Album of the Day

Already a musical trailblazer, David Byrne further flexed his creative muscles by directing and starring in the motion picture TRUE STORIES, which was released on this day in 1986. The quirky film about a bunch of people in Virgil, Texas, featured a wonderful soundtrack whose songs – sung by actors in the movie - would be recut in the studio for Talking Heads' seventh album. Among the highlights of the Sire collection are “Love for Sale,” “Radio Head” (from which the U.K. band would draw its name) and Top 40 hit “Wild Wild Life.” Inventive, varied and fun, the Gold-certified TRUE STORIES shows the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers still knew how to turn heads.