The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk (Dutch 1st pressing) + Bonus 7", Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format

This time working solely with Steve Lillywhite, the Furs introduce a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge, with smashing results throughout. The group produces some powerful songs, even more rough-edged than before. Especially striking is "Dumb Waiters," with its queasy, slow-paced arrangement that allows both Kilburn's sax and Ashton's guitar to go wild. However, the six still create some undeniable pop classics. Most well-known is the lead track, "Pretty in Pink," inspiration for the iconic John Hughes film years later and re-recorded as a result. The original is still where to go, though, with Butler's catchy description of a romantically unsure woman matched by a killer band performance. Similarly lighter numbers on the record call to mind a rockier version of Roxy Music's output in later years: elegant, romantic angst given a slightly rougher edge in both music and vocals. "She Is Mine" is especially fine as a gently swinging number with some of Butler's best, quietly ruminative lyrics. Straight-up anthems abound as well, the best being the amazing "Into You Like a Train," which mixes the blunt desire of the title with a sparkling Ashton guitar line and a fast rhythm punch. Talk Talk Talk ends on another high with "All of This and Nothing." A soft, acoustic guitar-sax-rhythm combination introduces the song, then fades away for the main section to begin; Butler details bits and pieces from a lost relationship over a sharp full-band performance, and a final drum smash leads into a reprise of the start – a fine way to end a fine record. –Allmusic

Track listing:

Side one

1 "Dumb Waiters" – 5:04
2 "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
3 "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
4 "No Tears" – 3:14
5 "Mr Jones" – 4:03


Side two

1 "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
2 "It Goes On" – 3:52
3 "So Run Down" – 2:51
4 "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
5 "She Is Mine" – 3:51


Bonus Tracks (7" Vinyl):

1 "Mr. Jones" (Single edit) – 3:26 produced by Ian Taylor
2 "Susan's Strange" – 3:13 produced by Martin Hannett
3 "Dumb Waiters" - 3:35
4 "Dash" - 3:06
5 "A Psychedelic Furs Commercial" - 4:39 Playable sleeve

To help promote the band's Talk Talk Talk album, the UK single for "Dumb Waiters" was packaged in a sleeve of record-playing material which previewed the songs "Into You Like a Train", "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "Pretty in Pink".

Personnel:

Richard Butler – vocals
John Ashton – guitar
Roger Morris – guitar
Tim Butler – bass
Duncan Kilburn – saxophone, keyboards
Vince Ely – drums, percussion