Description
A beautifully preserved original UK VHS pressing of Storytelling Giant, the definitive 1980s Talking Heads video compilation.
Released in 1988 by EMI’s Picture Music International (PMI), this sought-after pre-DVD era release brings together all ten of the band’s groundbreaking music videos from their golden creative period — interwoven with surreal, unscripted “storytelling” footage that perfectly captures the conceptual brilliance of David Byrne and the band.
Features:
• Once in a Lifetime
• Burning Down the House
• Road to Nowhere
• This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
• And She Was
• Wild Wild Life
• Crosseyed and Painless
• Stay Up Late
• The Lady Don’t Mind
• Love for Sale
Running time: approx. 52 minutes
Label: EMI / Picture Music International
Year: 1988
Format: Original UK PAL VHS
Why collectors want this:
• Authentic 1980s music video era release
• Pre-DVD, original retail issue
• Iconic cover artwork featuring the striking split-face design
• Increasingly scarce in clean, well-kept condition
• Essential companion piece to Stop Making Sense era collections
This is a genuine piece of alternative music history — capturing Talking Heads at their most innovative and visually daring. A strong addition for collectors of 80s music memorabilia, David Byrne enthusiasts, or serious Talking Heads completists.
£25.00