Laughing Stock

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Laughing Stock
Laughing Stock cover
Studio album by Talk Talk
Released November 19, 1991
Recorded 1990–91 at Wessex Studios, London
Genre Post-rock
Length 43:25
Label Verve Records
Producer(s) Tim Friese-Greene
Professional reviews
Talk Talk chronology
Spirit of Eden
(1988)		 Laughing Stock
(1991)


Laughing Stock was Talk Talk's fifth and final album, released in 1991. It was the only album the band released on the Verve label, after leaving EMI. The cover art is by James Marsh, responsible for much of Talk Talk's artwork.

Like its predecessor, Spirit of Eden, the album featured improvised instrumentation from a large ensemble of musicians.

Reviews of the album were generally good; many tended to emphasise the fact that it spanned several genres, with some noting a stylistic kinship with Miles Davis' In a Silent Way. Like Spirit of Eden, the lyrical themes are often religious. The album is widely considered a key influence upon the post-rock genre.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene.

  1. "Myrrhman" – 5:33
  2. "Ascension Day" – 6:00
  3. "After the Flood" – 9:39
  4. "Taphead" – 7:30
  5. "New Grass" – 9:40
  6. "Runeii" – 4:58

There are two distinct CD issues in existence. The original UK version crossfades "After The Flood" into "Taphead", while the US version does not, and contains a brief, untitled instrumental fragment—originally found at the beginning of side 2 of the LP/cassette version—preceding "Taphead".

[edit] Personnel


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