Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
Label: |
Sire – 1-23771 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Burning Down The House | 4:00 | |
| A2 | Making Flippy Floppy | 4:36 | |
| A3 | Girlfriend Is Better | 4:25 | |
| A4 | Slippery People | 3:30 | |
| A5 | I Get Wild / Wild Gravity | 4:06 | |
| B1 | Swamp | 5:09 | |
| B2 | Moon Rocks | 5:04 | |
| B3 | Pull Up The Roots | 5:08 | |
| B4 | This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) | 4:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Copyright © – Robert Rauschenberg
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Sire Records Company
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
- Overdubbed At – Com Point Studios
- Overdubbed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mixed At – Com Point Studios
- Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △3951
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-17863
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-17864
Credits
- Design [Cover / Package] – Robert Rauschenberg
- Drums, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer – Chris Frantz
- Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Jay Mark
- Engineer [Assistant Recording] – John Convertino (2)
- Engineer [Recording] – Butch Jones
- Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jerry Harrison
- Lyrics By – David Byrne
- Management – Gary Kurfirst
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – Alex Sadkin
- Music By – Tina Weymouth
- Producer – Talking Heads
- Synthesizer, Bass [String Bass], Backing Vocals, Guitar – Tina Weymouth
- Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Percussion – David Byrne
Notes
Allied Record Company indicated by the Allied 'ɑ' logo in the runouts.
Limited edition of 50,000. Clear vinyl.
The packaging, designed by Robert Rauschenberg, is a transparent plastic case with artwork and credits printed on 3 12" circular transparent collages, one per primary color.
Most copies originally came sealed with a round transparent sticker affixed on the sealing material, on the front at the top right hand corner :
Special Limited Edition
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
1-23771
$ 12.98 H
Concept by Robert Rauschenberg
Some copies imported to Canada had a different, white rectangular sticker :
Imported For Distribution In Canada By /
Importées Et Pour Distribution Au Canada Par
WEA Music Of Canada Ltd.
1810 Birchmount R. Scarborough Ontario M1P2J1
The full-color source material at the bottom of the images page came from a blog post by David Byrne about the project that can be found here.
Runouts are etched except for "STERLING" and the Allied 'ɑ' logo, which are stamped.
On the front case:
Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes N.Y.
Final overdubbing/mixing - Com Point Studios: Nassau Bahamas & Sigma Sound N.Y.
Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound N.Y.
Sire Records Company
Marketed By Warner Bros. Records Inc.
A Warner Communications Company
© 1983 Robert Rauschenberg
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.
On the labels:
© 1983 Sire Records Company
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Limited edition of 50,000. Clear vinyl.
The packaging, designed by Robert Rauschenberg, is a transparent plastic case with artwork and credits printed on 3 12" circular transparent collages, one per primary color.
Most copies originally came sealed with a round transparent sticker affixed on the sealing material, on the front at the top right hand corner :
Special Limited Edition
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
1-23771
$ 12.98 H
Concept by Robert Rauschenberg
Some copies imported to Canada had a different, white rectangular sticker :
Imported For Distribution In Canada By /
Importées Et Pour Distribution Au Canada Par
WEA Music Of Canada Ltd.
1810 Birchmount R. Scarborough Ontario M1P2J1
The full-color source material at the bottom of the images page came from a blog post by David Byrne about the project that can be found here.
Runouts are etched except for "STERLING" and the Allied 'ɑ' logo, which are stamped.
On the front case:
Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes N.Y.
Final overdubbing/mixing - Com Point Studios: Nassau Bahamas & Sigma Sound N.Y.
Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound N.Y.
Sire Records Company
Marketed By Warner Bros. Records Inc.
A Warner Communications Company
© 1983 Robert Rauschenberg
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.
On the labels:
© 1983 Sire Records Company
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): [Allied 'ɑ' logo]
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout): 1 23771-A SH2 #2 STERLING SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17863 SH2 SLM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): △3951-X 1-2 STERLING 1 23771 BH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17864 SH1 S-M
Other Versions (5 of 172)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Test Pressing, Allied Pressing) | Sire | 1-23883, 9 23883-1 | US | 1982 | |||
| Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Winchester) | Sire | 1-23883, 9 23883-1 | US | 1983 | |||
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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album) | Sire | 92-3883-1 | UK & Europe | 1983 | ||
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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear) | Sire | 92-3771-1 | Europe | 1983 | ||
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Speaking In Tongues (Cassette, Album, Dolby B-Type, XDR) | Sire | 9 23883-4, 4-23883 | US | 1983 |
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