Colourbox
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Colourbox were an English electronic outfit on the 4AD Records record label in the 1980s. They attempted an electronically-tinged reggae and soul-influenced pop music, constrained by the technology they had access to at the time. They released a number of records from 1982 until 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn and Steve Young, with guest singers until Lorita Grahame joined as a permanent member in 1983.
The band finally had an international hit in 1987 with "Pump Up The Volume" (see 1987 in music), a collaboration with A R Kane under the name M/A/R/R/S. The song was notable for being constructed almost entirely from samples of other records, a novel thing for a popular record at that time. The pressures of sudden success and the long running litigation caused by the use of samples ended up causing the band never to record again.
- Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12' excerpt (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- An excerpt from The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12'
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[edit] UK Discography (all on the 4AD label)
[edit] Singles
- "Breakdown/Tarantula" (7" AD215, 12" BAD215) - 1982 - featuring Debian Curry
- "Breakdown/Tarantula" (7" AD304, 12" BAD304) - 1st May 1983
- "Say You/Fast Dump" (12" BAD403) - 1st March 1984
- "Punch/Keep On Pushing" (7" AD406, 12" BAD406) - 1984
- "The Moon Is Blue/You Keep Me Hanging On" (12" BAD507) - 15th July 1985
- "Baby I Love You So/Looks Like We’re Shy One Horse/Shoot Out" (12" BAD604) - 14th April 1986
- "The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme/Philip Glass" (7" AD605, 12" BAD605) - 1st April 1986
[edit] Albums
- Colourbox (mini-LP MAD315) - 7th November 1983 (CD released 1986)
- Colourbox (LP CAD508) - 12th August 1985 - these are different albums
- Best Of Colourbox 82/87 (CD GAD2107CD) - 15th October 2001
