Among the most noteworthy bands of the 80s were undoubtedly Talk Talk - an exceptional project to experiment. The History of Talk Talk is closely associated with the development of the front man and singer Mark Hollis. Brother Ed Hollis made Mark 1979 with drummer Lee Harris and bassist Paul Webb known. The three musicians disappeared with keyboardist Simon Brenner in the studio. Together with former Stones producer Jimmy Miller took it up there under the band name "Talk Talk" her first demo sessions. Keith then announced APSD for Iceland to manage the band, which he did until its dissolution. In 1983, the sacking of keyboardist Simon Brenner. Even with Colin Thurston, they did not together anymore arbeiten.Dafür Mark Hollis Tim Friese-Greene was in a congenial partner in songwriting and production, accompanied as an unofficial fourth member of the band to the present. A more mature songwriting and dense arrangements, deep lyrics and the strikingly melancholy voice of Mark Hollis action were the hallmark of exceptional band. The band was in 1984-87 at the height of their creative period. With extensive European tours and a world tour they completely conquered the Publikum.Einige LP's won in the UK charts for gold. To the hype surrounding him and the band to escape, Mark Hollis moved back in 1987 in an abandoned church in Suffolk. It was followed by two controversial albums that unfortunately were never played live, as the arrangements too complex seihen.1992 ended the grandiose talk talk-time.
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- "Utrecht & Torhout" 27.05.84 / 05.07.86
71:34 Minuten, 13 Tracks / From Soundboard Tape
Setlist: Utrecht, 27.05.1984
01. Such A Shame
02. My Foolish Friend
03. Have You Heard The News
04. The Partys Over
05. Dum Dum Girl
06. Tommorrows Started
07. It's My Life
08. Talk Talk
Festival, Torhout-Werchter, 05.07.1986
09. Life's What You Make It
10. Living In Another World
11. Give It Up
12. It's My Life
13. I Don't Believe In You
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- "Rotterdam" 21.09.84 Ahoy, Rotterdam
51:57 Minuten, 11 Tracks / From Audience Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Call In The Nightboy
03. Hate
04. Tomorrow Started
05. My Foolish Friend
06. Mirror Man
07. Does Caroline Know?
08. Dum Dum Girl
09. Such A Shame
10. It's My Life
11. Renee
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- "Ahoy Talk Talk" 05.07.86 / 21.09.84 Torhout-Wechter / Ahoy, Rotterdam
38:39 Minuten, 7Tracks / From Soundboard Tape
Setlist: Festival, Torhout-Werchter, 05.07.1986
01. Life's What You Make It
02. Living In Another World
03. Give It Up
04. It's My Life
05. I Don't Believe In You
Ahoy, Rotterdam 21.09.1984
06. Tomorrow Started
07. My Foolish Friend
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- "Dortmund 1984" 23.11.84 Westfalenhalle Dortmund
50:10 Minuten, 11 Tracks / From Soundboard Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Call In The Nightboy
03. Hate
04. My Foolish Friend
05. Dum Dum Girl
06. Such A Shame
07. It's My Life (Cuts)
08. It's My Life (Cuts In)
09. Renee
10. Tomottow Started
11. My Foolish Freind
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- "Utrecht 1986" 27.03.86 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
79:03 Minuten, 15 Tracks / From Audience Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Call In The Night Boy
04. Tomorrow Started
05. My Foolish Friend
06. Life’s What You Make It
07. Mirror Man
08. Does Caroline Know
09. It’s You
10. Give It Up
11. Living In Another World
12. It’s My Life
13. I Don’t Believe In You
14. Such A Shame
15. Renee
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- "Leuven 1986" 28.03.86 Manhattan Club, Leuven
79:13 Minuten, 14 Tracks / From Audience Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Call In The Night Boy
04. Tomorrow Started
05. My Foolish Friend
06. Life’s What You Make It
07. Mirror Man
08. It’s You
09. Give It Up
10. It’s My Life
11. Living In Another World
12. I Don’t Believe In You
13. Such A Shame
14. Renee
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- "Milano 1986" 15.04.86 Teatro Tenda Lumpugnano, Milano, Italy
73:55 Minuten, 14 Tracks / From Audience Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk talk
02. Dum dum girl
03. Call in the nightboy >
04. Tomorrow started
05. My foolish friend
06. Life's what you make it >
07. Mirror man > Does Caroline know ? >
08. It's you
09. Living in another world
10. Give it up (jump in)
11. It's my life
Encores :
12. I don't believe in you
13. Such a shame
14. Renée
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- "Torhout 1986" 15.07.86 Festival Torhout
66:27 Minuten, 2 Tracks (No Track Subdivision)
From Audience Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk > Dum Dum Girl >
Call In The Night Boy >
Life’s What You Make It > Mirror Man >
It’s You > Living In Another World >
Give It Up
02. It’s My Life > I Don’t Believe In You >
Such A Shame
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- "Hammersmith 1986" 1986 Hammersmith Odeon, London
56:26 Minuten, 10 Tracks / From Soundboard Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Life’s What You Make It
04. Does Caroline Know (inc. Mirror Man intro.)
05. Chameleon Day
06. Living In Another World
07. It’s You
08. It’s My Life
09. I Don’t Believe In You
10. Such A Shame
This is not the official release from the same venue and tour, it has different tracks,and I also have compared the tracks which are duplicated, they are definitely different versions.
