Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring
(EMI Records 1986 EMC3506)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Tim Friese-Greene names as arranger on labels
Correction sticker on inner sleeve
Embossed Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles, mainly in the last half of side 2)
Talk Talk were an English new wave band, active from 1981 until their breakup in 1992. Their early hit singles include “Today”, “Talk Talk” (both 1982), “It’s My Life” and “Such a Shame” (both 1984). The core line-up was Mark Hollis, Lee Harris and Paul Webb.
The Colour of Spring is Talk Talk’s third album and was released in 1985 in Germany, and then 1986 in other countries. It contained the hits “Life’s What You Make It”, “It’s My Life” and “Such a Shame”.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tim Friese-Greene and Mark Hollis.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Happiness Is Easy” | 6:30 | |
| 2. | “I Don’t Believe in You” | 5:02 | |
| 3. | “Life’s What You Make It” | 4:28 | |
| 4. | “April 5th” | 5:51 | |
| 5. | “Living in Another World” | 6:58 | |
| 6. | “Give It Up” | 5:17 | |
| 7. | “Chameleon Day” | 3:20 | |
| 8. | “Time It’s Time” | 8:14 |
Personnel
- Talk Talk
- Mark Hollis – vocals, organ (track 4), guitar (track 8), piano (tracks 3, 5, 6, and 7), melodica (track 8), Mellotron (track 6), Variophon (tracks 4 and 7), instrumentation (track 1)
- Lee Harris – drums, percussion (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, and 8)
- Paul Webb – bass guitar (tracks 2, 5, 6, and 8), backing vocals
- Additional personnel[4]
- Tim Friese-Greene – producer, piano (tracks 1, 2, 4, and 8), Mellotron (track 3), Variophon (tracks 4 and 7), Kurzweil synthesizer (track 1)
- Ian Curnow – keyboards (tracks 2 and 6)
- Martin Ditcham – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8)
- Mark Feltham – harmonica (track 5)
- Alan Gorrie – bass guitar (track 1)
- Robbie McIntosh – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 8), dobro guitar (tracks 4 and 6)
- Morris Pert – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5, and 8)
- Phil Reis – percussion (track 1)
- David Rhodes – guitar (tracks 3, 5, and 6)
- David Roach – saxophone (tracks 2, 4, and 5)
- Gaynor Sadler – harp (track 2)
- Danny Thompson – double bass (track 1)
- Steve Winwood – organ (tracks 1, 2, and 5)
- Dennis Weinrich – engineer
- Dietmar Schillinger – engineer
- Paul Schroeder – engineer
- Pete Wooliscroft – engineer
- James Marsh – cover art
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