Talking HeadsSpeaking In Tongues

Label:

Sire – W1-23883

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition , Columbia House

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave

Tracklist

A1 Burning Down The House
PercussionSteve Scales
SynthesizerWally Badarou
4:00
A2 Making Flippy Floppy
GuitarAlex Weir
ViolinShankar
4:36
A3 Girlfriend Is Better
SynthesizerBernie Worrell
4:25
A4 Slippery People
Backing VocalsNona Hendryx
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
SaxophoneRichard Landry
3:30
A5 I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
4:06
B1 Swamp
GuitarAlex Weir
SynthesizerWally Badarou
5:09
B2 Moon Rocks
GuitarAlex Weir
PercussionSteve Scales
5:04
B3 Pull Up The Roots
GuitarAlex Weir
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
5:08
B4 This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
PercussionDavid Van Tieghem
SynthesizerWally Badarou
4:56

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyColumbia House
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sire Records Company
  • Copyright ©Sire Records Company
  • Marketed ByWarner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Mixed AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtSigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Published ByBleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByIndex Music, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByColumbia House
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

Credits

  • Backing Vocals, Double Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Music ByTina Weymouth
  • Backing Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer, Music ByChris Frantz
  • Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Music ByJerry Harrison
  • Bass, Percussion, Guitar, Artwork, Music By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, VocalsDavid Byrne
  • CoverDavid Byrne
  • Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jay Mark
  • Engineer [Assistant Recording]John Convertino (2)
  • Engineer [Recording]Butch Jones
  • Lyrics ByDavid Byrne
  • ManagementGary Kurfirst
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Mixed By, Engineer [Mix]Alex Sadkin
  • ProducerTalking Heads

Notes

Record Label on A and B sides:
© 1983 Sire Records Company
Ⓟ 1983 Sire Records Company
Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc
3300 Warner Blvd, Burbank, Calif. 91510
Made in U S A

Sleeve consists of put-up documents of written lyrics and release notes.

On back cover:
Manufactured by Columbia House under license

No barcode.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 1): G1 W1-23883A G1C Barry B5 O
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 1): PG W1-23883B-1B XC- 2 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 2): PG (AP) W1-23883A-1C B9
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 2): W1-23883B-1C H1 G1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 3): P-G W1-23883A G1 D XG C4CT
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 3): G1 W1-23883B-1C
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 4): PG (AP) W1-23883A-1C B4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 4): G1 W1-23883B-1C F11 D
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, variant 5): G1 W1-23883A G1C Barry C9 E
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, variant 5): G1 W1-23883B-1C F5 D

Other Versions (5 of 172)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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Reviews

  • wrkhdplayhd's avatar
    wrkhdplayhd
    After several major stereo upgrades just dug this out from my old college collection….great sounding pressing, don’t have a first pressing to compare but this is fabulous, nicely balanced, solid bass and crisp clean highs.
    • CatfishJack's avatar
      CatfishJack
      I have Etched Side A: G1 W1-23883A G1C Barry B4
      Etched Side B: G1 W1-23883B-1C A5
      • NickRajtar's avatar
        NickRajtar
        Etched side A: P-G (AP) W1-23883A-1C B4
        Side B: D G1 W1-23883B-1C F11

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