TALK TALK Laughing Stock LP VERVE 1991 EU orig+inner 847 717-1 MARK HOLLIS
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TALK TALK
With the exception of a handful of common threads -- chief among them the plaintive vocals and haunting lyrics of frontman Mark Hollis -- there is little to suggest that the five studio LPs that make up the Talk Talk oeuvre are indeed the work of the same band. After beginning their career with records virtually epitomizing the new wave era that spawned them, the British group never looked back, making significant strides with each successive album on its way to discovering a wholly unique and uncategorizable sound informed by elements of jazz, classical, and ambient music; their masterful final recordings, while neglected commercially, possess a timelessness rare among music of any genre, and in retrospect they seem the clear starting point for the post-rock movement of the 1990s."LAUGHING STOCK"
1991 LP VERVE RECORDS 847 717-1 MADE IN HOLLAND (label) for EUROPEAN MARKET ORIGINAL PRESSING SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: (text) 0 42284 77171 9
LABEL: VERVE - BLACK LABEL - SILVER TEXT Label Code: LC 0309 Other (Price Code): POL 281
Catalog on cover: (spine, rear, inner) 847 717-1 Catalog on labels: 847 717-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 847 717 1 S1 = 1 670 07 11 7 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 847 717 1 S2 = 1 670 07 11 4
On labels: rim text reads "All rights...............prohibited" ℗ 1991 Polydor Ltd UK © 1991 Polydor Ltd UK The copyright......Polydor UK Ltd BIEM/STEMRA(boxed) All compositions.......... Produced by Tim Friese-Greene Made in Holland
On Inner Sleeve: Lyrics On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits ℗ 1991 Polydor Ltd UK...... VERVE + POLYDOR logos Place of manufacture...............prohibited
tracklisting Side A: MYRRHMAN - ASCENSION DAY - AFTER THE FLOOD Side B: TAPHEAD - NEW GRASS - RUNEII
grading RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Virtually ignored upon its initial release, Laughing Stock continues to grow in stature and influence by leaps and bounds. Picking up where Spirit of Eden left off, the album operates outside of the accepted sphere of rock to create music which is both delicate and intense; recorded with a large classical ensemble, it defies easy categorization, conforming to very few structural precedents -- while the gently hypnotic "Myrrhman" flirts with ambient textures, the percussive "Ascension Day" drifts toward jazz before the two sensibilities converge to create something entirely new and different on "New Grass." The epic "After the Flood," on the other hand, is an atmospheric whirlpool laced with jackhammer guitar feedback and Mark Hollis' remarkably plaintive vocals; it flows into "Taphead," perhaps the most evocative, spacious, and understated piece on the record. A work of staggering complexity and immense beauty, Laughing Stock remains an under-recognized masterpiece, and its echoes can be heard throughout much of the finest experimental music issued in its wake...(AllMusic)
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