Colossal Youth

by Young Marble Giants

Colossal Youth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February聽1980
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:07:55
  • Community rating: 4.65/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Characterized by a deliberately sparse and quiet aesthetic, 'Colossal Youth' sets Stuart Moxham's restrained guitar and a primitive, tape-loop drum machine against Philip Moxham's melodic bass lines and the coolly delivered vocals of Alison Statton. The sole studio album from the Welsh trio, its minimalist production and themes of youthful detachment established it as a landmark post-punk recording, casting a long shadow of influence over subsequent generations of indie and alternative musicians.

Genres

Descriptors: minimal, minimalist, lo-fi, stripped-down, unadorned, bassy, melodic, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Searching For Mr Right (3:04)
  2. Include Me Out (2:01)
  3. The Taxi (2:07)
  4. Eating Noddemix (2:04)
  5. Constantly Changing (2:05)
  6. N.I.T.A. (3:31)
  7. Colossal Youth (1:55)
  8. Music For Evenings (3:03)
  9. The Man Amplifier (3:15)
  10. Choci Loni (2:37)
  11. Wurlitzer Jukebox (2:45)
  12. Salad Days (2:01)
  13. Credit In The Straight World (2:30)
  14. Brand - New - Life (2:55)
  15. Wind In The Rigging (2:26)
  16. Have Your Toupee Ready - Taken From The Salad Days Album (1:10)
  17. The Man Shares His Meal With His Beast - Taken From The Salad Days Album (4:25)
  18. Hayman - Taken From The Salad Days Album (1:26)
  19. Loop The Loop - Taken From The Salad Days Album (3:00)
  20. Ode To Booker T - Taken From The Is The War Over Compilation (3:03)
  21. Final Day - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:44)
  22. Radio Silents - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:53)
  23. Cakewalking - Taken From The Final Day Single (2:49)
  24. This Way - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:42)
  25. Posed By Models - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:25)
  26. The Clock - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:39)
  27. Clicktalk - Taken From The Final Day Single (2:43)
  28. Zebra Trucks - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:33)
  29. Sporting Life - Taken From The Final Day Single (1:04)

Credits

  • Philip Moxham - bass, arrangement, production
  • Stuart Moxham - guitar, organ, arrangement, production
  • Alison Statton - vocals, arrangement, production
  • Dave Anderson - arrangement, engineering, production
  • Patrick Graham - cover photography
  • Porky - mastering

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