Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline

Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
Recorded1975–1991
Genre
Length139:47
LabelSire/Warner Bros.
ProducerTony Bongiovi, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Nick Launay, Steve Lillywhite, Lance Quinn, Mark Spector, Tina Weymouth
Talking Heads chronology
Naked
(1988)
Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline
(1992)
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads
(1992)
Singles from Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline
  1. "Lifetime Piling Up"
    Released: 1992
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline is a two-disc compilation album released by Talking Heads in 1992. It contains two previously unreleased demo recordings ("Sugar on My Tongue," "I Want to Live"), a non-album A-side ("Love → Building on Fire") and B-side ("I Wish You Wouldn't Say That") and three newly finished songs ("Gangster of Love," "Lifetime Piling Up" and "Popsicle"). The last three tracks were all based on unreleased outtakes from previous studio sessions and had been finished for exclusive release on this compilation.

The album's title and cover art incorporated the 1974 painting by Ed Ruscha, Sand in the Vaseline. It was also available as a three-disc LP set at the time of release.