Laughing Stock is a Alt/Indie album by Talk Talk, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 64 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Rock
- dense
- yearning
- cerebral
About
Laughing Stock is the fifth and final album by the English band Talk Talk. It was released on November 19, 1991 on Verve and Polydor, Widely recognized as a leading post-rock record, Laughing Stock marked the pinnacle of the band's transformation from their previous new wave pop rock music into first wave post-rock. The album continues the musical style and "humanitarian" quasi-Christian themes of Spirit of Eden, emphasizing rougher textures and moodier atmospheres while still drawing from sophisti-pop. This style would go on to significantly influence post-rock acts, especially Bark Psychosis and their album Hex. Originally Mark Hollis' self-titled album, .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Myrrhman
- A2Ascension Day
- A3After The Flood
Side B
- B1Taphead
- B2New Grass
- B3Runeii
Credits
Performers
- Ernest MothleACOUSTIC BASS DOUBLE BASS
- Simon EdwardsACOUSTIC BASS DOUBLE BASS
- Paul KeggCELLO
- Roger SmithCELLO
- David WhiteCONTRABASS CLARINET CONTRABASS CLARINET
- Lee HarrisDRUMS
- Mark FelthamHARMONICA
- Martin DitchamPERCUSSION
- Mark HollisPIANO ORGAN VOCALS
- Tim Friese-GreenePIANO ORGAN
- Henry LowtherTRUMPET
- Garfield JacksonVIOLA
- Gavyn WrightVIOLA
- George RobertsonVIOLA
- Jack GlickmanVIOLA
- Levine AndradeVIOLA
- Stephen TeesVIOLA
- Wilf GibsonVIOLA
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 64 pressings tracked on Gatefold