It is possible that this show is not Hammersmith 1986, but I cannot find any evidence to either confirmor deny that, nor have I managed to find a concert listing of Talk Talk's performances to seeif they did more than one night at Hammersmith in 1986.
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- "Talking Colours" 1986 Hammersmith Odeon, London
54:00 Minuten, 10 Tracks / From Soundboard Tape
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Life’s What You Make It
04. Does Caroline Know (inc. Mirror Man intro.)
05. Chameleon Day
06. Living In Another World
07. It’s You
08. It’s My Life
09. I Don’t Believe In You
10. Such A Shame
Identisches Konzert, wie 'Hammersmith 1986'.Dieses Soundboard is of higher quality, alas 2:26 minutes kürzer.Diese show may not in any Talk Talk collection! Excellent combination of the band.
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My video live recordings (bootlegs) by Talk Talk:
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- "Off The Record 1982" 1982 Gillingham
Super Video CD
Setlist: 01.Today
02.Mirror Man
03.Another Word
04.Hate
05.The Party's Over
06.Talk Talk
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- "Live In Germany 1984" 1984 TV Show Of ZDF, Germany
Super-Video-CD
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk
02. Call in the Night Boy
03. Hate
04. My Foolish Friend
05. Dum Dum Girl
06. Such A Shame
07. It's My Life
08. Renee
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- "Montreux 1986" 1986 Jazz Festival, Montreux
Super-Video-CD's
Setlist: Disc1:
01. Talk Talk (Cut)
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Call in the Night Boy
04. Tomorrow Started
05. My Foolish Friend
06. Life's What You Make it (transition - DCN? removed)
Disc2:
07. It's You
08. Chameleon Day
09. Living In Another World (ends with long guitar
solo- guitar replaces harmonica part)
10. Give It Up
11. It's My Life(encore)
12. I Don't Believe in You
13. Such A Shame (and credits)
14. Renee
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- "The Talk Talk Show" 1982 - 86 Various Gigs & Clips (TV Show's)
DVD
Setlist: Off The Record 1982 - Live In Gillingham
01. Today
02. Mirror Man
03. Another Word
04. Hate
05. The Party's Over
06. Talk Talk
Live In Germany 1984 - TV Show Of ZDF
01. Talk Talk
02. Call in the Night Boy
03. Hate
04. My Foolish Friend
05. Dum Dum Girl
06. Such A Shame
07. It's My Life
08. Renee
Various TV Gig's & Clips
01. Such A Shame
02. It's My Life
03. Such A Shame
04. Another Word
05. Such A Shame (Clip)
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- "Montreux 1986" 1986 Jazz Festival, Montreux
DVD
Setlist: 01. Talk Talk (Cut)
02. Dum Dum Girl
03. Call in the Night Boy
04. Tomorrow Started
05. My Foolish Friend
06. Life's What You Make it (transition - DCN? removed)
07. It's You
08. Chameleon Day
09. Living In Another World (ends with long guitar
solo- guitar replaces harmonica part)
10. Give It Up
11. It's My Life
(encore)
12. I Don't Believe in You
13. Such A Shame (and credits)
14th Renee
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The value of transition following the dissolution of Mark Hollis Volume
had with their last two drives they leave clear masterpieces. We notice an evolution from the pop of the early years freer structures.
"Spirit Of Eden" and "The Laughing Stock" are two plates of the most visionary of all. Seven years later, Mark Hollis is suddenly back in public with a new solo album.
Setlist:
1.The Colour Of Spring
2.Watershed
3.Inside Looking Out
4.The Gift
5.A Life (1895 - 1915)
6.Westward Bound
7.The Daily Planet
8.A New Jerusalem
the years Mark had been intensively used to create a composition, where he was the silence the 'noise' preference. With this wonderful solo album, he ties in with "The Laughing Stock" at. The reduction of musical means is at its peak. Piano, upright bass, acoustic guitar, woodwinds, no electrically amplified instrument is involved. All the music was recorded with only two space microphones. Harmonica, trumpet, clarinet and bassoon give the 'touch of color' in the impressionistic-looking minimal jazz sound. The volume level of the music has to be reformulated, rather than the absence of calculated silence. Much sadness in the music. From time to hear a pool, a tambourine, rhythm WYATTsche fragments, minimal wind instruments-beautiful solemnity.
As a soloist Hollis has now further away from the conventional and sophisticated approach to make silence visible. Sketch-like beauty of sound as a modern definition of a well-tempered music.
Sorry again for many years have passed and am waiting patiently for something new by Mark Hollis ....
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My collected Talk Talk bootlegs can be found on the following page of my bootleg HP:
http://floessi.de.tl/Artists-S_T.htm