Though a decent commercial and critical success upon release, The Name of This Band was somewhat overshadowed by Talking Heads' subsequent live album and concert film Stop Making Sense.

However, it went on to attract greater retrospective acclaim, with critics remarking on its importance in documenting the band's artistic growth.

However, the introduction to the song "Crosseyed and Painless" was edited out on this CD version.

The album also utilized the original analog mastering for the LP from 1982[citation needed].

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