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Breakdown

7 AD215 (1982): Breakdown [R MAD315CD], Tarantula [R DAD609]

12 BAD215 (1982): Breakdown [R MAD315CD], Tarantula [R DAD609]

Colourbox are Martyn Young and Steven Young. Featuring Debian Curry. The 12" versions are extended remixes.


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Breakdown

7 AD304 (1983): Breakdown [R MAD315CD], Tarantula [R DAD609]

12 BAD304 (1983): Breakdown [MAD315CD], Tarantula [R DAD609]

blank 304 (advertisement) (1983)

Enter Lorita Grahame. The 12" versions are extended remixes. Produced by Mick Glossop. BAD 304 was also released as a promo on A&M Records in the USA (SP-12067), it features the same tracks and the only difference is the promo sticker on the sleeve.


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Colourbox

lp MAD315 (1983): Shotgun, Keep On Pushing, Nation, Justice

cd MAD315CD (1983): MAD315, BAD604, AD604, Breakdown, The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme (12")

Featuring Steve Wright, Michael Smith and Bunny McKenzie. Produced by Paul «Graucho» Smykle. Copostproduced by John Fryer. «Keep On Pushing» cowritten by Ian Robbins. «Nation» written by Ian Robbins. «Justice» written by Ian Robbins.


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Shotgun

7 NONCOL1 (1983): Nation [MAD315], Shotgun [MAD315]

Promo released in Spain by 4AD/DRO (DRO-063).


Various - Class X

12 NONCOL7 (1983) (excerpt): Colourbox: Breakdown [R MAD315CD]


Various - Hi-Voltage

lp cas NONCOL8 (lp), NONCOL8 (cas) (1983) (excerpt): Colourbox: Breakdown [AD215]


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Say You

7 AD403 (1984): Say You [R CAD508], Fast Dump [R MAD509]

12 BAD403 (1984): Say You [R CAD508], Fast Dump [AD403]

Featuring Ian Robbins. Sleeve by 23 Envelope.


Various - Dreams and Desires

cas NONPS6 (1984) (excerpt): Colourbox: Sex Gun (demo) [R MAD509]


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Punch

7 AD406 (1984): Punch [CAD508], Keep On Pushing [R MAD315]

12ep BAD406 (1984): AD406, Punch [R CAD508], Shadows In The Room

Produced by Bob Carter. Sleeve by 23 Envelope.


Various - Indie City

lp cas NONNME5 (lp), NONNME5 (cas) (1984) (excerpt): Colourbox: The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme [AD605]


Various - Vertigo Sampler

lp NONVS1 (1984) (excerpt): Colourbox: Arena [CAD508], Colourbox: Sex Gun [MAD509]


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The Moon Is Blue

7 12 AD507, BAD507 (1985): The Moon Is Blue [CAD508], You Keep Me Hanging On [CAD508]

Sleeve by 23 Envelope.


The Moon Is Blue

7 NONCOL2 (1985): The Moon Is Blue [CAD508]

One-sided vinyl in a blue die-cut sleeve released by 4AD/Virgin in France (SA 1051).


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Colourbox

lp CAD508 (1985): Sleepwalker, Just Give 'Em Whiskey [Re (*Sex Gun*) NONPS6], Say You, The Moon Is Blue, Inside Informer, Punch, Suspicion, Manic, You Keep Me Hanging On, Arena

cd CAD508CD (1985): CAD508, Edit the Dragon, Hipnition, We Walk Around The Streets, Arena II [R (*Arena*) NONVS1]

cas CADC508 (1985): CAD508, MAD509

Featuring Chris Karan, William Orbit and Tony Parsons. Engineered by Jon Turner, John Madden and Rico. Sleeve by 23 Envelope and The Duvet Bros. The first 10000 copies of CAD508 included MAD509. It is rumoured that CAD C 508 has MAD509 on side two. «Say You» written by U. Roy. «Punch» produced by Bob Carter. «You Keep Me Hanging On» written by Holland, Dozier, Holland (Motown). «You Keep Me Hanging On» originally recorded by the Supremes. «Arena» mixed by Hugh Jones. «Hipnition» written by Ian Robbins.


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Colourbox

cd NONC2 (1985): CAD508CD, CAD508

Released in Japan by Columbia with a different sleeve, similar to inside cover of the UK release (YQ-7046 (lp) and 30CY-1654 (cd)).


Colourbox

lp MAD509 (1985): Edit the Dragon [CAD508CD], Hipnition [CAD508CD], We Walk Around The Streets [CAD508CD], Arena II [RR (*Arena*) NONVS1], Manic II [R (*Manic*) CAD508], Fast Dump, Sex Gun

Included free with the first 10000 copies of CAD508. Released in Australia by Virgin with a different sleeve. «Hipnition» written by Ian Robbins.


