| London 1986 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 19 February 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 8 May 1986 | |||
| Venue | Hammersmith Odeon, London | |||
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| Length | 56:13 | |||
| Label | Pond Life | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | (7/10)[2] |
London 1986 is a live album by the English group Talk Talk, released in Europe by Pond Life Records on compact disc in 1999. It was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 8 May 1986 near the end of their European tour to promote their 1986 studio album The Colour of Spring. The tour was the band's last, and the show was the band's last live performance in the UK, although they released two more studio albums in 1988 and 1991. Promotional copies released in 1998 were titled Hammersmith.[3]
The album was met with moderately positive reviews upon its release. It is notable for capturing the band's transition period, when their sound was moving away from their earlier pop phase, from which the performances are mostly drawn, into their later experimental music.[2] Another live release from 2022 contains four songs from the show on 7 May.[citation needed]
The album is included in The Quietus' 2013 list of its writers' "40 Favourite Live Albums".[4]
- ^ Badgley, Aaron. "Talk Talk: London 1986". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "London 1986". NME. 26 January 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Talk Talk Hammersmith – Withdrawn UK Promo CD album (CDLP) (135221)". eli.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | the Quietus Writers' 40 Favourite Live Albums".