Question: Which band was formed first, The Mekons or Talking Heads?

Context articles: Crosseyed and Painless
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
Talking Heads (album)
Talking Heads
No Talking, Just Head
Talking Heads: 77
The Mekons
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
More Songs About Buildings and Food
The Best of Talking Heads

"Crosseyed and Painless" was a promotional single from the album "Remain In Light" by new wave band Talking Heads.
 Although the single failed to reach on the US main charts, it reached to 20 on the US Dance charts.
 This was Talking Heads's highest charting dance single of all time.
 It was also the second music video to be released by the band in 1981.
"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads 1980 album "Remain in Light".
 The track has a prominent bassline and sets the funk tone of the album.
 A live rendition of the song was included, with a long bass intro, on the 2004 re-issue of the live album "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads".
Talking Heads (also known as Brick) is a box set by rock band Talking Heads, containing the band's eight studio albums in DualDisc format with videos and previously unreleased material.
 Remixed by Jerry Harrison in Advanced Resolution 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, "Brick" is the first DualDisc release of an artist's entire back catalogue.
 The albums included in "Brick" are:
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.
 The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar).
 Described by critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," the group helped to pioneer new wave music by integrating elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with avant-garde sensibilities and an anxious, clean-cut image.
No Talking, Just Head is an album released in 1996 by The Heads, a band composed of Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, joined by a variety of guest singers.
 Its name may be seen as an allusion to the fact that Talking Heads' former vocalist, David Byrne, is the only member not involved.
Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in September 1977.
 The single "Psycho Killer" reached No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
 In 2003, the album was ranked No. 290 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
The Mekons are a British-American rock band.
 Formed in the late 1970s as an art collective, they are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands.
 Through the years, the band's musical style has evolved, incorporating aspects of country music, folk music, alternative rock and occasional experiments with dub.
 They are known for their raucous live shows.
 These days, The Mekons are often described as a post-punk, cowpunk and/or alt country band.
 The band is currently based in Chicago.
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is a double live album by Talking Heads, originally released in 1982.
 The first disc featured the original quartet in recordings from 1977 and 1979, and the second disc the expanded ten-piece lineup that toured in 1980 and 1981.
 The album contains live versions of songs that appear on their first four studio albums, "", "More Songs About Buildings and Food", "Fear of Music", and "Remain in Light."
 The cassette edition of the album included "Cities" as a bonus track not included on the vinyl edition – this track has been included on the subsequent CD release.
More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in July 1978.
 The album was the first of three Talking Heads LPs produced by collaborator Brian Eno.
 It saw the group move musically toward a danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with new emphasis on the rhythm section (made up of bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz).
The Best of Talking Heads is a 2004 greatest hits album by Talking Heads, released by Sire/Rhino/Warner Bros., and contains in all 18 tracks, from the beginning to the end of Talking Heads' history.
 It was released the same day (August 17, 2004) as the expanded reissue of "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads".
 The album charted at number 87 on the ARIA Charts and charted at number 96 on the Ultratop Charts in Belgium.