Talk Talk

Fifth and final studio album by the British rock band, originally released in 1991. The album is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed albums 'Spirit of Eden' (1988) and 'The Colour of Spring' (1986). The fifth Talk Talk album, LAUGHING STOCK, was its first following the band's much publicized split with EMI Records (the album was issued by the jazz label Verve). Recorded with a huge complement of string instruments, LAUGHING STOCK is a far cry from the pop music of the band's early days--indeed, there are very few records that sound like it at all.