The Courtauld Talks is a live album by Englishpost-punk bandKilling Joke, released in 1989 byInvisible Records. It is different from the group's other releases in that it is essentially aspoken-word album.[1]
On 19 September 1987, frontmanJaz Coleman delivered a lecture atLondon'sCourtauld Institute, outlining the thinking behind the band's then-unreleasedOutside the Gate album, expounding on its origins ingematria and theoccult. Fellow Killing Joke memberGeordie Walker (onacoustic guitar) andOutside the Gate session musician Jeff Scantlebury (onpercussion) provided a minimal, repetitive musical backing.[1] The venue itself was an apt place for the lecture as it specialised in arts and conservation.[2]
A recording of the lecture was released asThe Courtauld Talks, a double vinyl LP on Killing Joke drummerMartin Atkins'Invisible Records in 1989. ACD version was released in July 1997.[1]
