Talking Heads have shared a digital demo of their classic 1975 hit ‘Psycho Killer’.

The raw 1975 cut of the 1977 hit is one of the earliest recordings by the original trio of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth.

The demo was recorded at CBS Studios during a session that produced rough cuts of several other songs from Talking Heads’ first two albums, including ‘Don’t Worry About The Government’, ‘The Book I Read’, ‘Thank You For Sending Me An Angel’ and ‘Stay Hungry’.

This particular demo retains the song’s iconic bassline, but is missing the guitar licks that flourished throughout the track. You can listen to it below.

It is taken from the 11-track vinyl, ‘Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live‘, which was released as part of Record Store Day Black Friday 2025.