Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Talk Talk Celebrated by Members of Pink Floyd, Arcade Fire, Underworld, Weezer Through Book and Tribute Album

Talk Talk are celebrating their 30th anniversary, illustrator and Talk Talk cover art creator James Marsh has collected all of the artwork he's made for the band in the limited edition book 'Spirit of Talk Talk'. 

The book will include hand-written lyrics from Talk Talk's, along with 80 written contributions from people who've been influenced by the band over the years. A release date for the book has yet to be unveiled.

On May 28, UK label Fierce Panda will release a Talk Talk tribute album, also titled Spirit of Talk Talk. 

Some of the contributors for the book and the album, include Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, late Pink Floyd member Richard Wright, Weezer's Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater, Wild Beasts' Tom Fleming, Orbital's Paul Hartnoll, Karl Hyde of Underworld, former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder, Elbow's Guy Garvey, James Lavelle of UNKLE, and former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle. If you're interested, register here.