Natural Order: 1982-1991

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Personnel: Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, vibraphone); Robbie McIntosh (guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro); Tim Friese-Greene (guitar, piano, harmonium, organ, keyboards); David Rhodes (guitar); Gaynor Sadler (harp); Nigel Kennedy (violin); Wilf Gibson, George Robertson , Jack Glickman, Stephen Tees, Levine Andrade, Garfield Jackson, Gavyn Wright (viola); Roger Smith , Paul Kegg (cello); Mark Feltham (harmonica); Andrew Marriner (clarinet); Dave White (contrabass clarinet); Michael Jeans (oboe); Andrew Stowell (bassoon); David Roach (soprano saxophone); Henry Lowther (trumpet, flugelhorn); Phil Ramocon (piano); Steve Winwood (organ); Ian Curnow, Simon Brenner (keyboards); Ernest Mothle, Danny Thompson (acoustic bass); Alan Gorrie, Paul Webb (electric bass); Lee Harris (drums); Morris Pert, Phil Reis, Martin Ditcham (percussion). The material on this Talk Talk compilation is in chronological order, but it's not exactly natural. Released in 2013 to complement an expanded edition of Natural History, Natural Order features none of the band's A-sides and sticks strictly to album cuts, B-sides, and a track from the 2001 archival release Missing Pieces. If one wants to go deeper than the well-known singles, this is a fine way to do it; the selections, made by the band's Mark Hollis, are smart, while the Spirit of Eden-era B-side "John Cope" is essential. However, Talk Talk's phenomenal last three albums -- The Colour of Spring (1986), Spirit of Eden (1988), and Laughing Stock (1991) -- deserve uninterrupted, front-to-back play, and any reconfiguring of their contents seems peculiar. ~ Andy Kellman