Re: Colourbox remastered box set

This is such a wonderful backcat-project, but now it seems they're all gone=
 again! Any info on how limited this was/is? I suppose releases like this (=
or the TMC boxset) are mainly aimed at a few fans out there, but it's hard =
to understand why they have to be kept so limited, that they're sold out wi=
thin a few weeks ...



--- In [email protected], "Fedge" <4ad@...> wrote:
>
> COLOURBOX =95 BOX SET
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> Release dates : 21 May 2012 (Europe) / 22 May 2012 (USA)
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> Today, in the wake of of the whole techno, trip-hop and electronica revol=
ution, it's almost standard for bands to comprise a pair of faceless techno=
crats, making the sort of sounds whose breadth and colour exceeds the imagi=
nation of most traditional guitar bands. Back in the early Eighties, howeve=
r, such outfits were thin on the ground.
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> Colourbox emerged from the diverse mix of musical cultures that formed th=
e post-punk era, inevitably incorporating synthpop, indie, reggae, dub, sou=
l and funk. They were dance pioneers in the pre-sampling era, where effects=
 were painstakingly created in the studio, and from 1982 to 1986 they creat=
ed an eclectic body of work incorporating their influences but imploded aft=
er the collaboration as M/A/R/R/S, on Pump Up The Volume, went to No.1 =96 =
making them the only number one-hit wonders that never bothered to release =
a follow-up recording.
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> To celebrate their 30th anniversary it only seems right that 4AD finally =
release the ultimate Colourbox compilation. Entitled simply Colourbox (and =
why not? =96 the other albums are!) it is a 4 CD box set of all their relea=
sed studio recordings and mixes which has been sequenced by Martyn Young.
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> CD1 is the 1985 album, Colourbox, and includes all the tracks from the fr=
ee album that was included with the original 10,000 LPs. The second disc is=
 the 7" singles and the third is the 12" mixes. The final disc has the 4 tr=
ack mini-album, Colourbox, an unreleased early mix of Arena and eight track=
s recorded in session for the BBC.
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> 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
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> 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"
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> 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"
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> 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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> http://archive.beggars.com/releases/163/colourbox-box-set
>




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