Volume 2, Number 2
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Front and back cover featuring Thumbs, The Regular Guys, rock and reggae reviews and news. Front cover art by Marty Olson, back cover art by Marc Burch
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Table of contents and page 3 featuring review of the debut album by Lawrence, KS band Thumbs.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 4 and 5, featuring album reviews of Graham Parker & The Rumour, 20 of Another Kind compilation, a Clash bootleg, Ramones, and Penetration.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 6 and 7, featuring reggae reviews of I-Roy, Prince Jammy, Earth and Stone, Revolutionaries compilation, Upsetters, and Rico Rodrigues.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 8 and 9, featuring single reviews of The Regular Guys, Madness, John Foxx, and Mo-dettes with a local scene report on page 7.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 10 and 11, featuring conclusion of the local scene report, single reviews of Flowers, The Human Switchboard, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Album reviews continue with Lydia Lunch and Pretenders.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 12 and 13, featuring album review of This Heat, conclusion of Thumbs LP review, and live report of The Regular Guys at The Lawrence Opera House.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #2
Pages 14 and 15 featuring results of the 1979 Reader's album poll
Excerpts
“Thumbs are a band with roots and each member is an individual with something to say. Their music manages to bring back flavors of every musical period of rock and roll's history and they do it well. This album is one that I will still play a long time from now.”
Thumbs, page 12
“A debut single from a new UK band and the first time I played it, I was ready for more. The A side is a blend of 6O's psychedelia and New Wave electronics, complete with acoustic power chords. The B side is more of this basically acoustic music with an Eno-like percussion running throughout. ”
Echo & the Bunnymen review, page 10
“The debut album from one of the better groups around. This record is exciting, funny, serious and strange. Chrissie Hynde is a Detroit girl who went over the big water to seek her fortune and found it with this band. Her vocals cover the gamut of emotions. They are strong and ... well, sexy.”
Pretenders review, page 11