The Colour Of Spring

1986 Art Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Happiness Is Easy
A2 I Don’t Believe In You
A3 Life’s What You Make It
A4 April 5th
B1 Living In Another World
B2 Give It Up
B3 Chameleon Day
B4 Time It’s Time

Musicians

Tim Friese-GreeneProducer, Written-By, Piano, Electric Piano (Kurzweil), Organ, Mellotron, Electronic Wind Instrument (Variophon)
Mark HollisWritten-By, Vocals, Performer (Instrumental), Piano, Electronic Wind Instrument (Variophon), Organ, Mellotron, Melodica, Guitar
Danny ThompsonAcoustic Bass
Children From The School Of Miss SpeakeChoir
Lee HarrisDrums
Alan GorrieElectric Bass
Robbie McIntoshGuitar, Dobro, Acoustic Guitar
Steve WinwoodOrgan
Martin DitchamPercussion
Morris PertPercussion
Phil ReisPercussion
Paul WebbBass, Backing Vocals
Gaynor SadlerHarp
Ian CurnowPerformer (Instrumental)
David RoachSoprano Saxophone
David RhodesGuitar
Mark FelthamHarmonica
The Ambrosian SingersChoir

Also credited. Engineer: Dennis Weinreich, Dietmar Schillinger, Paul Schroeder, Peter Woolliscroft. Illustration (Front Illustration): James Marsh. Lacquer Cut By: Nick Webb. Management: Keith Aspden. Photography By: Richard Haughton.

Release notes

Front sleeve is embossed so that the central image with butterflies is slightly raised in comparison to the rest of the cover (surrounding frame).

On back cover:
EMI
[LP logo] EMC 3506.
[Cassette logo] TC EMC 3506
24 04911

(P) 1986 Original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
(C) 1986 EMI Records Ltd.

AD 8602 JU.

On one side of the inner sleeve are credits, and following printed:
EMC 3506
Discography: The Party’s Over ‘82 • It’s My Life ‘84 • For Information Write To: Talk Talk, BSM Talk Talk • London WC1N 3XX

On the other side of the inner sleeve are Mark Hollis’ handwritten lyrics, and at the bottom following printed:
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Island Music Ltd. / Zomba Music Publ. Ltd.

On labels:
(Side A) Total time: 21.46
(Side B) Total time 24.05

(Publishers) Island Music Ltd. / Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.

Manufactured in the UK.

All matrix details are stamped with exception of ‘Lacquer cut’
mark by NICKZ which is etched.