Karl contributes to Talk Talk book

[BrotherLovesDub]

http://cathedralsofsound.blogspot.co...talk-then.html

Celebrated illustrator, and Talk Talk cover artist, James Marsh has remastered and chronicled all of the iconic artwork that he produced for the band throughout their 10 year reign in the 80’s. The book will feature James’ original cover concept sketches, hand written lyrics from Mark Hollis, as well as various ephemera, posters, and related items of interest to fans. There will also be lovely unseen photos of the band from 3 sessions with photographer Richard Haughton.
Renowned rock music writer and enormous Talk Talk fan Chris Roberts is writing the main essay and there are also 80 written contributions from bands, label owners, DJs and creatives, all of whom have been inspired or influenced by the music and art of Talk Talk


Among those contributing will be Guy Harvey , Karl Hyde , Sir Peter Blake , Nick McCabe from the Verve , Richard Wright from Pink Floyd, The The's Matt Johnson and as they say many many more.

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Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

http://cathedralsofsound.blogspot.co...talk-then.html

cool..

mentioned it earlier.. nice to see it getting
some bigger support:
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[negative1]

well, a year later, i found out the book came out.

ok, now to get it.:
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http://spiritoftalktalk.com/


does anyone have it, looks awesome..



of course the deluxe version is sold out.



the shipping to the US is crazy.

wonder if i could have it shipped to someone in the UK,
and then resend it to the US.

depends on how much it weighs.

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[BrotherLovesDub]

On a related note, I found the original pressing of Colour of Spring today, still in shrinkwrap but opened. Already bought the japanese repress earlier this year but this is nice to have as well.

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planning on ordering this book soon.

could take a while to get to the US though.

i will report back, once i get it, on relevant
information with karl.

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[negative1]

ok, ordered the book.

will wait a few weeks, and report back on anything of note.

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[negative1]

got the book today.

it is beyond incredible. high quality paper,
tons of pictures, great text. worth every penny.

here is karls contribution.



karl hyde- musician with underworld

i've a vivid memory of hearing spirt of eden for the first time. it was in a rented
holden, driving through the australian outback with the windows down and a
hot summer wind in our faces, where we cracked open the jiffy bag from england.
out dropped a cassette. the accompanying note said:"i meant something like this.
have a great tour."

cassette slotted into the stereo, we lay back in our seats and listened. it was a radical
departure by a band i previously thought of as being 'good at pop'. the impact was kind of
terminal, the last straw. we'd just finished a record. something misguided and tepid as usual,
and had left england with our manager's unsettling advice: "you should make a radical album."

back home, acid house was pumping from pirate radio stations all over london, illegal raves were
the new ultra-punk, and here we were heading in the opposite direction, peddling clapped-out grooves.
thwack! a priority airmail smack in the teeth increased the doom on an already gloomy tour. a fresh
breath, a break from the constraints of tradition, nothing about the album paid lip service to the great
god 'pop'. it was a film score, a soundscape, an installation, stripped-down, interleaved series of
loose connections, shorthand fragments, half-heard snatches of words and melodies carried on the
wind. and when you looked for a structure, there was nothing there. brilliant!

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