Talking Heads – The Heat Goes On Live 1980

80 years with the participation of Adrian Belew, Bernie Worrell, etc. Complete reproduction of 4 professional shot live footage performances from the “Remain in Light” world tour using the latest AI restoration.  Each performance is recorded in the new 2024 edited version, which was converted from the monaural sound source at the time to a real stereo soundboard.  Extras include a documentary of the 1979 British ITV broadcast of the “South Bank Show”,’ which includes valuable early live performances.

This collection was recorded from the world tour that took place after the release of the masterpiece album “Remain in Light” in 1980. A collection of professional shots and live footage. From this 1980 tour, the simple 4-piece group that had been around since their debut in 1977 changed to a big band with the addition of support musicians, and they performed enthusiastic performances that brought out the polyrhythms, African beats, and funk colors that were shown on the album, and became world-famous. It was a turning point when their reputation increased, and their dramatic transformation was later released as a live album. The most noteworthy member of the tour during this period was Adrian Belew, a superbly skilled guitarist who was well known for his work with Frank Zappa and David Bowie.After the 1980 tour, he joined the reorganized King Crimson and became a major Although they will be active as a member, their vocals and guitar playing can be seen to have a strong influence from Talking Heads of this period. Furthermore, with the participation of black members such as original members of Parliament and Funkadelic, Barney Worrell, bassist Busta Jones, percussionist Steve Scales, and vocalist Dred McDonald, the band created an overwhelming “hard-driving urban funk”. It is said to be established. The Talking Heads’ first appearance with this powerful lineup was on August 23, 1980, at the Heatwave Festival in Canada, where they excited an audience of 70,000 people, and immediately afterward, they performed at New York’s Central Park. It became a hot topic. After that, a European tour was held, and the following year, in 1981, a performance in Japan was held, completing a world tour with this lineup that excited the world.s converted from the monaural sound source at the time to a real stereo soundboard using the latest AI Demix. Also included is a documentary of the 1979 British ITV broadcast of the “South Bank Show”,’ which includes valuable early live performances as an extra. A must-see live video collection that captures the rise of Talking Heads.  Disc 1 includes the European tour in Dortmund, Germany on December 20, 1980, and the Rome, Italy performance on December 17, 1980 each with professional shot footage from local TV broadcasts. The songs recorded in each of the two performances are different, and it is not to be missed that many numbers from the album “Remain in Light” are performed.  Disc 2 includes the November 4th New Jersey performance from the American tour from the professional shot video for the monitor. Unfortunately, it is a black and white video, but it is a valuable recorded video that completely records all the songs of the concert that day. Also included are four songs from the legendary Canadian Heatwave Festival, albeit incomplete. All videos are completely reproduced with the best quality through restoration work using the latest AI restoration. The audio is also recorded in the new 2024 edited version, which was Talking Heads at their peak in 1980, when they travelled the world with their now historic album “Remain in Light.”

Disc One:
Rock Pop In Concert, German TV Broadcast, live At Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany on December-20-1980
1.  Introduction
2.  Psycho Killer
3.  Cities
4.  I Zimbra
5.  Once In A Lifetime
6.  Animals
7.  Crosseyed And Painless
8.  Life During Wartime
9.  The Great Curve

In Concerto, Italian TV Broadcast, live At The Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy on December-17-1980
1.  Introduction
2.  Psycho Killer
3.  Stay Hungly
4.  Cities
5.  Band Introductions
6.  I Zimbra
7.  Drugs
8.  Take Me To The River
9.  Crosseyed And Painless
10.  Life During Wartime
11.  Houses In Motion
12.  Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
13.  The Great Curve

Disc Two:
Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.A. on November-4-1980, complete concert
1.  Psycho Killer
2.  Warning Sign
3.  Stay Hungly
4.  Cities
5.  I Zimbra
6.  Drugs
7.  Once In A Lifetime
8.  Animals
9.  Houses In Motion
10.  Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
11.  Crosseyed And Painless
12.  Life During Wartime
13.  Take Me To The River
14.  The Great Curve

Heatwave Festival, live At Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on August-23-1980
15.  Psycho Killer
16.  Warning Sign
17.  I Zimbra
18.  Life During Wartime

EXTRA VIDEO
South Bank TV Show, British ITV Broadcast on December-23-1979
1.  The Big Country
2.  Who Is It?
3.  Psycho Killer
4.  Pulled Up
5.  Animals
6.  Animals
7.  Air
8.  Life During Wartime

Quality:
DIsc 1:  Dortmund, Germany is in excellent quality, about a 9.0 using our website Quality Rating Table, located in our FAQ section.  Rome, Italy is just above good quality, approaching very good quality, just a bit soft looking video, about an 8.25 using our website Quality Rating Table.
Disc 2:  New Jersey concert is B&W, reasonably good quality, but soft looking, about an 8.0, or just approaching 8.0, using our website Quality Rating Table.  Heatwave Festival, Canada is reasonably good color quality, just slightly below 8.0, using our website Quality Rating Table.  South Bank Show, U.K. TV is in excellent color quality, about a 9.0 using our website Quality Rating Table.

Running Time:  235 minutes.

DVD Format:  2 DVD-R discs.