Back in 1978 Talking Heads released their excellent second album More Songs About Buildings and Food, now, to celebrate 50 years of the band’s formation, the band have prepared a deluxe edition of this groundbreaking album that is set to be released on July 25, 2025 via Rhino.
The 3-CD/1-Blu-ray super deluxe edition features the remastered album—prominently including their slowed down cover of “Take Me To the River”—alongside 11 rarities, including four previously unreleased alternate versions of album tracks. [It’s available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.]
A 4-LP vinyl version also features the remastered album, rarities, and the New York concert recordings. It’s available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.
A 2-LP edition, featuring the remastered album and a selection of rarities, is available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.
The announcement also notes: The set also includes a live recording of the band’s August 1978 show at New York’s Entermedia Theatre. Footage from that show and another at Sproul Plaza at the University of California, Berkeley, both appear on the Blu-ray. Additionally, there are Dolby ATMOS and 5.1 surround sound mixes by E.T. Thorngren and group member Jerry Harrison, plus a high-resolution stereo version of the album. A 60-page hardcover book rounds out the package, with previously unseen photos and new liner notes with recollections from the band’s Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Harrison.
