Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues Vinyl Rauschenberg

The vinyl and insert is near mint and very clean.

Talking heads speaking in tongues vinyl rauschenberg.

Talking heads with robert rauschenberg speaking in tongues 1983. David byrne designed the cover for the general release of the album. For speaking in tongues rauschenberg referenced the three color printing process by creating separate layers of cyan magenta and yellow. The heads released speaking in tongues the first album of new material in three years in 1983.

In 1983 legendary artist robert rauschenberg designed the album cover for talking heads fifth studio album speaking in tongues. Subsequent copies boasted a simpler design by byrne. Basic tracks recorded at blank tapes ny. Images courtesy of robert rauschenberg foundation.

Make offer talking heads speaking in tongues lp new sire us rauschenberg cover talking heads speaking in tongues 1983 1st us club issue lp sealed 79 95. Limited edition of 50 000. Each disc sported a collage of images including a wrecked car a highway billboard and a suburban bedroom that could be spun to produce different effects. A limited edition release of 50 000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist robert rauschenberg.

Artist robert rauschenberg won a grammy award for his work on the limited edition lp version. So the album was issued with a conventional david byrne designed cover and a limited edition rauschenberg version. Final overdubbing and mixing at compass point studios and sigma sound ny. Mastered at sterling sound ny.

Canadian import has a sticker on the front cover. Talking heads speaking in tongues lp this is an original limited edition rauschenberg pressing. Imported for distribution in canada by wea music of canada ltd. 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.

Speaking in tongues by talking heads is their best album. Rauschenberg s cover with three spinning plastic discs and a clear vinyl lp all packed in a vacu form clamshell was too costly for regular copies of the album. 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. This album was released in 1983 and speaking in tongues was the epitome of new wave and for me personally this album is a new wave masterpiece.