TALKING LOUD & CLEAR
CATALOGUE VSY 685
FORMAT 7" PICTURE DISC
LABEL VIRGIN
RELEASE DATE 04/06/84
CHART 11
SLEEVE DESIGN Peter Saville Associates
 
CURRENT VALUE £4 - 6
TRACK LISTING WRITERS PRODUCER RECORDED
TALKING LOUD & CLEAR OMD Brian Tench & OMD  
JULIA'S SONG Humphreys/McCluskey/Kneale OMD & Brian Tench  
 

Picture disc issued in a clear vinyl sleeve with the title block printed on the sleve. The disc also featured a pic of Paul and Andy on the reverse.

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

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.

 

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