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Original 1980 SIRE RECORDS pressing of TALKING HEADS fourth album, REMAIN IN LIGHT (SRK 6095)
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AMG 5 STARS: The musical transition that seemed to have just begun with came to fruition on ' fourth album, . "I Zimbra" and "Life During Wartime" from the earlier album served as the blueprints for a disc on which the group explored African polyrhythms on a series of driving groove tracks, over which chanted and sang his typically disconnected lyrics. had more words than any previous record, but they counted for less than ever in the sweep of the music. The album's single, "Once in a Lifetime," flopped upon release, but over the years it became an audience favorite due to a striking video, its inclusion in the band's 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, and its second single release (in the live version) because of its use in the 1986 movie , when it became a minor chart entry. sounded typically uncomfortable in the verses ("And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife/And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?"), which were undercut by the reassuring chorus ("Letting the days go by"). Even without a single, was a hit, indicating that were connecting with an audience ready to follow their musical evolution, and the album was so inventive and influential, it was no wonder. As it turned out, however, it marked the end of one aspect of the group's development and was their last new music for three years.

Condition: the sleeve-still in the shrink wrap-grades EX. The record grades NM. Original custom inner sleeve included; the record ships in an anti-static, dust free, archival sleeve. Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.