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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelPolydor
EAN0042284771726
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952570
Product Key Features
Era1990s
Run Time2600 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year1991
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Rock
StylePost-Rock, Ethereal
TypeAlbum
ArtistTalk Talk
Release TitleLaughing Stock
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks6
Reviews4 Stars - Excellent - "...melancholy mood, a rare thoughtfulness and the sense of sharing something deeply personal... haunting, emotional..", Ranked #12 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991 - "...a sound whose ambience is as natural as breathing...", "...as glorious a swan-song as ever was....web-delicate arrangements, perfectly-judged acoustics, a silk-fine weave of jazz, classical and gospel textures - and distills them to the purest essence....life-enriching music..."
This was an album I knew little about, other than the wonderful 'New Grass'. To sum it up in one word, WOW! Relax and enjoy listening to Mark's hauntingly beautiful voice, accompanied by his band of fantastic musicians playing the most amazing variety of instruments and tunes. The album cover of beautiful birds in a tree has similarities to that of Spirit of Eden, and sums up his love of nature and peacefulness.
Mark was a genius of his time, and we should be so thankful that he left us with so much. Thank you X