Colourbox remastered box set

COLOURBOX =95 BOX SET

Release dates : 21 May 2012 (Europe) / 22 May 2012 (USA)

Today, in the wake of of the whole techno, trip-hop and electronica revolut=
ion, it's almost standard for bands to comprise a pair of faceless technocr=
ats, making the sort of sounds whose breadth and colour exceeds the imagina=
tion of most traditional guitar bands. Back in the early Eighties, however,=
 such outfits were thin on the ground.

Colourbox emerged from the diverse mix of musical cultures that formed the =
post-punk era, inevitably incorporating synthpop, indie, reggae, dub, soul =
and funk. They were dance pioneers in the pre-sampling era, where effects w=
ere painstakingly created in the studio, and from 1982 to 1986 they created=
 an eclectic body of work incorporating their influences but imploded after=
 the collaboration as M/A/R/R/S, on Pump Up The Volume, went to No.1 =96 ma=
king them the only number one-hit wonders that never bothered to release a =
follow-up recording.

To celebrate their 30th anniversary it only seems right that 4AD finally re=
lease the ultimate Colourbox compilation. Entitled simply Colourbox (and wh=
y not? =96 the other albums are!) it is a 4 CD box set of all their release=
d studio recordings and mixes which has been sequenced by Martyn Young.

CD1 is the 1985 album, Colourbox, and includes all the tracks from the free=
 album that was included with the original 10,000 LPs. The second disc is t=
he 7" singles and the third is the 12" mixes. The final disc has the 4 trac=
k mini-album, Colourbox, an unreleased early mix of Arena and eight tracks =
recorded in session for the BBC.

DISC ONE
Sleepwalker
Just Give `em Whiskey
Say You
The Moon Is Blue
Inside Informer
Punch
Suspicion
Manic
You Keep Me Hanging On
Arena
Edit The Dragon
Hipnition
We Walk Around The Streets
Arena II
Manic II
Fast Dump
Sex Gun

DISC TWO
Baby I love you so  7"
The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 7"
Hot Doggie
The Moon Is Blue 7"
Breakdown (Version 1) 7 "
Tarantula (Version 1) 7"
Philip Glass
Looks Like We're Shy One Horse 7"
Say You 7"
Fast Dump 7"
Keep On Pushing
You Keep Me Hanging On 7 "
Breakdown (Version 2) 7"
Tarantula (Version 2) 7"
Shadows In The Room
Punch 7"

DISC THREE
Looks Like We're Shy One Horse / Shoot Out 12"
Baby I Love You So 12"
The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12"
Breakdown (Version 1) 12 "
Tarantula (Version 1) 12"
Say You 12"
Fast Dump 12"
The Moon Is Blue 12"
You Keep Me Hanging On 12"
Breakdown (Version 2) 12"
Tarantula (Version 2) 12"
Punch 12"

DISC FOUR
Shotgun
Keep On Pushing
Nation
Justice
Arena (Extended Version)
Punch (BBC Session)
Kill It (BBC Session)
Bleach (BBC Session)
Water Up The Tap (BBC Session)
The Look Of Love (BBC Session)
You Keep Me Hanging On (BBC Session)
The Wanderer (BBC Session)
Low Rider (BBC Session)

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