Talk Talk ‘It’s My Life’ 40th Anniversary Edition Announced
Talk Talk have announced a 40th anniversary edition of their celebrated second album, It’s My Life, out on 180g black vinyl and CD on 4 October and available to pre-order now.
pre-order Talk Talk’s ‘It’s My Life – 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master’ here
The vinyl master was cut at half-speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, overseen by drummer Lee Harris and Charlie Hollis, son of the band’s creative lynchpin, Mark Hollis.
Originally released in February 1984, It’s My Life followed the 1982 release of their debut The Party’s Over, which received moderate success in the UK reaching No 21 in the UK chart and went on to find some global success.
By the time they came to writing and recording It’s My Life the band had gone from a four-piece to three, with Simon Brenner leaving the band. The album found considerable international success, hitting the Top 10 in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, as well as the Top 40 in the UK and No 42 on the US Billboard 200. Such A Shame, the album’s first single was a Top 10 hit across Europe and the album’s title track entered global Top 40s, including in the US.
Since disbanding in 1991, Talk Talk have proved hugely influential, with acts including Radiohead, Blur, Elbow and St Vincent among their fans. Meanwhile, theu have been covered by acts as diverse as Eurodance groups Gigabyte and Scanner and the Gwen Stefani-fronted No Doubt, who found huge global success with their cover of It’s My Life in 2003.
It’s My Life – 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master tracklisting
LP
Side 1
1. Dum Dum Girl
2. Such a Shame
3. Renee
4. It’s My Life
Side 2
1. Tomorrow Started
2. The Last Time
3. Call in the Night Boy
4. Does Caroline Know?
5. It’s You
CD
1. Dum Dum Girl
2. Such a Shame
3. Renee
4. It’s My Life
5. Tomorrow Started
6. The Last Time
7. Call in the Night Boy
8. Does Caroline Know?
9. It’s You
pre-order Talk Talk’s ‘It’s My Life – 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master’ here