Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues Vinyl Rauschenberg

Limited edition of 50 000.

Talking heads speaking in tongues vinyl rauschenberg.

For speaking in tongues rauschenberg referenced the three color printing process by creating separate layers of cyan magenta and yellow. 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. The reason i think that because the music is tight wildly original and experimental.

Imported for distribution in canada by wea music of canada ltd. The vinyl and insert is near mint and very clean. Subsequent copies boasted a simpler design by byrne. Basic tracks recorded at blank tapes ny.

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. Talking heads with robert rauschenberg speaking in tongues 1983. The heads released speaking in tongues the first album of new material in three years in 1983. 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.

Talking heads speaking in tongues lp this is an original limited edition rauschenberg pressing. Final overdubbing and mixing at compass point studios and sigma sound ny. Images courtesy of robert rauschenberg foundation. Mastered at sterling sound ny.

In 1983 legendary artist robert rauschenberg designed the album cover for talking heads fifth studio album speaking in tongues. This album featured a clear vinyl disc in clear plastic packaging along with three clear plastic discs printed with similar collages in three different colors. Artist robert rauschenberg won a grammy award for his work on the limited edition lp version. A limited edition release of 50 000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist robert rauschenberg.

So the album was issued with a conventional david byrne designed cover and a limited edition rauschenberg version. Canadian import has a sticker on the front cover. 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. David byrne designed the cover for the general release of the album.