Byrne, David
True Stories: A Film By David Byrne
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 2018 2LP Gatefold. In Conjunction With The Criterion Collection's Special-Edition DVD And Blu-Ray Release Of David Byrne's 1986 Film True Stories, Nonesuch And Todomundo Records Release A Comprehensive Soundtrack, Collected For The First Time In One Package And In Film Sequence. Byrne Calls The Record, "An Immersive Audio Voyage Into The Little Town Of Virgil, Texas, In The Mid-Eighties. I Always Imagined That The Music Written For True Stories Should Be Heard As It Is In The Film. It Makes The Most Sense This Way. Me Singing The Song That Was Written For John Goodman's Character, Louis Fine, Always Felt Weird To Me. It Was Written For That Character, Not For Me." Includes 23 Songs Including One Previously Unreleased Version Of Talking Heads' "Dream Operator," From The Film, With Annie Mcenroe On Lead Vocals; Three Songs From The Film That Have Previously Been Released Only On The Talking Heads Sets Dual Brick Or Bonus Rarities & Outtakes; Five Songs From The Companion 1986 Talking Heads Studio Album True Stories; And Fourteen Songs From The 1986 Film Soundtrack Album Sounds From True Stories: Music For Activities Freaks Performed By A Wide Range Of Artists From Kronos Quartet To Meredith Monk To Pops Staples To John Goodman.