Talking Heads Speaking In Tongues Vinyl Rauschenberg

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.

Talking heads speaking in tongues vinyl rauschenberg.

Limited edition of 50 000. 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. For speaking in tongues rauschenberg referenced the three color printing process by creating separate layers of cyan magenta and yellow. David byrne designed the cover for the general release of the album.

Images courtesy of robert rauschenberg foundation. 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. Artist robert rauschenberg won a grammy award for his work on the limited edition lp version. Imported for distribution in canada by wea music of canada ltd.

Mastered at sterling sound ny. Basic tracks recorded at blank tapes ny. 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. So the album was issued with a conventional david byrne designed cover and a limited edition rauschenberg version.

A limited edition release of 50 000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist robert rauschenberg. 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. Final overdubbing and mixing at compass point studios and sigma 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.

Subsequent copies boasted a simpler design by byrne. The vinyl and insert is near mint and very clean. Speaking in tongues by talking heads is their best album. 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 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. In 1983 legendary artist robert rauschenberg designed the album cover for talking heads fifth studio album speaking in tongues. Talking heads speaking in tongues lp this is an original limited edition rauschenberg pressing.