Stevie wonder talking book braille

Talking book is the fifteenth album by stevie wonder, released on october 28, 1972. Dec 11, 2018 the former first lady revealed to the roots drummer that the first record she received as a gift was stevie wonders talking book. Giving them life and sound like never possesed before. Early pressings of stevie wonder s talking book had a braille message in the gatefold. This reissue is newly remastered from original analog. Talking book lp black vinyl album new braille cover record. Library resources accessibility at the library of congress. Stevie wonder talking book vinyl, lp, album at discogs. Find album credit information for talking book stevie wonder on allmusic allmusic. Stevie wonder, meryl streep and tom brokaw receive. In late 1972 stevie wonder released an album which today is known as a historic piece in music, talking book. Stevie wonder bibliography books about stevie wonder. Discussing her earliest albums, obama recalled the first record she received as a gift was stevie wonder s talking book.

I didnt know there was a limited edition release of this with a braille cover. The library of congress awarded this talented composer and musician the gershwin prize in 2009, and, as a bonus, witnessed the premiere of a commissioned work, sketches of life. Dspilatro has stevie wonder talking book 12 on my record list. Stevie wonder has 74 books on goodreads with 353 ratings. Stevie wonder talking book 1972, gatefold, braille. Third in line of masterpieces, talking book introduced the world to ulitmate creativity. Arp synthesizer, audio production, composer, drums, harmonica, keyboards, main personnel, moog synthesizer, primary artist. Stevie wonder talking book 1972, braille, superior. Apr 25, 2019 if you watched stevie wonders turn as an awards presenter at the 2016 grammy awards, you know he made a splash by reading the winner off an envelope embossed in braille, and wonder took the opportunity to reaffirm himself as one of the worlds foremost advocates for accessibility. The mention of stevie wonder in any conversation elicits excitement. Talking book is the fifteenth album by stevie wonder, originally released in 1972. Stevie wonder cracks blind joke while on stage at the grammy. Talking book is the fifteenth studio album by american singer, songwriter and musician stevie wonder, released on october 28, 1972, on the tamla label for motown records. Features song lyrics for stevie wonder s talking book album.

The album immediately preceding talking book, music of my mind, disclosed the tentative beginnings of stevie wonder s new direction away from the child prodigy and harmonica player. The sound of the album is sharply defined by wonders keyboard work, especially with the synthesizers he incorporated. Talking book is the first in the series of truly great albums released by stevie wonder from the early seventies to the early eighties. I recently loaded my collection to discogs, and this album was one of them. Stevie wonder talking book 1972 us 1st press braille. The package features braille inscriptions originally available only on the albums rare first pressing. Ted hull found that although stevie was technically a sixth grader, he had missed so much time that he would need to start stevie out at the fifthgrade level. Listen to superstition album version by stevie wonder talking book reissue. Talking book topics, published in audio, large print, and online, is distributed free to people unable to read regular print and is available in an abridged form in braille. Stevie wonder describes his attitudes towards discussions about him being blind.

Dec 30, 2000 talking book marked the arrival of artist as oneman band in popular music. Stevie wonder, braille, and accessibility march 17, 2016 by john hanson a couple of weeks ago, one of my colleagues here at nls, david fernandezbarrial, asked me if i had seen the grammy award ceremony which took place monday, february 15, 2016. Little stevie wonder electronic talking golden sound story. Right from the way the title was written in braille on the cover of the album to the shape, placing and suggestions of individual tracks, talking book was stevie wonder s most personal album. Michelle obama talks stevie wonder, early music memories. Also, it might be noted, one of motowns handsomest covers, braille and all. Legendary singer sends twitter into meltdown with inspired gag poking fun at people who cant read braille he cracked the joke as he presented the award for song. If you happen to have a copy of the first pressing of talking book, and if you know how to read braille, you can touch stevie s own words about the record. Two of the awards were for his single superstition from talking book. Stevie makes synthetic instruments sound like real insrtuments. Stevie wonder talking book the braille on the front cover spells out stevies name and the album title, and the inside gatefold has the message here is my music. Talking book superior pressing, gatefold, no braille. Talking book is another stevie wonder album that made its mark in 1972 and whose influence hasnt stopped since. As the second of five consecutive albums which made up stevies classic period, talking book found wonder at the top of his game, combining tight song writing.

Early copies of stevie wonder s classic album talking book had a simple message written in braille. The album is widely noted for being the signal recording of wonders classic period. Record is being graded from a visual standpoint, as well as play graded. Effortless, finely honed songwriting, hints of psychedelia and solid funk resulted in gems like superstition, you are the sunshine of my life, and lookin for another pure love.

