Mark Hollis - Mark HollisExisting orders stand The only solo album by former Talk Talk frontman Mark Hollis, released January 1998. Despite being released as a solo album by Hollis, it was originally intended to be credited to Talk Talk, under the name Mountains of the Moon. A beautiful and haunting work, this album picks up where he left off with Talk Talks Laughing Stock seven years before, re emerging with a suite of music that encompassed jazz, ambient, and folk. His

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