MESSAGES
TALKING LOUD & CLEAR
sleeve
CATALOGUE VS 685
FORMAT 7" SINGLE
LABEL DINDISC
RELEASE DATE 04/06/84
CHART 11
SLEEVE DESIGN Peter Saville Associates
CURRENT VALUE £4
 
RUN-OUT A -
RUN-OUT B -
TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER RECORDED
TALKING LOUD & CLEAR OMD Brian Tench & OMD
JULIA'S SONG Humphreys/McCluskey/Kneale Brian Tench & OMD

NOTES

'Talking Loud & Clear' was the first track written on the Fairlight and was originally written as a test piece.

The sleeve appears to be identical to the 7" but there are subtle differences, notably in the pose of the girl in the photo and the positioning of the title.

'Julia's Song' was recorded in Belgium with added brass by the Weir Brothers. The song is a reworked version of the track that originally appears on the debut album Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.

 

TRIVIA

The fabric design idea was influenced by the book An Elegant Art - Fashion & Fantasy In The Eighteenth Century