The albums that followed were talking book and innervisions, the latter winning album of the year in 1973. The former first lady revealed to the roots drummer that the first record she received as a gift was stevie wonder s talking book. Which included the number one hitsong, superstition. If you enjoyed talking book you should absolutely check out stevie s other releases from the 70s. Stevie wonder and books for the blind the new yorker.

Buy stevie wonder talking book and get the best deals. Discussion in music corner started by willy, feb 14, 2008. Books by stevie wonder share book recommendations with your. Its a real shame that so many people only know stevie for a few songs like superstition and sir duke when he released so much incredible and innovative music back in the day. Stevie wonders most popular book is the stevie wonder anthology. National library service for the blind and print disabled nls multimedia 2007 disability employment awareness month keynote address rep. Sir duke brm24701, songs in the key of life brm26034. Extra care is given to protect the corners and all unsealed records are removed from the sleeve to prevent splitting andor ringwear.

This song featured the clavinet which stevie wonder was credited pioneer of, he later used the electric amplified keyboard instrument in many of his other albums along with the. Stevie wonder talking book 1972, hollywood press, gatefold. Stevie wonders second album this year is in many ways a reprise with. We use a combination of the industry standard goldmine grading scale as well as a 110 scale to ensure a clear and accurate account of each albums condition. Michelle obama talks stevie wonder, early music memories on questloves podcast former first lady says of talking book, i was really trying to. According to the afp, aides to wonder said that just five percent of printed materials and books are available in a readable form for the blind or visually impaired in industrialized nations. Stevie wonder talking book 1972, gatefold, braille, vinyl. Stevie wonders trail to braille american printing house.

Stevie wonder talking book vinyl records and cds for sale. Innervisions, fulfillingness first finale, songs in the key of life and hotter than july. Talking book is the fifteenth studio album by american singer, songwriter and musician stevie. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Music of my mind was an adventure for musician and keyboards and saw the start of wonder. The nls music section has a number of stevie s hits in the collection. Stevie s name, album title and message here is my music. Stevie wonders talking book album has braille on it. Talking book topics lists titles recently added to the nls collection. His purple streak continued with 1972s music of my mind and talking book, 1973s innervisions, 1974s fulfillingness. The album is widely noted for being the signal recording of wonder s classic period.

Talking book, an album by stevie wonder on spotify. Michelle obama talks stevie wonder, jackson 5 on questloves. Stevie wonder s talking book is the first album i remember getting as a gift, and i got it twice, thats how good an album it is, obama said, adding that her copy as did all original. Stevie wonder, braille, and accessibility nls music notes. Little stevie wonder had grown up to become one of the most popular acts in music. But it wasnt until talking book in 1972 that wonder finally managed to become independent of what motown needed and demanded from him. As a first, it established stevie as a multiinstrumentalist, and started the long tradition of him being one of the few musicians on his records. Talking book however was an unquestionable success. The following is a list of popular publications including sheet music collections.

Stevie wonder talking book 1972, braille, hollywood. The album crystallized wonders talent as a singer, writer and producer. Stevie wonder mint m grading vinyl records for sale ebay. In 1974, wonder s seventeenth album fulfillingess first finale was released, also winning album of the year. Stevie wonder talking book 2016, 180 gram, gatefold. Stevie wonder talking book 2016, 180 gram, gatefold, braille. Talking book is the fifteenth album by stevie wonder.

Michelle obama talks stevie wonder, jackson 5 and other. Stevie wonder cracks blind joke while on stage at the. But stevie wonder got a little help from a new electronic device called a moog synthesizer, an electric device designed. For more than a decade stevie wonder was the most consistent artist in all of music. Talking book topics septemberoctober 2019 national library. Talking book, then, is an extension and refinement of the work begun in music of my mind itself a vast refinement of the uneven efforts in where im coming from, confirming the achievement and. Stevie wonder simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dec 11, 2018 discussing her earliest albums, obama recalled the first record she received as a gift was stevie wonder s talking book. Many would go straight for innervisions or songs in the key of life, but this is my favorite stevie wonder album. Books on the life, times and music of stevie wonder have been consistently released over the last four decades. Walterfriendly has stevie wonder talking book 12 on my. Talking book early press w braille cover vinyl lp record 1972. Tamla t 319l gatefold hollywood press, gatefold, braille.

Find album credit information for talking book stevie wonder on allmusic. Michelle obama talks stevie wonder, jackson 5 on questlove. Here is my music, it is all i have to tell you how i feel, know that. Talking book earned wonder his first grammy award, with you are the sunshine of my life winning best. His use of the hohner clavinet model c on superstition is widely regarded as one of the definitive tracks featuring the i.