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Colourbox

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'''Colourbox''' were an England English electronic music electronic outfit on the 4AD record label in the 1980s. They attempted an electronically-tinged reggae and soul music 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 (1987 single) Pump Up The Volume" (see 1987 in music), a collaboration with A.R. Kane under the name MARRS M/A/R/R/S. The song was notable for being constructed almost entirely from sampling (music) samples of other records, a novel thing for a popular record at that time. The pressures of sudden success ended up causing the band never to record again. {{Listen|filename=Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12' excerpt.ogg|title=Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12' excerpt|description=An excerpt from ''The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 12'''}}

UK Discography (all on the 4AD label)

Singles
* "Breakdown/Tarantula" (7" AD215, 12" BAD215) - 1982 - featuring Debian Curry * "Breakdown/Tarantula" (7" AD304, 12" BAD304) - 1st May 1983 * "Say You/Fast Pump" (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

Albums
* ''Colourbox MAD 315 (album) Colourbox'' (mini-LP MAD315) - 1986 * ''Colourbox'' (LP CAD508) - 1986 - these are different albums * ''Best Of 82/87'' (CD GAD2107CD) - 15th October 2001

External links

- 4AD official discography
- Full discography including compilations and some promos
- Unofficial Colourbox site
- The Colourbox samples list
- MARRS FAQ __NOTOC__ Category:British musical groups Colourbox Category:Alternative musical groups Colourbox Category:New Wave groups Colourbox