Talking HeadsSpeaking In Tongues

Label:

Sire – 9 23883-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Test Pressing , Allied Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 Burning Down The House 4:00
A2 Making Flippy Floppy 4:36
A3 Girlfriend Is Better 4:25
A4 Slippery People 3:30
A5 I Get Wild/Wild Gravity 4:06
B1 Swamp 5:09
B2 Moon Rocks 5:04
B3 Pull Up The Roots 5:08
B4 This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) 4:56

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sire Records Company
  • Copyright ©Sire Records Company
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix – △3951
  • Pressed ByAllied Record Company – B-17863
  • Pressed ByAllied Record Company – B-17864
  • Record CompanySire Records Company
  • Marketed ByWarner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Published ByWb Music Corp.
  • Published ByBleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByIndex Music, Inc.

Credits

  • Music ByTina Weymouth
  • Music By, Lyrics ByDavid Byrne
  • ProducerTalking Heads

Notes

Test Press version of Allied Record Company pressing, as denoted by "ɑ" stamp (sometimes called a teardrop insignia) in runouts.

"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched / STERLING, ɑ stamped): STERLING 1-23883-A-SH2 1̶-̶Z̶-̶2̶3̶7̶7̶1̶-̶A̶ ̶S̶H̶2̶ ɑ B-17863-SH2 SLM △ 3951 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched / STERLING, ɑ stamped): STERLING 1-23883-BSH1 1̶-̶Z̶-̶2̶3̶7̶7̶1̶-̶B̶-̶S̶H̶1 ɑ B-17864-SH1 SLM △ 3951-X 1-1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Stereo) Sire SRK 23883 Italy 1983

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Reviews

  • JasonMichael's avatar
    JasonMichael
    This is a 1983 release, not 1982. The date is clearly visible in the copyright info at the bottom of the "LP Label Copy" memo (which was written Dec. 22, 1982 and likely were the mistake is taken from.) Also visible in the memo is the release date of May 23, 1983.

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