Doppio LP: Il primo disco presenta il quartetto originale in registrazioni dal vivo del 1977 e del 1979. Il secondo disco si espande a una formazione di dieci elementi provenienti da set dal vivo del 1980 e del 1981. Il nome dell'album fa riferimento alla preferenza del gruppo di non avere "the" nel nome e un cenno al modo in cui David Byrne introduceva le canzoni dal vivo, semplicemente pronunciando il nome della canzone.     

Track listing      

The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 1977-1979          

A1.      New Feeling                                                                              03:10

A2.      A Clean Break                                                                           04:57

A3.      Don't Worry About The Government                                       03:08

A4.      Pulled Up                                                                                  04:08

A5.      Psycho Killer                                                                             05:34

B1.      Artists Only                                                                               03:48

B2.      Stay Hungry                                                                              04:00

B3.      Air                                                                                              04:09

B4.      Building On Fire                                                                        03:36

B5.    Memories (Can't Wait)                                                              03:58

The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 1980-1981          

A1.      I Zimbra                                                                                     03:33

A2.      Drugs                                                                                         04:47

A3.      Houses In Motion                                                                       07:00

A4.      Life During Wartime                                                                  05:03B

B1.      The Great Curve                                                                       06:58

B2.      Crosseyed And Painless                                                           07:05

B3.      Take Me To The River                                                               06:43