TALKING HEADS - Speaking In Tongues

Item Description

Vinyl, , Clear, Winchester Pressing
LP Album Limited Edition

[l313656] pressing, indicated by "—◁" in the runouts.

Limited edition of 50,000. Clear vinyl.
The packaging, designed by Robert Rauschenberg, is a transparent plastic case with artwork and credits printed on 3 12" circular transparent collages, one per primary color.

Most copies originally came sealed with a round transparent sticker affixed on the sealing material, on the front at the top right hand corner :
Special Limited Edition
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
1-23771
$ 12.98 H
Concept by Robert Rauschenberg

Some copies imported to Canada had a different, white rectangular sticker :
Imported For Distribution In Canada By /
Importées Et Pour Distribution Au Canada Par
WEA Music Of Canada Ltd.
1810 Birchmount R. Scarborough Ontario M1P2J1

The full-color source material at the bottom of the images page came from a blog post by David Byrne about the project that can be found [url=http://josegenao.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/bob-the-builder/]here[/url].

Runouts are etched except for "STERLING," which is stamped.

On the front case:
Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes N.Y.
Final overdubbing/mixing - Compass Point Studios: Nassau Bahamas & Sigma Sound N.Y.
Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound N.Y.
Sire Records Company
Marketed By Warner Bros. Records Inc.
A Warner Communications Company
© 1983 Robert Rauschenberg
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company
Made in U.S.A.

On the labels:
© 1983 Sire Records Company
℗ 1983 Sire Records Company