Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues Vinyl Rauschenberg

A limited edition release of 50 000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist robert rauschenberg.

Talking heads speaking in tongues vinyl rauschenberg.

Mastered at sterling sound ny. 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. Canadian import has a sticker on the front cover. 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.

In 1983 legendary artist robert rauschenberg designed the album cover for talking heads fifth studio album speaking in tongues. The heads released speaking in tongues the first album of new material in three years in 1983. David byrne designed the cover for the general release of the album. Images courtesy of robert rauschenberg foundation.

Speaking in tongues by talking heads is their best album. Talking heads speaking in tongues lp this is an original limited edition rauschenberg pressing. 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. Imported for distribution in canada by wea music of canada ltd.

So the album was issued with a conventional david byrne designed cover and a limited edition rauschenberg version. Subsequent copies boasted a simpler design by byrne. 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. For speaking in tongues rauschenberg referenced the three color printing process by creating separate layers of cyan magenta and yellow.

The vinyl and insert is near mint and very clean. 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 with robert rauschenberg speaking in tongues 1983. 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.

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. Final overdubbing and mixing at compass point studios and sigma sound ny. The reason i think that because the music is tight wildly original and experimental. Artist robert rauschenberg won a grammy award for his work on the limited edition lp version.