Top Colourbox Albums
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Music of the Band (1982-1987)
Music of the Band (1982-1987)
[2017]
Colourbox - 12
Colourbox - 12" Singles (Remastered)
[2012]
Best of Colourbox 82/87
Best of Colourbox 82/87
[2001]
Colourbox
Colourbox
[1985]
Related Information for Colourbox
Colourbox were a London-based (Edinburgh born) electronic outfit on the 4AD record label in the 1980s. They produced an electronically-based reggae and soul-influenced pop music, making remarkable use of 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 Young and Steve Young, with guest singers until Lorita Grahame joined as a permanent member in 1983.The band had an international hit in 1987 with "Pump Up The Volume", a collaboration with the band 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... read more
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