Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues

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Label:	Sire – 9 23883-1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Jacksonville Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1983
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Pop Rock

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.

Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Sire Records Company
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
Copyright © – Talking Heads Tours Inc.
Copyright © – Bleu Disque Music Co.
Copyright © – Index Music, 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
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

Credits

Backing Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer, Music By – Chris Frantz
Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Music By – Jerry Harrison
Backing Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Music By, Bass [String] – Tina Weymouth
Bass, Percussion, Guitar, Cover, Lyrics By, Music By, Keyboards, Vocals – David Byrne
Engineer – Butch Jones
Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Jay Mark
Engineer [Assistant Recording] – John Convertino (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Franklin Gibson*
Management – Gary Kurfirst
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By, Engineer – Alex Sadkin
Producer – Talking Heads

Notes

Pressing variation, pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville per 'JW' and '0' in runouts.

Differs from the Speaking In Tongues

First catalog number on labels, second catalog number on cover spine.

Includes printed paper inner sleeve with lyrics.

Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY
Butch Jones: Engineer
Final overdubbing and mixing at Com Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY
Alex Sadkin: Engineer
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY by Ted Jensen
Thanks to M&Co. and Adelle Lutz
Made in U.S.A.

© 1983 Sire Records Company
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company

Runout is etched except 0 and Sterling which are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 075992388313
Barcode (Printed): 0 7599-23883-1
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (In runout): JW
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout): 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 1 2 3883 A JW 7 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 1 2 3883 B JW 5 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 1 238883 A WW 5 #3 ━̶̷◁̶̷ STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 1 23883 B JW 6 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 1 2 3883 A JW 7 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 1 2 3883 B JW 5 #1 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 1 2 3883̷ A JW 7 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 1 238883 B WW 9 #3 ━̶̷◁̶̷ STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): 1 2 3883 A JW 7 #2 STERLING 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 1 2 3883 B JW 5 #2 STERLING 0

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Test Pressing, Allied Pressing)	Sire	1-23883, 9 23883-1	US	1982
	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