Talking Heads
Speaking In Tongues
Sire 9 23883
LP originally released 1983
made in West Germany for US & international markets
color scheme: yellow background with purple reticle and black lettering
genre: rock


MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY (no manufacturer on disc)
Matrix number: 7599 23883-2 2893 198 01


MADE IN WEST | | GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
Known matrix numbers: 7599 23883-2 2893 198 01, 7599 23883-2 2893 198 03 #
Known suffixes: (03 #) none, 8 X OO


Front cover of the eight-page booklet
Page seven reads "Manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany
Printed in West Germany"


Rear tray insert "Made in U.S.A." and "Printed in West Germany." with barcode.
No variations are known.
On the reverse is printed "9 23883-2"


The MADE IN | | WEST GERMANY disc was issued in Japan as 38XP-33 with the addition of this gold sticker obi.
A Japanese language insert was probably included, but I don't have one to show you.

Notes: This disc is somewhat hard to find, but you should be able to locate
one without too much difficulty.
Note that this target disc contains the short (LP) versions of four songs. On later pressings
these four versions were replaced with the longer cassette versions. This West
German pressing, the Japanese target pressing, and a very hard to find US (non-target)
pressing are the only CD sources for these short versions.

Jewel case info: (03 # matrix) smooth-top frosted two-dimple, nothing is embossed on the back.
"11" is embossed on one tab and "41" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.3"

copy #2 (03 # matrix) heavy ridged two-dimple, six-tab, nothing is embossed on the back.
"43" is embossed on one tab and "23" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.4"

copy #3 (POLYGRAM 01 matrix) smooth-top frosted two-dimple, nothing is embossed on the back.
"34" is embossed on one tab and "32" is embossed on the back portion, inside bottom center.
Eight-prong disc tray embossed "Patents pending 4.1"

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