The only solo album released by Mark Hollis will be re-released on October 18th for a very reasonable £15.99
Apparently, it was to be released as a Talk Talk album and be titled Mountains Of The Moon.
Mark Hollis Vinyl Re-Issue
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I like the first two, love Colour of Spring and Spirit of Eden, but Laughing Stock not so much. The solo album was even more minimal/abstract and I doubt I have played in it 10 years. So I might pass.
If it was half speed mastered at Abbey Road you’d be helpless to resist.
Quite. I did buy the CoS and SoE remastered vinly when they were on sale, because they each came with a hi-res DVD featuring an extra track. But my original LPs sound pretty damn good.
My original SoE sounded great at first. Then I went and played it loads and loads of times didn’t I… and it ended up sounding like it was recorded in a fish shop. Which, considering it was mostly made in the dark, seems like a health and safety nightmare. No wonder Mark sounds spooked. And the clattering percussion at the end of Desire is actually the display of soft drinks cans falling into the deep fat fryer.
One thing I’ve noticed is that anything I played before buying my Rega Planar 2 turntable in 1984/5 is knackered – I gouged them on my father’s Garrad, my mum’s Dansette, or my Amstrad stack system.
Anything purchased since 1989, when I bought my Linn, is still pristine despite poor storage procedures.
And here some ne’erdowell called Iggy says, “Poor storage procedures? Moi?” –
@fentonsteve
You and me both. Bought it on release, played just once. Keep meaning to give it a go but can’t summon up the enthusiasm. I still think Colour of Spring is an absolute masterpiece on anyone’s terns.
Not to mention their gannets.
….leave no tern unstoned.
It’s going to have to be an exceptional pressing, because that’s one heck of a quiet album.
The first twenty seconds in particular.
What is that thing in the middle of the cover photo? A hot water bottle? A flattened hamster? Anyway, I love this album and it has always been hard to imagine where he / Talk Talk could have gone from there. The rest really was silence.
It’s some kind of pastry made into the shape of a dog. A flat but cheerful dog.
It was originally taken for the cover of the Mike Harding album Flat Dogs & Shakey Pudden.
I noticed this on the Quietus a while ago;
https://thequietus.com/articles/26876-talk-talk-mark-hollis-tribute
I can’t remember where I read it, but someone who shared the same manager as Mark said that Mr H was talking about recording and playing again not long before his death.
“… a very reasonable £15.99…” Come again?
Most new single LPs are around £18-22 these days.
Jeez. One born every minute 🙂
Only one?
In 1971 an album would cost you about 37/6d. UK inflation since then is roughly 13.4x 1971 prices. That would now make an album cost about £25.
Possibly there are 13.4 fools born every minute too, judging by our current state.
Like much of the MH related output it’s a remarkable record and to quote the cliche sounds unlike virtually anything else. Having said all that I don’t actually play it very often but heard the opening track recently and thought this is a bit special (for the uninitiated the sound isn’t off just give it 20 secs or so)