This is an AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED ORIGINAL VINTAGE Complete 12" Album cover, inner sleeve, and vinyl record of the 5 main members in the rock band "THE GO-GO'S - TALK SHOW" featuring the autographs by Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, and Gina Schock. Talk Show is the third
studio album by the American rock band
the Go-Go's, released on the
I.R.S. label in 1984. Although some critics considered it an inspired return to form after their second album
Vacation, other than the No. 11 hit single "
Head over Heels", the album was a relative commercial disappointment, peaking at No. 18 and selling fewer than 500,000 copies. This would be the last all-original album by the group until 2001's
God Bless The Go-Go's.
Many of the songs on the album have not been performed regularly by the Go-Go's in concert since the band regrouped in the early 1990s. The group's original breakup occurred shortly after the album and tour were completed. Only "Head over Heels" has been played live on a regular basis by the band and in Belinda Carlisle's solo show. Some songs haven't been played since the 1984 Prime Time tour.
The Go-Go's are an American
new wave band formed in
Los Angeles, California in 1978.
Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable line-up consisting of
Charlotte Caffey on
lead guitar and
keyboards,
Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals,
Gina Schock on drums,
Kathy Valentine on
bass guitar, and
Jane Wiedlin on
rhythm guitar. The Go-Go's rose to fame during the early 1980s and were the first, and to date only, all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the
Billboard album charts. Their 1981 debut album,
Beauty and the Beat, is considered one of the "cornerstone albums of US
new wave" (
AllMusic), breaking barriers and paving the way for a host of other new American acts. When the album was released, it steadily climbed the
Billboard 200 chart, ultimately reaching No. 1, where it remained for six consecutive weeks. The album sold over 2 million copies and went double platinum,
making it one of the most successful debut albums of all time, and the group was nominated for the
Best New Artist award at the
24th Annual Grammy Awards. The Go-Go's have sold over 7 million records worldwide.
The Go-Go's broke up in 1985 but reconvened several times through the 1990s and beyond, recording new material and touring. Though their 2016 performances were billed as a farewell tour, the band remains active on a sporadic ad hoc basis, most recently with three performances at The Hollywood Bowl in July 2018, and a short summer tour scheduled in 2020 with all five members from the longest-running line-up. Head Over Heels, a musical featuring the songs of the Go-Go's, ran on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre from July 26, 2018 to January 6, 2019.