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Here's one for you @MikeH ... I'll be interested to hear how this sounds when it comes out. Cut should be excellent as always. But the pressing information only says "Pressed in the USA"... that could mean anything and it's not necessarily good.

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Autour de Lucie Immobile LP (Tan Vinyl)

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Turbo said:
Here's one for you @MikeH ... I'll be interested to hear how this sounds when it comes out. Cut should be excellent as always. But the pressing information only says "Pressed in the USA"... that could mean anything and it's not necessarily good.

elusivedisc.com

Autour de Lucie Immobile LP (Tan Vinyl)

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...
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not familiar with this band but i'll give it a listen. thanks!
 
MikeH said:
that's probably why he doesn't seem as mad as he would have been if it was an ERC release or something instead of something for charity 😂
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he's also unabashedly a big Lana fan with the pocket change to back that up. he was destined to be disappointed.
 
Turbo said:
Here's one for you @MikeH ... I'll be interested to hear how this sounds when it comes out. Cut should be excellent as always. But the pressing information only says "Pressed in the USA"... that could mean anything and it's not necessarily good.

elusivedisc.com

Autour de Lucie Immobile LP (Tan Vinyl)

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...
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Nice slice of franco-indie pop. I have the cd somewhere
 
Like I said, I went deep on TT/Hollis this year!

A couple of reads if you're interested.

www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk

Talk Talk - The Best British Band Of All Time? - God Is In The TV

Mark Hollis passed away on this day in 2019. The phrase genius is often overused but Mark Hollis's music with his group Talk Talk were timeless and towering
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk

www.npr.org

Mark Hollis And Talk Talk's Brilliant, Nuanced, Stubborn Visions

Fame in hand, Mark Hollis led Talk Talk away from the '80s pop-rock that had made them and got weird, crafting two albums of intricate, desolate beauty. Afterwards, he ditched the machine completely.
www.npr.org www.npr.org

Talk Talk: the band who disappeared from view | Talk Talk | The Guardian

Mark Hollis’s group started out as poppy hitmakers, then lost most of their audience as they invented a musical vocabulary of their own. Now a new tribute album is celebrating their legacy
amp.theguardian.com amp.theguardian.com

New Mark Hollis biography out this year as well:

www.popmatters.com

No More Talk Talk: Mark Hollis Biography Makes You Listen

Former Talk Talk member Mark Hollis was ruthlessly honest in his pursuit of a musical vision. This biography attests to the gifts and costs of his artistic pursuit.
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kafunis said:
well the last 4 are sublime, no doubt .
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stpaulbrowns said:
Talk Talk/Hollis may have a near-perfect catalog. And I'll thumb-wrestle anyone who disagrees.
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Yeah, i couldn't co-sign a near-perfect CATALOG.

Sublime (if that's the word we're using): Spirit of Eden, Laughingstock
Great: Colour of Spring
Good: It's My Life
Ok: The Party's Over

It kind of reminds me of Japan. Their first two albums are meh. But when they shook off their glam inspirations and hit us w/ Quiet Life, it was on. By the time they got to Tin Drum (and later RTC) they were a whole different group.

Same w/ Talk Talk. Sure, Mark Hollis had his own flavor but he was still cooking in the same synthpop/new wave kitchen as so many contemporaries. By Colour of Spring, TT had created a new menu. With SoE, Hollis & Co had invented a whole new cuisine.

Forgive being mired in an analogy. In summary, not a near-perfect catalog. I'll be over here warming up the 'ol pollex.
 
Yeah do that and play it loudish in a dark room . he basically took it as far as possible with stripping everything away and it was recorded with basically 2 room mic's . Have you read the Phill Brown book ?
Sonicpharmacist said:
I love TT, but found the Hollis solo album nearly impenetrable. I might see if I can find a CD copy and give it another go, I do love LS and SoE.
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Yes, He worked with them on SoE-MH, real insight into the recording and making of those albums, He also worked with a lot of other Late 60's -70's artists, great storyteller /Engineer . the books called Are We Still Rolling ?Are We Still Rolling?: Studios, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll - One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albums: Studios, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Ä One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albums - Phill Brown | 0884088508739 | Amazon.com.au | Books
stpaulbrowns said:
Have not. Recommended?
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anybody buy any of the Bernie cut Candid label reissues? They are doing some cool titles but I haven't gotten any of them yet...
 
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