A 16″ x 20′ poster print made by Sire/Warner Bros. to promote a re-release of the Talking Heads album Remain in Light, autographed by the full band. David Byrne, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison have each signed along the bottom border in gold paint pen. The print, on thick paper, is in beautiful […]
A copy of the 2024 double album reissue of Talking Heads:77, autographed by the full band: David Byrne, Chris Franz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth. This reissue features a heavyweight audiophile vinyl copy of 77, along with a second disc of rarities. Byrne, Franz, Harrison and Weymouth have boldly signed left to right along the […]
An extraordinary and complete Sire Records press kit from August 1977, coinciding with the label’s landmark “New Wave” marketing campaign — one of the most significant promotional pushes in punk and new wave history. This kit was acquired directly from the estate of the late Sire Records head Howie Klein. Housed in a Sire Records […]
A scarce handbill for Talking Heads’ October 15, 1983 concert at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, as part of their ‘Speaking in Tongues’ Tour, in Mint condition. 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
A scarce Sire Records pre-release promotional poster advertising Talking Heads 1985 album Little Creatures. This is the first example we’ve seen of this rare poster. In Near Mint condition. 23″ x 12″
A Sire Records promotional poster advertising Talking Heads 1985 album Little Creatures, featuring artwork by outsider artist Rev. Howard Finster. Machine folded as it was originally sent to record stores, the poster is in unused Near Mint condition, with a faint moisture stain on the back at the bottom and some light moisture rippling, virtually […]
A scarce color advance proof of the teaser movie poster for Jonathan Demme’s 1984 cult classic Stop Making Sense, a concert film of the rock band Talking Heads, which was shot over four nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre in December 1983. At this point, Talking Heads were touring to promote their 1983 album Speaking in […]
An unused Sire/Warner Bros Records promotional poster advertising Talking Heads’s 1979 album Fear of Music. Machine folded as sent out, in Near Mint condition. 23″ x 35″.
A unique reel-to-reel master tape of unreleased rough mixes of Talking Heads 77, with six alternate tracks. We obtained this from Ed Stasium, the album’s co-producer/engineer/mixer, who describes this one-of-a-kind tape in his accompanying letter of authenticity: Talking Heads 77: Sundragon Ruff Mixes Reel 01 / Ed Stasium’s Original 7 1/2 IPS 1/2 Track Stereo […]
A unique reel-to-reel master tape of unreleased rough mixes of Talking Heads 77, with two alternate tracks. We obtained this from Ed Stasium, the album’s co-producer/engineer/mixer, who describes this one-of-a-kind tape in his accompanying letter of authenticity: Talking Heads 77: Sundragon Ruff Mixes Reel 02 / Ed Stasium’s Original 7 1/2 IPS 1/2 Track Stereo […]
A rare 1977 Sire Records promotional poster advertising Talking Heads debut album, Talking Heads: 77. We acquired this from its designer, Ronn Spencer, who has had it in his archive for more than 40 years. At our request Spencer hand-signed the poster on the back. Machine folded, as originally sent out, with some very […]
An extremely rare 1977 Talking Heads concert poster ‘tour blank’ dating from the time of their Sire Records debut album. Tour blanks were sent by an artist’s record company to local promoters, who wrote the name of the club and show details in the blank space at the bottom. The design here is derived from […]
A beautiful fully autographed Talking Heads limited-edition embossed art print, made by Rhino Records to promote the 2005 release of the band’s “Brick” box set. The Brick set was packaged in a white plastic 3-D box, and this embossed print echos the design of that package. It has been boldly hand signed in sharpie by […]
A superb original signed drawing by Talking Heads visionary David Byrne, titled Backwards History, Study, 2005. This is an early version of a nearly identical drawing Byrne included in his 2006 book, Arboretum. The graphite on paper drawing measures 9″ x 12″, and is signed in the lower left corner by David Byrne. His studio […]
A scarce cardboard boxing-style concert poster advertising Talking Heads’ August, 1983 shows at the Los Angeles Greek Theatre. Printed by Colby Posters of Los Angeles, these were posted on telephone poles around Los Angeles. We obtained this example from a former employee of the company hired to post these; it was never used and is […]
A sealed German original pressing of the Robert Rauschenberg designed limited-edition issue of Talking Head’s album Speaking In Tongues. This is the only German copy we’ve had and it’s in beautiful condition, unplayed and factory sealed. There is some tearing to the shrink wrap on the sides, but the seal is intact and the plastic […]