All of my Talking Heads records sound great, but this one in particular-- wow. From that first snare hit on "And She Was" it just explodes from the speakers with amazing clarity of all the voices and instruments. Blows away any digital version you'll hear. This Specialty pressing shows how it should be done!

My copy is dead quiet. One of the quietest pressings I have. Yay.

I have a white label copy of this version. Not sure how to go about adding it.

I have now bought TWO very clean copies of this album and there's the same bad skip on "And She Was." Does anyone else have this problem? Was this a pressing defect or does the universe hate me?

I had the same problem with my copy until I changed the stylus on my turntable and it plays just fine now!

I had the same problem with the 2013 remastered CLASH LP Sandinista! After FOUR returns/exchanges I finally found a clean copy on ebay UK. They all had the same problem - excessive factory noise and hiss - at the beginning of, Police On My Back. I did some researching and determined the US pressings were all done by United Pressing and that others complained of the same defect.

My runouts are slightly different. My side A reads 1-25 305-A SH1 which differs on last character of this release page (1-25 305-A SH2)

Just got a pretty clean copy of this off discogs, my "And She Was" played without incident (minor surface noise). Basic Technics TT, AT311 cart (nothing fancy).

I have a mint Japan pressing of this album and I can't believe that it is not listed yet. Complete with OBI and inner lyric sheet. I have attempted submissions, but haven't got the hang of it yet.

My particular original 1985 UK version is a "NIMBUS ENGLAND" pressing.Just my bad luck, they do not have a good reputation for their CD manufacturing.Harsh sounding high frequencies an rotting of the data layer, dissolving of the varnish.On my images from 3 years back the varnish problems were already visible.New today is that the silver data layer of my copy is rotting. I can see through the cd for about 3 mm on one spot.I hope it never reaches the music data but to be honest, I haven't much hope for that. The computer has problems in calling up the track names, so information already seems damaged.

I have never heard of a manufactured (non CD-R) CD doing this.

Talking Heads breakthrough album, on this side of the Atlantic, walked off the shelves on the strength of its album cover alone. The collection of songs is inspired lyrically and the quirky, choppy melodies equal the other three members of this New York quartet.