Inside Informer

7 NONCOL3 (1985): Inside Informer [CAD508], Arena [CAD508]

Released by 4AD/Vertigo in Canada in a die-cut sleeve (SOV 2372).


Arena

12 NONCOL4 (1985): Arena [CAD508], Arena [CAD508]

Promo released by 4AD/Vertigo in Canada (DJV 185).


You Keep Me Hanging On

12 NONCOL5 (1985)

Double 12" released by 4AD/Vertigo in Canada (SOVE 2376).


Boxed Double-Cassette

cas NONCOL6 (1985): Sleepwalker [CAD508], Just Give 'em Whiskey [GAD2107CD], Say You [AD403], The Moon Is Blue [CAD508], Inside Informer [CAD508], Punch [CAD508], Suspicion [CAD508], Manic [CAD508], You Keep Me Hanging On [CAD508], Arena [CAD508], Edit the Dragon [CAD508CD], Hipnition [CAD508CD], We Walk Around the Streets [CAD508CD], Arena II [R CAD508CD], An Interview With Colourbox

Box of two tapes. Four photos were also included. Probably a promo release.


Various - UK Buzz #001

lp NONCOL9 (1985) (excerpt): Colourbox: Punch [CAD508]


Various - Abstract 5

lp NONVAR2 (1985) (excerpt): Colourbox: Manic [R CAD508]


Various - Funky Alternatives 1

cd NONVAR8 (1985) (excerpt): Colourbox: Manic (intrumental) [R CAD508]


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Baby I Love You So

7 AD604 (1986): Baby I Love You So [R GAD2107CD], Looks Like We're Shy One Horse

12ep BAD604 (1986): AD604, Shoot Out

Engineered by Keith Mitchell and Mark Zaegar. Sleeve by 23 Envelope. «Baby I Love You So» written by H. Schwaby and J. Miller.


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The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme

7 AD605 (1986): The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme [R MAD315CD], Philip Glass [GAD2107CD]

12ep BAD605 (1986): AD605, The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme [MAD315CD]

Engineered by Keith Mitchell. Sleeve by 23 Envelope.


Baby I Love You So

12 NONCOL10 (1986): Baby I Love You So [AD604], The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme [AD605]

Promo released in Germany by Virgin (608 287-000). The sleeve combines designs of BAD694 & BAD605.


Various - Lonely Is An Eyesore

lp cas cd lp lp video CAD703, CADC703, CAD703CD, CADD703, CADX703, VAD703 (1987) (excerpt): Colourbox: Hot Doggie [GAD2107CD]


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Colourbox

lp cas NONC1 (lp), NONC1 (cas) (1988): MAD315, BAD604, AD604, Breakdown [AD304], The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme [AD605]

This was released by PolyGram (Canada), LP834 221-1, MC834 221-4. It is essentially the same as MAD315CD, except that the versions of «Breakdown» and «The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme» are the 7" mixes here and the 12" mixes on MAD315CD. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver and Christopher Bigg.


Various - Lilliput

cd Lilliput1&2 (1992) (excerpt): Colourbox: Baby I Love You So [AD604]


Various - Joyride

cd NONJOY1 (Nov 18 1997) (excerpt): Colourbox: Shootout [BAD604]


Various - Dust Distorts

cd NONVAR22 (1998) (excerpt): Colourbox: The Moon Is Blue [CAD508]


Various - Clustered and Clipped

cd 4ADCD1 (1998) (excerpt): Colourbox: Arena [CAD508]


Various - Uncut CD

cd NONVAR25 (Nov 1998) (excerpt): Colourbox: Unofficial World Cup Theme


Pump Up The Volume

12 CBOX1 (2001): M/A/R/R/S: Pump Up The Volume (USA 12") [GAD2107CD], Looks Like We're Shy One Horse [AD604]

Promo release.


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Best of 82/87

cd GAD2107CD (2001): The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme (7") (03:12) [R MAD315CD], Baby I Love You So (12") (06:41), M/A/R/R/S: Pump Up The Volume (USA 12") (06:47) [R BADM707CD], Looks Like We're Shy One Horse / Shoot Out (07:57), Arena 2 (04:54), Just Give 'Em Whiskey (04:19) [R CAD508], Philip Glass (03:37), Breakdown (Original 12") (06:16) [R MAD315CD], Sleepwalker (02:16) [CAD508], Hot Doggie (02:57)


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