Laughing Stock
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Laughing Stock was Talk Talk's fifth and final album, released in 1991. Previously, the group's sound changed significantly with each new release, but Laughing Stock was almost a mirror image of their previous album Spirit of Eden. Both featured improvised instrumentals from a large pool of musicians and used the same six song structure. Consequently, the members felt they had accomplished all they had set out to do, deciding that this was a natural place to end the band.
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene.
- "Myrrhman" - 5:33
- "Ascension Day" - 6:00
- "After the Flood" - 9:39
- "Taphead" - 7:30
- "New Grass" - 9:40
- "Runeii" - 4:58
Personnel
- Lee Harris - drums
- Mark Feltham - harmonica
- Martin Ditcham - percussion
- Mark Hollis - vocals, guitar, piano, organ
- Tim Friese-Greene - organ, piano, harmonium
- Levine Andrade, Stephen Tees, George Robertson, Gavyn Wright, Jack Glickman, Wilf Gibson, Garfield Jackson - viola
- Simon Edwards, Ernest Mothle - acoustic bass
- Roger Smith, Paul Kegg - cello
- Henry Lowther - trumpet, flugel horn
- Dave White - contra bass, clarinet