SIRE · SRK 6093

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1. A1 America Is Waiting 3:36
2. A2 Mea Culpa 3:35
3. A3 Regiment 3:56
4. A4 Help Me Somebody 4:18
5. A5 The Jezebel Spirit 4:55
6. B1 Qu'ran 3:46
7. B2 Moonlight In Glory 4:19
8. B3 The Carrier 3:30
9. B4 A Secret Life 2:30
10. B5 Come With Us 2:38
11. B6 Mountain Of Needles 2:35

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• 4:55 The Jezebel Spirit
• 3:39 America Is Waiting
• 4:58 Mea Culpa
• 4:12 Regiment
• 4:17 Help Me Somebody
• 3:20 Very, Very Hungry
• 4:30 Moonlight in Glory
• 4:20 The Carrier
• 2:31 A Secret Life
• 2:40 Come with Us
• 2:35 Mountain of Needles
• 3:30 Number 8 Mix
• 2:39 Pitch to Voltage
• 0:37 Vocal Outtakes
• 1:56 Two Against Three
• 2:26 New Feet
• 3:42 Defiant
• 2:57 Solo Guitar with Tin Foil
• 3:39 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - A1 - America Is Waiting
• 4:58 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - A2 - Mea Culpa
• 4:12 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - A3 - Regiment
• 4:18 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - A4 - Help Me Somebody
• 4:57 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - A5 - The Jezebel Spirit
• 3:48 Brian Eno & David Byrne - Qu'Ran
• 4:31 Brian Eno -- David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - B2 - Moonlight In Glory

There was a [r=1383110] bootleg circulating long before the LP was released in 1981. One story explains this as delays by getting the rights of the material (samples) used, which resulted in the track "The Jezebel Spirit" having a different radio evangelist used. Another rumour is that David Byrne's label stalled the release until the label released the next Talking Heads album [m=25688], which was actually recorded after MlitBoG but using similar studio techniques. For most UK reissues, the track "Qu'ran" was removed at the request of the Islamic Council of Great Britain. In its place "Very, Very Hungry" (previously released as the B-side of [r=297043] 12" single) was substituted. Some early US CD reissues included both tracks.