Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues Vinyl Rauschenberg

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.

Talking heads speaking in tongues vinyl rauschenberg.

Speaking in tongues is the fifth studio album by american rock band talking heads released on june 1 1983 by sire records after their split with producer brian eno and a short hiatus which allowed the individual members to pursue side projects recording began in 1982. 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. So the album was issued with a conventional david byrne designed cover and a limited edition. Talking heads with robert rauschenberg.

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. The reason i think that because the music is tight wildly original and experimental. The heads released speaking in tongues the first album of new material in three years in 1983 a limited edition release of 50 000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist robert rauschenberg. Canadian import has a sticker on the front cover.

In 1983 legendary artist robert rauschenberg designed the album cover for talking heads fifth studio album speaking in tongues. Talking heads has 3 works online. There are 455 audio online. Rauschenberg readily agreed to take on the design of the band s fifth studio album speaking in tongues as byrne wrote in the new york times he was pleasantly surprised that the artist eschewed simply reproducing a work on the album jacket in favor of re envisioning what the whole lp package could be the final product is connected to a series of sculptures.

It became the band s commercial breakthrough and produced the band s sole us top ten hit burning down the house. Bryne soon found out. Talking heads speaking in tongues lp this is an original limited edition rauschenberg pressing. Limited edition of 50 000.

The vinyl and insert is near mint and very clean. Limited edition of 50 000. Subsequent copies boasted a simpler design by byrne. 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.

Imported for distribution in canada by wea music of canada ltd.