Pre-Loved • Sire / Luaka Bop • 9 25990-1
David Byrne’s first solo album after Talking Heads is a joyous, technicolour dive into Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms — a celebration of the sounds that had long pulsed beneath his work. Rei Momo fuses samba, cumbia, merengue, mambo, and pop into one exuberant carnival of sound, led by Byrne’s unmistakable wit and curiosity.
 
Backed by members of Celia Cruz’s and Tito Puente’s bands, it’s rhythmically rich, slyly political, and full of that Byrneian blend of intellect and abandon. A record that invites you to dance and think — preferably at the same time.
 
🌀 Condition: VG+ (vinyl) / VG+ (sleeve)
💬 Notes: Clean copy; minor edge wear and light surface marks. Plays beautifully.
💿 Pressing: Original 1989 US pressing (Sire / Luaka Bop – 9 25990-1)
 
TRACKS:
A1. Independence Day
A2. Make Believe Mambo
A3. The Call of the Wild
A4. Dirty Old Town
A5. The Rose Tattoo
A6. The Dream Police
B1. Don’t Want to Be Part of Your World
B2. Marching Through the Wilderness
B3. Lie to Me
B4. Women vs. Men
B5. Carnival Eyes
B6. I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong