-ray Disc or 4K Ultra HD,…

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What a Day That Was: Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ Expanded for Vinyl, Film Reissue

Why Stop Making Sense? Why a movie? Why tour? Why do the musicians come out gradually? What will the band do next? Whe do the odd instruments come from? Are live concerts better or worse than records? Why no “special effects” in the movie? Why a big suit? Why was a digital system used for the sound? Talking Heads’ now-legendary live project Stop Making Sense asked a lot of questions of the listener when it was released in 1984. Here’s another one: why reissue the album? That one’s easy to answer: the film is…

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Sit Down, I Think I Love You: Rhino’s RSD Lineup Includes Grateful Dead, Dio, Stevie Nicks, Todd Rundgren, Madonna, and More “Nuggets”

Rhino has announced one of the most expansive lineups for this year’s Record Store Day event at participating independent record stores on Saturday, April 22.  Rhino’s slate includes two dozen titles from the label’s heaviest hitters including Madonna, Grateful Dead, Stevie Nicks, Dio, Duran Duran, Ramones, Todd Rundgren, and more – plus a 50th anniversary celebration of the original Nuggets. You’ll find the complete list below, with descriptions provided by the label.  Visit RecordStoreDay.com to locate the nearest participating store. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes: The B-Sides (1-LP black vinyl, limited to 14,500…

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