Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues
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Sire – 9 23883-1 |
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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.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Talking Heads Tours Inc.
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc. – 9 23883-1
- Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
- Overdubbed At – Com Point Studios
- Mixed At – Com Point Studios
- Overdubbed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Credits
- Backing Vocals, Double Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Music By – Tina Weymouth
- Backing Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer, Music By – Chris Frantz
- Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Music By – Jerry Harrison
- Bass, Percussion, Guitar, Cover, Lyrics By, Music By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Byrne
- Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Jay Mark
- Engineer [Assistant Recording] – John Convertino (2)
- Engineer [Recording] – Butch Jones
- Management – Gary Kurfirst
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By, Engineer [Mix] – Alex Sadkin
- Producer – Talking Heads
Notes
Capitol, Winchester pressing variant
Catalog number on inner labels: 1-23883
Catalog number on spine: 9 23883-1
Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY.
Final overdubbing and mixing at Com Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.
Made in U.S.A.
Includes a custom lyrics inner sleeve.
Some copies are gold foil stamped "Lent for Promotional Use Only..." on the cover.
Runouts are etched except STERLING which is stamped.
Catalog number on inner labels: 1-23883
Catalog number on spine: 9 23883-1
Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY.
Final overdubbing and mixing at Com Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.
Made in U.S.A.
Includes a custom lyrics inner sleeve.
Some copies are gold foil stamped "Lent for Promotional Use Only..." on the cover.
Runouts are etched except STERLING which is stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23883-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075992388313
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 1 23883 A WW5 #3 —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 1 23883 B WW7 #5 —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 1 23883 A WW5 #2 —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 1 23883 B WW5 #2· —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 1 2 3883 A WW5 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 12 3883 B WW5 #3 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 1 2 3883 A WW5 #5 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 3 23883-WW2 1̶-̶2̶ ̶3̶7̶7̶1̶ ̶B̶ ̶W̶W̶ ̶2̶ · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 1 2 3883 A WW5 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 12 3883 B WW5 #2 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): 1 2 3883 A WW5 # 5 · —◁ STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): 1̶-̶2̶3̶8̶8̶3̶-̶B-SH2 1̶-̶2̶ 3̶3̶7̶1̶-̶B̶-̶S̶H̶2̶ B- 1̶7̶8̶6̶4̶ -SH2 · —◁ SLM ▲3951-X 1-23883-B- 1-2 1̶-̶2̶3̶7̶7̶1̶ -B-SH2 STERLING
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 | |||
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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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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Stereo) | Sire | SRK 23883 | Italy | 1983 |
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Reviews
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Love this album and pressing, it sounds so wide open. I have the newer Remain in Light repress from 2006/2013 and this one by comparison is much deeper and lush. I get it they are different albums, it won't happen but I'd be curious to compare this to the new repress. Why do 1st presses always sound so good?
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Guys, I'm looking for an inner sleeve for this album (based in the EU). Bought an OG pressing that came with Naked's inner sleeve instead. Let me know if anyone can help :) -
Does anybody it skips in the first track? I bought the 2013 lp version (us or europe, i don't ), but three times skips in Burning Down the House. The rest of the songs are perfect. Thanks! (i have an audiotechnica atlp60x)
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A vinyl reissue of the cassette version on 3 sides is long overdue. The cassette versions (and later 2006 cd / dvd) have longer versions of many songs, some with an extra verse; most running at least a minute to two minutes longer. This has become my preferred way to listen to the album. I suspect the songs were originally shortened to fit on a single vinyl, as it wouldn't fill a double.
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Absolutely love this album :3! Earlier I had the 2013 reissue of speaking in tongues and it sounded absolutely awful. A few months ago I got this pressing and it sounds perfect! -
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Grabbed a clean copy in great condition (OG inner, clean jacket, etc.) for about $26 which I felt was a steal, and my god this is the only way you should be listening to this album. This pressing is on FIRE. How they got something so punchy, and spacious on only two sides of one disc is absolute wizardry. My mind was blown listening to this properly after only hearing this album through FLAC and MP3 previously. I’ve listened to this three times today and I feel that I still want more. I haven’t heard the rhino reissue of this but considering you can snag a very good looking copy for only ~$5 more don’t even bother with the reissue. -
Picked up a clean used copy, gave it a wet clean, and I’m completely impressed with how freaking good it sounds! With vintage copies currently in the $25-$30 range, grab one while you can! This press sounds incredible.
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