Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline

by Talking Heads

Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline cover art

Released concurrently with the official announcement of the band's dissolution, this sprawling two-disc set meticulously summarizes their peerless career. From their nervous, minimalist origins at CBGB to their expansive, polyrhythmic funk explorations produced by Brian Eno, the collection is flawless. It includes an assortment of previously unreleased early demos alongside four brand new recordings, providing definitive closure to their catalog.

Genres

  • New Wave
  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Sugar on My Tongue
  2. I Want to Live
  3. Love → Building on Fire
  4. I Wish You Wouldn't Say That
  5. Psycho Killer
  6. Don't Worry About the Government
  7. No Compassion
  8. Warning Sign
  9. The Big Country
  10. Take Me to the River
  11. Heaven
  12. Memories Can't Wait
  13. I Zimbra
  14. Once in a Lifetime
  15. Crosseyed and Painless
  16. Burning Down the House
  17. Swamp
  18. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
  19. Life During Wartime - Live
  20. Girlfriend Is Better - Live
  21. And She Was
  22. Stay up Late
  23. Road to Nowhere
  24. Wild Wild Life
  25. Love for Sale
  26. City of Dreams
  27. Mr. Jones
  28. Blind
  29. (Nothing But) Flowers
  30. Sax and Violins
  31. Gangster of Love
  32. Lifetime Piling Up
  33. Popsicle