Talk Talk "Spirit of Eden" Reissued as Half-Speed Remaster (order link fixed)
cut by Matt Colton at Metropolis, overseen by drummer Les Harris and Mark Hollis's son Charlie
(November 13, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) Since its original release in 1988, Talk Talk’s critically acclaimed fourth album Spirit Of Eden has grown to become one of the most influential albums of the 80s. A step away from its hugely commercially successful predecessor The Colour Of Spring, Spirit Of Eden is steeped in legend for its long and improvisational recording sessions that created a body of work that would go on to be vital in the creation of post-rock as a genre and has subsequently been credited by NME in 2013 as one of the top 100 of their “500 Greatest Albums Of All Time,” Q Magazine’s “40 Best Albums of the '80s” and was 419 in Colin Larkin's acclaimed book All Time Top 1000 Albums.
This new reissue is a 1LP cut at half-speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis and overseen by drummer Lee Harris and Mark Hollis’ son, Charlie. Available on January 23, pre-order here
Upon its original release, it was met with huge critical acclaim despite it being a hugely challenging album to market - the nature of the music meant that it did not offer up any obvious singles for radio promotion or the ability for the band to play it live due to its improvisational nature.
Reviews since the album’s initial release, however, have been incredible: Pitchfork 10.0, Mojo 5/5, Uncut 10/10, etc. Pitchfork observed, “Even as well-composed as these songs are, they have a feel to them, a swing, like a jazz combo locked into each other’s impulses. It is what makes Spirit of Eden a groundbreaking hybrid of style…The thrill of this music is the same thrill of listening to some of the great works of jazz, classical, and pop: the soul of Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way, the obtuse landscapes of Morton Feldman, the production and patience of Brian Eno. Today, this coming together of spirit and sound still feels like a radical and mysterious feat of popular music.”
As time rolls on, the album's importance has become more realised, and it holds greater significance in the annals of time and is credited as a vital album for inspiring artists such as Sigur Rós, Mogwai, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Low, Elbow, Doves, Graham Coxon and latter-period Radiohead.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. The Rainbow
2. Eden
3. Desire
Side B
1. Inheritance
2. I Believe in You
3. Wealth
