Talk Talk -Tomorrow Started (London 1986) Live - | jt1674

 with the legendary and sorely missed Mark Hollis

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REMEMBERING MARK HOLLIS | URBANASPIRINES

Mark Hollis: Mark Hollis 1998

Kostas at Urbanaspirines turns up trumps again and this is a lovely tribute to Mark Hollis of Talk Talk fame and such an untimely loss in 2019 from the dread Big C. Lots of folks may not know after his seven year hiatus from the band he did a solo album and this is a treat for all music fans

                        Kostas says "The frontman of the influential new wave-era band Talk Talk, singer/songwriter Mark Hollis finally mounted his long-awaited solo career during the late '90s. The younger brother of Ed Hollis, a disc jockey and producer who went on to manage bands such as Eddie & the Hot Rods, Hollis originally planned to become a child psychologist but in 1975 left university to relocate to London, eventually forming a band called the Reaction. In 1977, the Reaction recorded a demo for Island Records; among the tracks was a Hollis original titled "Talk Talk" that later surfaced on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation Streets. After just one single, 1978's "I Can't Resist," the Reaction disbanded, and through his brother, Hollis was first introduced to musicians Paul Webb, Lee Harris, and Simon Brenner, with whom he formed Talk Talk in 1981; they soon signed to the EMI label. "

Bass – Chris Laurence
Bassoon – Julie Andrews, Maggie Pollock
Clarinet – Iain Dixon, Tim Holmes
Drums, Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Flute – Andy Penayi
Guitar – Dominic Miller, Robbie McIntosh
Guitar, Vocals – Mark Hollis
Harmonica – Mark Feltham
Piano, Harmonium – Lawrence Pendrous
Trumpet – Henry Lowther

Talk Talk on Urban Aspirines HERE

read on here . . .

MARK HOLLIS and A TALK TALK TWO! | URBANASPIRINES

Talk Talk: The Colour Of Spring 1986 + Spirit Of Eden 1988

nice set of albums from Talk Talk from Kostas again . . .thought we had these before but hey, go check it out! WE have posted a fair bit on Mark Hollis including his untimely death back in February 2019

Song of the Day Classic pop revisited | TALK TALK - It’s My Life (Live 1986) | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives” [Facebook]

 Talk Talk - It's My Life (Live at Montreaux 1986)

R.I.P Mark Hollis

Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"

Talk Talk: The Party's Over 1982 + It's My Life 1984 | URBANASPIRINES

Kostas does it again and has posted a nice profile piece up to his usual standard ( how does he find the time?!) on the legendary and much missed Mark Hollis and his band Talk Talk

Lovely stuff this . . . . 

Kostas says:

Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). Initially a synth-pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over (1982) and It's My Life (1984), reached top 40 in the UK and produced the international hit singles "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame". They achieved widespread critical success in Europe and the UK with the album The Colour of Spring (1986) and its singles "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World”.. . . . . . . . 

 

Mark Hollis died after a long struggle with cancer on February 2019 he was 64

read the rest and more on Talk Talk here . . . .

Talk Talk - It's My Life (US Mix)

both albums featured are long out of print [although if you don’t know the band there is a nice intro cd available about £3.99] If you know otherwise and wish me to take down the links please get in touch

Talk Talk - Festival Werchter, Belgium, 1986 - VOODOO WAGON

 This is nice over at the Voodoo Wagon we have Talk Talk from the sorely missed Mark Hollis of the uniquely haunting voice and expert lyric writing . . . . . . Hollis pass away in 2019 aged just 64 after a short illness

Talk Talk - Werchter 1986 - Voodoo Wagon

Track List:
1.Dum Dum Girl.
2.Call In The Night Boy.
3.Life's What You Make It.
4.Mirror Man Intro - Does Caroline Know ?
5.Living In Another World.
6.It's My Life.
7.I Don't Believe In You.
8.Such A Shame.

This is lovely and of course really worth downloading if you are a fan and check out the band's wonderful back catalogue too! Mark left a wife and two sons.

Snow In Berlin

Wayback Machine - Within Without

SONG OF THE DAY No.2 : TALK TALK - IT'S MY LIFE

 For Mark Hollis fans . . . . . . . . . 

 . . . . quite one of the oddest videos IMHO but worth it for the smile on Mark's face and the animals!?

MARK HOLLIS

TALK TALK singer dies aged 64

 behindthegrooves

On this day in music history: February 27, 1984 - “It’s My Life”, the second album by Talk Talk is released. Produced by Tim Friese-Greene, it is recorded at Wessex Studios in London from Mid - Late 1983. Originally formed in 1981, Talk Talk first consists of Mark Hollis (lead vocals), Lee Harris (drums), Paul Webb (bass) and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Signed to EMI Records in 1981, Talk Talk draw comparisons to label mates Duran Duran, even sharing the same producer Colin Thurston for their first album “The Party’s Over”. Spinning off four singles including “Talk Talk” (#23 UK, #75 US Pop), the band shifts their musical path. Before this occurs, Simon Brenner leaves and is not replaced. Talk Talk hire Tim Friese-Greene, having worked on Thomas Dolby’s debut “The Golden Age Of Wireless”. Not only does Friese-Greene produce the band, he becomes its unofficial fourth member. They are supported in the studio by Robbie McIntosh (guitar), Ian Curnow, Phil Ramocon (keyboards), Morris Pert (percussion), Henry Lowther (trumpet) and Phil Spalding (bass). Also taking an interest in the visual aspect of their music, Talk Talk work with director Tim Pope. Having created memorable music videos for The Cure, Soft Cell and Altered Images, Pope and the band form a lasting creative alliance. The title track “It’s My Life” (#46 UK, #31 US Pop, #1 US Club Play) is released in January of 1984. Looking down upon lip synching in videos, Hollis refuses to do so in the clip for “Life”. The video consists of shots of Hollis wandering around the London Zoo, inter cut with wildlife nature footage. The singer’s anti lip synching stance is further emphasized, when animated black bars and other symbols appear over his mouth in the video. Unhappy at the move, EMI insist that the band make a second clip, which features the original video back projected while they deliberately mime to it poorly and humorously. While it misses the top 40 in the UK, “It’s My Life” is Talk Talk’s breakthrough in North America. The Canadian release contains the extended 12" mix of the title track, rather than the regular 7"/LP mix. It spins off two more singles including “Such A Shame” (#49 UK, #89 US Pop, #12 US Club Play), and “Dum Dum Girl” (Europe, Australia and New Zealand only). The album’s striking cover is painted by artist James Marsh, incorporating images from British Victorian artist John Everett Millais’ work “The Boyhood Of Raleigh”. Regarded as an 80’s classic, “It’s My Life” continues to enjoy popularity, and is later covered by No Doubt in 2003. Originally released on CD in 1985, “Life” is remastered and reissued in 1997. The reissue features the song lyrics in the booklet, handwritten by Mark Hollis. Out of print on vinyl since 1989, it is remastered and reissued as a 180 gram LP by Simply Vinyl in 2000, and again by EMI in 2017. “It’s My Life” peaks at number thirty five on the UK album chart, and number forty two on the Billboard Top 200.[Thanks to Jeff Harris' blog Behind The Grooves]

Mark Hollis's death, after "a short illness from which he never recovered", was confirmed by his former manager on 26 February 2019

BBC announcements of Hollis' death