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540:, Talk Talk manager Keith Aspden had attempted to free the band from their record contract with EMI. Relations between the band and label continued to degrade after the album's release, eventually culminating in litigation brought by Aspden which extracted the band from their EMI contract. In 2011, Aspden clarified the conditions surrounding the dispute: "in essence our motivation in the court case with EMI was all about money and an opportunity to secure a better deal with another record company. EMI in our view had misinterpreted the meaning of the clause which specified when they should exercise their option. They lost the case on appeal." EMI then sued the band, claiming that 2306: 523:
the BPI for sales of over 60,000 copies. The band announced they would not be attempting to recreate the album live (since, according to Hollis, "People would just want to hear the songs as they are on the album and for me that's not satisfying enough"). Without touring or music videos or singles as the band intended, there was little marketing left that the record company could do; in the end the band grudgingly agreed to a video for the remixed version of "
1948:– it's a good rainy day album. I think a person in the band was getting a major divorce and you can hear it in the album. I was attracted to it to it cause the guy who told us about it told us that they recorded it with candles and stuff and it was real dark album for them and the label hated it. So instantly I was attracted to it...It's a big downer, but you know, downer music is good, though, too. 421:, and he became the band's producer as well as keyboardist and Hollis' songwriting partner. Although a major contributor to the band's studio output and a de facto fourth member, Friese-Greene never officially joined the band. As such, he did not play with the touring band on live dates, and was absent from the band's publicity material. 55: 522:
label. The album was assembled from many hours of improvised instrumentation that Hollis and Friese-Greene had edited and arranged using digital equipment. The result was a mix of rock, jazz, classical, and ambient music. Critically praised, the album reached the UK Top 20 and was certified Silver by
482:", charted in the Top 40 in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and Italy (and just outside the Top 40 in the UK and France). By this time, all Talk Talk songs were being written by Hollis and Friese-Greene. The extended line-up for the 1986 tour consisted of Hollis, Webb and Harris, plus 450:
success notwithstanding, the band made deliberate choices that moved them away from the mainstream. The music video for "It's My Life", for instance, featured a grumpy Hollis who mocks lip-synching; after EMI protested, they re-shot the video, turning it into "a total piss-take of lip-synching", in
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during this period. The title track of the album entered the U.S., Canadian, French, German, New Zealand and Netherlands Top 40. A third single, "Dum Dum Girl", was a success in some European countries and in New Zealand; however, the album and its singles were largely ignored in the UK. Commercial
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in 1990. It peaked at number 3 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales of over 100,000 copies. It was also an international success and eventually went on to sell more than 1 million copies worldwide. The 1984 single "It's My Life" was also re-released, and this time
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of the band Elbow said: "Mark Hollis started from punk and by his own admission he had no musical ability. To go from only having the urge, to writing some of the most timeless, intricate and original music ever is as impressive as the moon landings for me."
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By 1990, the band had essentially morphed into a vehicle for the studio recordings of Hollis and long-term collaborator Friese-Greene, along with session musicians (including long-term Talk Talk drummer Harris). The group signed a two-album contract with
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in 1991, a compilation of new remixes, which made the UK Top 40 (it also reached the Top 30 in Germany and the Top 75 in the Netherlands). The band sued EMI for releasing the remixed material without their permission.
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released one solo album in 1998 before retiring from the music industry; he died in 2019. The band's founding bass player and drummer, Paul Webb and Lee Harris, played in several bands together, including
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Although major success eluded them in the UK, Talk Talk achieved considerable international success in 1984/85, particularly in continental Europe, North America and New Zealand, with the album
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based on the band's name. He followed the theme for subsequent singles, remaining the band's artistic frontman and creating all their covers and posters throughout their career.
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organised A Celebration of Mark Hollis and Talk Talk concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK. Founding band member Simon Brenner, who played keyboards on studio album,
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afforded the band a bigger budget and schedule for the recording of their next album. Over a year in the making, and featuring contributions from many outside musicians,
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was amongst the long list of guest musicians who performed songs from all five Talk Talk studio albums and Mark Hollis' solo album. The evening was described as
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The band released their first single, "Mirror Man", on EMI in February 1982. The single was not a great success, but was quickly followed by their
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Hollis and Talk Talk continue to be praised as artists who did not cave in to the pressures of corporate and commercial interests. Says
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in April 1982 (a rerecording of a track by The Reaction) which reached No. 52 in the UK. The band's first album, titled
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Talk Talk's influence upon musicians has exceeded the band's visibility among the general public. Along with the band
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said that he wished to focus on his family. Paul Webb rejoined Lee Harris, and the two went on to form the band
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was not "commercially satisfactory", but the case was thrown out of court. Webb left the band in late 1988.
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scored a global hit with a cover of "It's My Life" in 2003 which reached number 20 on the UK charts.
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Brenner left after the 1983 non-LP hit single "My Foolish Friend", which was produced by frequent
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became the band's highest charting single in their native country, reaching number 13 on the
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With the band now released from EMI, the label released the retrospective compilation
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This article is about the music group. For the British telecommunications group, see
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Talk Talk abandoned the synthpop style completely with their third album, 1986's
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for sales of 60,000 copies by 1985. It was a Top 10 hit in New Zealand.
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Talk Talk in 1988 (photo by Stephen Lovell-Davis); from left to right:
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Alexander, Phil, ed. (May 2012). "All back to my place – Guy Garvey".
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In March 2020, a documentary about Talk Talk by the Belgian director
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was recruited to assist with the recording of their second album,
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moved the group towards a more experimental sound informed by
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Tape Op: The Book about Creative Music Recording, Volume 2
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by the London-based daily newspaper The Evening Standard.
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crystallised the experimental sound the band started with
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continued in the business as a musician and producer.
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(27 February 2019). 951: 874:was screened for the first time at the 1581:Aubrey, Elizabeth (25 February 2019). 1228:"Talk Talk – The Party's Over (Album)" 2711:Musical groups disestablished in 1991 2118:from the original on 18 November 2021 1723:from the original on 18 November 2021 1595:from the original on 25 February 2019 1458:"Talk Talk – Life's What You Make It" 1074:Thomson, Graeme (13 September 2012). 785:and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson), 672:in 2020. Harris also featured on the 293:for their final studio album, 1991's 222:group, Talk Talk's first two albums, 7: 1939:: Does music sometimes make you cry? 1253:Crane, Larry; Eckman, Chris (2010). 1234:. Hung Medien / eMedia Jungden. 2011 299:, but split soon afterwards. Singer 2079:Whatley, Jack (21 September 2021). 1859:Wallace, Wyndham (14 August 2014). 1836:. Chicago Innerview. 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Hal Leonard. pp. 74–77. 615:, Talk Talk disbanded in 1991; 518:was released in 1988, on EMI's 256:(1986) along with its singles " 2681:1981 establishments in England 2546:History Revisited: The Remixes 1039:Chuter, Jack (November 2015). 504:1987–1991: Experimental period 1: 1887:Solis, Jose (12 March 2014). 855:On Tuesday 26 November 2019, 425:1984–1986: Commercial success 1435:McGee, Alan (9 April 2008). 1206:. Jawbone. pp. 250–51. 701:" in their last two albums, 1713:Corus Radio (24 May 2011), 2747: 2701:Musical groups from London 1404:"Talk Talk – Dum Dum Girl" 1381:"Talk Talk – It's My Life" 1358:"Talk Talk – It's My Life" 1335:"Talk Talk – Such A Shame" 1312:"Talk Talk – Such A Shame" 1048:. Function. Archived from 896: 36:Talk Talk (disambiguation) 29: 2358: 1802:. 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