Talking HeadsSpeaking In Tongues

Label:

Sire – 23883-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

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.

  • Copyright ©Sire Records Company
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sire Records Company
  • Manufactured ByWEA Records Pty. Limited
  • Distributed ByWEA Records Pty. Limited
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Overdubbed AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtCom Point Studios
  • Overdubbed AtSigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Mixed AtSigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Marketed ByWEA Record & Tape Distributors Pty. Limited
  • Pressed ByCBS Records, Artarmon – MX208029
  • Pressed ByCBS Records, Artarmon – MX208030

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, Lyrics By, Music By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, VocalsDavid Byrne
  • Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jay Mark
  • Engineer [Assistant Recording]John Convertino (2)
  • Engineer [Recording]Butch Jones
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Mixed By, Engineer [Mix]Alex Sadkin
  • ProducerTalking Heads

Notes

Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY.
Final overdubbing and mixing at Com Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.

Some editions have a hype sticker:
Features
“Swamp”
“Burning down the house”
23883.1

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MX 208029 1 - 23883 - A 5 HI B - 17863 - SH 1 SLM △ 3951 1 - 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MX 208030 1 - 23883 - B - 5 HI B - 17864 - SHI SLM △ 3951 - X 1 - 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A/B, Stamped ): STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A): MX 208027 STERLING 1-23883-A SH1 (3-23771 A SH1 - scratched out) B-17863-SH1 △3951-X 1-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B): STERLING MX 208030 1-23883-B SH2 (5HI B-17864 - SH2 SLM -scratched out) △3951-X 1-5

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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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