Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (New Vinyl & DVD)

NEW LP

New sealed copy. 2019 reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Includes an audio-only DVD-Video (NTSC, Region 0) containing the album delivered as a 96kHz/24 bit LPCM stereo mix, as well as a printed inner sleeve for the record and printed card sleeve for the DVD.

Spirit of Eden is the fourth studio album by English band Talk Talk, released in 1988 on Parlophone Records. It was compiled from a lengthy recording process at London's Wessex Studios between 1987 and 1988, with songs written by singer Mark Hollis and producer Tim Friese-Greene. Often working in darkness, the band recorded many hours of improvised performances that drew on elements of jazz, ambient, classical music, blues, and dub. These long-form recordings were then heavily edited and re-arranged into an album in mostly digital format. The results were a radical departure from Talk Talk's earlier synth-pop recordings, and would later be credited with pioneering the post-rock genre.

Compared to the success of 1986's The Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden was a commercial disappointment. Despite its mixed reception, the album's stature grew more favourable in subsequent years, with contemporary critics describing Spirit of Eden as an underrated masterpiece. In 2013, NME ranked Spirit of Eden at number 95 in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

TRACKLIST:

Spirit Of Eden    
LP-A1        The Rainbow
LP-A2        Eden
LP-A3        Desire
LP-B1        Inheritance
LP-B2        I Believe In You
LP-B3        Wealth

Spirit Of Eden    
DVD-1        The Rainbow
DVD-2        Eden
DVD-3        Desire
DVD-4        Inheritance
DVD-5        I Believe In You
DVD-6        Wealth
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DVD-7        John Cope