Heh! This was independently discovered (as they say in academia) by me just a few days ago! Nice.
― OleM, Saturday, 8 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 07:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Guess they succeeded.
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 07:34 (seventeen years ago) link
This was my first post on ILM, I'll look forward to the next revive in 2011.
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 07:50 (seventeen years ago) link
Er, revive.
I'd pay a good amount of money for a complete Colourbox box.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Thursday, 3 November 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
i think i own everything they ever did on vinyl, but i would buy it again in box-set form. cuz i'm like that.
― scott seward, Thursday, 3 November 2011 23:22 (twelve years ago) link
I'll look forward to the next revive in 2011
Can't wait for the 2016 revive.
Still clinging on to the hope that they're working on a follow up.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Friday, 4 November 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
I sold the singles comp aka "Horses F*cking" mainly because the cover put me off so much!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 4 November 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
oh hi
http://archive.beggars.com/releases/163/colourbox-box-set
― are you ready for a little spittle? (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
$30 not obscene at all imo
― are you ready for a little spittle? (electricsound), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
splitting Philip Glass off from World Cup Theme 12"
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
A.R. Kane are supposed to be releasing a singles comp this Spring as well... 2012 will be the year of Pump Up the Volume!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 16 February 2012 01:08 (twelve years ago) link
(pre-ordered this immediately)
HELLO
― Andy K, Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:08 (twelve years ago) link
I am a happy soul.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:13 (twelve years ago) link
i own most of this on vinyl but would still buy this. cuz thats who i am.
― scott seward, Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:16 (twelve years ago) link
Got mine in the mail today. It got destroyed in transit, but the CDs are still ripable, so I get to listen! It's a pretty little box, too.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:02 (eleven years ago) link
Maaaan, I'm all over this. "Tarantula" is one of my all-time favorite singles, no joke.
― Bob Bop Perano (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:31 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i love tarantula, so nice to have a proper reissue of it (both versions!)
― 'real danger' of Abbott ovenmitt (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 05:35 (eleven years ago) link
Also, 4AD, what is with charging me $11 for UPS delivery and then sending it in a cheapo padded mailer via parcel post for $2.50? Come on.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 06:28 (eleven years ago) link
Really loving "Arena II" and "Manic II" from the MAD 509 bonus album tonight... nothing like them before or since
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 11 September 2020 06:05 (three years ago) link
Last time I looked, the box set was big money
― Mark G, Friday, 11 September 2020 06:10 (three years ago) link
wow you ain't kidding
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 11 September 2020 06:16 (three years ago) link
yeah, i know.i missed out and have regretted it ever since.they do love their very limited runs of boxsets at 4ad.
― mark e, Friday, 11 September 2020 08:29 (three years ago) link
yeah the Lush box set/book also goes for mad money looks like
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 11 September 2020 16:35 (three years ago) link
I think the Colourbox set was a better way to go: keep it simple
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Friday, 11 September 2020 16:36 (three years ago) link
just casually reading this.then ... ooh hello ..
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/14/mahalia-irl-interview
― mark e, Friday, 14 July 2023 16:52 (nine months ago) link
An unexpected connection! But very cool, and I always did wonder a bit what her mom did in later years.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:03 (nine months ago) link
is that lorita grahame's daughter??
i can't read this thread. i love colourbox too much. something would probably make me mad. i think i'm the only person who never stopped listening to them. they are always current in my world.
― scott seward, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:03 (nine months ago) link
She had been playing open mics, “in old man pubs” at home in Leicester before her mum, a former musician with the 80s band Colourbox, started sending her demos out. Meanwhile, her dad – a songwriter and session guitarist – came up with a tagline for his daughter’s music: “He called it psycho-acoustic-soul”.
as you can see it's kinda vague re details.i guess it has to be lorita given that colourbox was her and the the blokes, however, it says 'musician' as opposed to vocalist, so could be an uncredited sessioner ?
― mark e, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:08 (nine months ago) link
breakdown/tarantula 12-inch had a different singer. more of a 4AD vibe.
― scott seward, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:11 (nine months ago) link
breakdown singer was Debian Curry. doesn't look like they did much else on record.
― scott seward, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:12 (nine months ago) link
good point, forgot about that.been a long time since i listened to them.
― mark e, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:13 (nine months ago) link
Wow, thanks for that!
I was down on the LP for a while but listening to the box set totally recovered my love for this band. All the extra tracks and mixes are a vital part of the story.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:17 (nine months ago) link
yeah, rub it in re the boxset whydontcha ..
(see upthread)
― mark e, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:20 (nine months ago) link
Oh, I had to pay a pretty penny but it's worth it.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:23 (nine months ago) link
the u.k. breakdown 12-inch and the baby i love you so 12-inch should be owned on vinyl. the sound is amazing. huge huge sound. that you won't hear on cd. or on other comp versions of those songs. the u.s. breakdown single doesn't sound as good. world cup theme on 12-inch sounds nice too.
― scott seward, Friday, 14 July 2023 17:27 (nine months ago) link