I.R.S. No Speak was an instrumental-only imprint of the I.R.S. Records record label, founded by Miles Copeland III in January 1988. Inspired by the success of Peter Baumann's Private Music, Windham Hill Records and Capitol Records Cinema Records, Copeland wanted to feature some of the many excellent rock musicians who had been left unemployed by the 1980s disco and punk takeover of the music industry. He also wanted to take a poke at new-age music, stating in the introductory brochure, "It should be apparent that what No Speak isn't is New Age. No Speak eats New Age for breakfast."[1] Though musically successful the label was not financially viable, and folded after only three years and 19 releases.
| No. | Artist | Title | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Guitar & Son | 1988 | guitarist for Climax Blues Band, whom Copeland managed [2] | ||
| 002 | Nouveau Calls | 1988 | band reunited to record this album for their former manager, Copeland | ||
| 003 | The Equalizer & Other Cliff Hangers | 1988 | |||
| 004 | Strange Cargo | 1988 | producer and electronic keyboardist | ||
| 005 | Transportation | 1988 | |||
| 006 | The Deacon | 1988 | |||
| 007 | Anytime... Anyplace! | 1988 | |||
| 008 | various artists | Guitar Speak | 1988 | sampler with commissioned pieces from Alvin Lee, Randy California, Eric Johnson, Leslie West, Ronnie Montrose, Steve Howe, Phil Manzanera, Rick Derringer, Pete Haycock, Steve Hunter, Hank Marvin & Robby Krieger | |
| 009 | No Habla | 1989 | |||
| 010 | various artists | Guitar Speak II | 1990 | ||
| 011 | The Noise of Art | 1990 | |||
| 012 | Strange Cargo 2 | 1990 | |||
| 013 | Under The Soft | 1991 | |||
| 014 | Mutatis Mutandis | 1991 | guitarist for Montrose, others | ||
| 015 | various artists | Guitar Speak III | 1991 | ||
| MILES | various artists | Instrumental Hits for the '90s | 1988 | sampler of 17 songs from the No Speak catalog (promo only) | |
| IRSD-NSPROMO (39099) | various artists | Music Too Good For Words / Instrumental Rock for the 90s | 1988 | sampler of 8 songs from the No Speak catalog, 4 songs Forte and 4 songs Pianissimo—2 songs each from the first 4 No Speak releases | |
| 39112 | various artists | Music Too Good For Words, Two | 1988 | sampler of 12 songs from the No Speak catalog | |
| 13024 | various artists | Night of the Guitar - Live! | 1989 | highlights of a 26 November 1988 concert featuring Steve Howe, Leslie West, Robby Krieger, Randy California, Steve Hunter, Pete Haycock, Andy Powell, Ted Turner & Alvin Lee—LP and CD differ slightly in contents |