Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues

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Label:	Sire – 92-3883-1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	1983
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Burning Down The House Percussion – Steve Scales Synthesizer – Wally Badarou	4:00
A2	Making Flippy Floppy Guitar – Alex Weir Violin – Shankar	4:36
A3	Girlfriend Is Better Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell	4:25
A4	Slippery People Backing Vocals – Nona Hendryx Percussion – Raphael Dejesus Saxophone – Richard Landry	3:30
A5	I Get Wild / Wild Gravity Percussion – Raphael Dejesus	4:06
B1	Swamp Guitar – Alex Weir Synthesizer – Wally Badarou	5:09
B2	Moon Rocks Guitar – Alex Weir Percussion – Steve Scales	5:04
B3	Pull Up The Roots Guitar – Alex Weir Percussion – Raphael Dejesus	5:08
B4	This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Percussion – David Van Tieghem Synthesizer – Wally Badarou	4:56

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications
Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By – WEA Records SA / NV
Distributed By – WEA Musik GmbH
Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
Distributed By – WEA Filipacchi Music
Distributed By – WEA Italiana S.p.A.
Distributed By – WEA Records B.V.
Distributed By – WEA Metronome Records AB
Marketed By – WEA Records (Pty) Ltd.
Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Talking Heads Tours Inc.
Copyright © – Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
Copyright © – Index Music, Inc.
Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Published By – Index Music, Inc.
Published By – Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
Overdubbed At – Com Point Studios
Overdubbed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mixed At – Com Point Studios
Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Distributed By – WEA Music Ges.m.b.H.
Distributed By – WEA Records, S.A.
Mastered At – Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

Backing Vocals, Double Bass [String Bass], Guitar, Synthesizer – Tina Weymouth
Backing Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer – Chris Frantz
Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Jerry Harrison
Bass, Percussion, Guitar [Guitars], Keyboards, Vocals – David Byrne
Cover – David Byrne
Direct Metal Mastering By – CS*
Engineer [Assistant Final Overdubbing And Mixing] – Jay Mark
Engineer [Assistant Recording] – John Convertino (2)
Engineer [Final Overdubbing And Mixing] – Alex Sadkin
Engineer [Recording] – Butch Jones
Lyrics By – David Byrne
Management – Gary Kurfirst
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Alex Sadkin
Music By – Tina Weymouth
Producer – Talking 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.

Issued with printed inner sleeve (lyrics, few credits). Some copies with circular yellow "Extra Price"-sticker on front.

Title track A5 on label: 'I Get Wild / Eild Gravity'

Nona Hendryx appears courtesy of RCA.

Credits for lyrics and music given as on back cover and insert, but
printed on the labels: 'All titles written by [all individual band ]'.

[On labels:]
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Made in by WEA Musik GmbH

[On back cover:]
©1983 Sire Records Company & Talking Heads Tours Inc. ℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Manufactured in by Record Service GmbH. Alsdorf
Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH. Alsdorf

Belgique/België: Distributed By WEA Records SA / NV
Deutschland: Vertrieb durch WEA Musik GmbH
England: Distributed By WEA Records Ltd.
España: Edita WEA Records S.A.
: Distribué par WEA/Filipacchi Music, Paris
Italia: Distributed By WEA Italiana S.P.A.
Nederland: Distributed By WEA Records B.V.
Osterreich: Vertrieb durch WEA Music Ges.m.b.H.
Sverige: Distributed By WEA Metronome Records AB
Marketed in South-Africa By WEA Records (PTY) Limited.

Speaking In Tongues is almost identical, but has a different inner sleeve.

Runouts are stamped, except the following are etched:
Variant 2, side A 'UK CS-B-II' side B 'CS-B-II 5'
Variant 5, side A '10' side B '37 D UJE'
Variant 6, side A '43 D CS-B-1' side B '11 CS-B-II'
Variant 7, side A 'xx' 'xx' 'DMM' '54' side B 'xx 'xx' '27'
Variant 8, side A 'CS-B-II' side B '6x' '6x' 'CS-B-II'
Variant 9, side A 'CS-B-II' side B '“BE” x̸x̸x̸ BG CS-B-II'
Variant 10, side A '2 CS-B-II' side B '923883-1 Bxxx DMM'
Variant 11, side A '923883-1A' '79' 'CS-B-II' side B '5X' 'UK' 'CS-B-II'

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23883-1
Barcode (Scanned, Upca): 075992388313
Label Code: LC 3228
Price Code (): Ⓖ
Price Code (): WE 321
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA / Biem
Rights Society: ASCAP
Other (Back cover, blindstamped): Warner logo
Other (Inner sleeve, back): 92-3883-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 A xx C-92-3771-1A xx CS-B-ll DMM 59
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): R/S 923883-1 B bx C-92-3771-1B bx CS-B-II 31
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 Axxx C-92-3771-1Axxx UK CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 B6x C-92-3771-B6x CS-B-II 5
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 923883 1 A xxxx CS-B-ll C-92-3771-1A xxxx (BE)
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): R/S 923883-1 B CS-B-II C-92-3771-1B 22
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): CS - B - II C - 92 - 3771 -1A 92·3883 - 1 Axxx DMM 56
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): CS-B-II R/S 923883-1 B -UK- C - 92 - 3771 - 1B 25
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 A C-923771-1A 10
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 B C-923771-1B 37 D UJE
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 A C-92-3771-1A 43 D CS-B-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): R/S 923883-1 B C-92-3771-1B 11 CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): R / S Alsdorf 923883-1 A xx DMM C - 92 - 3771 - 1A xx 54
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): R / S 923883-1 B xx C - 92 - 3771 - 1B xx 27
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 Axxx C-92-3771-1Axxx CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 B6x C-92-3771-B6x CS-B-II 5
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 A C-92-3771-1A CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): R/S 923883-1 B C-92-3771-1B “BE” x̸x̸x̸ BG CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 A C-92-3771-1A 2 CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): C-92-3771-1B 923883-1 Bxxx DMM
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): 923883-1A C-92-3771-1A 79 CS-B-II
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): R/S Alsdorf 923883-1 B C-92-3771-1B 5X UK CS-B-II

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Winchester)	Sire	1-23883, 9 23883-1	US	1983
Recently Edited	Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album)	Sire	92-3883-1	UK & Europe	1983
Recently Edited	Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear)	Sire	92-3771-1	Europe	1983
Recently Edited	Speaking In Tongues (Cassette, Album, Dolby B-Type, XDR)	Sire	9 23883-4, 4-23883	US	1983
Recently Edited	Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Stereo)	Sire	SRK 23883	Italy	1983