The Book I Read

Name: The Book I Read
Duration: 4 min 10 s

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (Los Angeles pressing)	Talking Heads	Album	US1977-09-16	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (Jacksonville pressing)	Talking Heads	Album	US1977-09	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (club edition)	Talking Heads	Album	US1977-09	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1977-09	Sire Records	7222 102
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads ’77	Talking Heads	Album	IT1977	Sire Records	456647
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	IT1977	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	CA1977	Sire Records	QSR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	NL1977	Philips	6370 813
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1977	Sire Records	M5 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	PT1977	Sire Records	SR 6036 NP
1.7	The Book I Read	?:??	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	CA1977	Sire Records	M5-6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1977	Philips	RJ-7321
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GR1977	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	56647
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1977	Sire Records	9103 328
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	AU1977	Philips	6370 813
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	PH1977	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	NZ1977	Sire Records	M5K 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	NZ1978-03-06	Philips	6370 813
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1978	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	AU1978	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	DE1978	Sire Records	26 445 XOT
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	FR1978	Philips	9199 746
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	AU1978	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	FR1979	Sire Records	2 C 266-62510, C 266-62.510
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1979	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	FR1979	Sire Records	2C - 070 62.510, 2C 070 62510
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	ES1980	Sire Records	S 60.395
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GR1981	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	456647
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	IT1981	Sire Records	SRYL 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1981	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1982-03-27	Sire Records	P-6485
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	ES1983	Sire Records	56647, LB 56647
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	ES1983	Sire Records	456647, MB 456647
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1989-01-20	Sire Records	6036-2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	BR1989	Sire Records	00572, 670.8040
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1990	Sire Records	WPCP-3620
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE1999	Sire Records	7599-27423-2
1.15	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	GB2003-11-17	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	5953970, R2 73934
1.15	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2003-11-18	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 73934
2.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-04	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 74722
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-04	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 74722
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2006-01-10	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76449
2.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2006-01-10	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76449
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (deluxe version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2006-02-07	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	R2 76449
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP2006-02-22	Sire Records	WPCR-75151
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE2006	Sire Records	8122 73297 2
2.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE2006	Sire Records	8122 73297 2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB2008-01-13	Rhino (reissue label)
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP2009-01-14	Sire Records, Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)	WPCR-13289
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (180g)	Talking Heads	Album	XE2009-04-18	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records	8122-79884-1
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2009-04-18	Sire Records	R1 6036
1.2	The Book I Read	4:11	Talking Heads	Same as It Ever Was	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2009	Starbucks, Rhino (reissue label)	NSPENT08PKG-00162, OPCD-8319
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2009	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	BR2010	Sire Records	759927423-2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP2013-07-24	Sire Records	WPCR-78082
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (deluxe version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2014-12-25	Sire Records
4.7	The Book I Read	?:??	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (definitive version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2024-11-08	Sire Records, Rhino (reissue label)	603497829729, R2 725611
1.7	The Book I Read	4:11	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (definitive version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2024-11-08	Sire Records, Rhino (reissue label)	603497829729, R2 725611
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (definitive version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2024-11-08	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records	R1 725634
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (super deluxe edition)	Talking Heads	Album	-2024-11-08	Parlophone, Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records
1.15	The Book I Read	4:08	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (US release remastered)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation		Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.15	The Book I Read	4:08	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (remastered)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation		Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE-	Sire Records	256 647, 6036-2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (made in Japan)	Talking Heads	Album	US-	Sire Records	6036-2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (invalid barcode)	Talking Heads	Album	XE-	Sire Records	7599-27423-2
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (mid‐price re‐issue, circa mid‐1980s)	Talking Heads	Album	XE-	Sire Records	56 647, SIR K 56 647, SR 6036
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE-	Sire Records	075992742320
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XW-	Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XW-	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)
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1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	NL1977	Philips	6370 813
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1977	Philips	RJ-7321
1.7	The Book I Read	4:06	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	PT1977	Sire Records	SR 6036, SR 6036 NP
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1982-03-27	Sire Records	P-6485
1.7	The Book I Read	4:10	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 = サイコ・キラー’77	Talking Heads = トーキング・ヘッズ	Album	JP1990-08-25	Sire Records	WPCP-3620

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engineer:	Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
producer:	Tony Bongiovi Lance Quinn Talking Heads
lead vocals:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)

recorded at:	Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)

recording of:	The Book I Read (from 1976 until 1977)

The Book I Read

lyricist, writer and composer:	David Byrne (Talking Heads)

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