David Byrne - The Catherine Wheel Soundtrack 2LP

David Byrne The Catherine Wheel Soundtrack is the acclaimed 1981 album created for the Twyla Tharp dance production of the same name. Originally composed as a collaboration between Byrne and the dancers of the American Ballet Theatre, this atmospheric work blends experimental rock, ambient music, world rhythms and electronic textures.

Featuring the original compositions His Wife Refused, My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks), Big Business and Eggs In A Basket, the album showcases Byrne’s adventurous approach to sound and his ability to create vivid musical landscapes beyond conventional song structures. Drawing on ideas that would later influence his wider solo work, the soundtrack is an essential piece of his creative legacy.

Presented as a 2 LP set, The Catherine Wheel Soundtrack is a must-have vinyl release for fans of David Byrne, experimental music, modern composition and the groundbreaking sounds surrounding the Talking Heads era.

1. Light Bath
2. His Wife Refused
3. Adé
4. Walking
5. Two Soldiers
6. Under The Mountain
7. Dinosaur
8. The Red House
9. Wheezing
10. Eggs In A Briar Patch
11. Poison
12. Cloud Chamber
13. Black Flag
14. My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks)
15. Combat
16. Leg Bells
17. The Blue Flame
18. Big Business
19. Dense Beasts
20. Five Golden Sections
21. What A Day That Was
22. Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)
23. Light Bath