Young Marble Giants : Colossal Youths or Little Duds

It's also one of the few albums I can get away with playing at work (along with choice Miles, Gainsbourg, Sinatra and Stereolab) so it's been in heavy rotation lately.

-- [that bastard] jaxon

I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE

haha. you know those restaurants in mafia movies where the whole place is empty except for one old italian guy eating spaghetti in the back? that's where i work.

South of Canal st? I've eaten there.

And at Le Mela, there really were a batch of hefty suited men with violin cases. Like a violin nonet.

lol, guess so. :D

And the re-release of the first Modern Lovers album.

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I reckon The Doc's diagnosis is absolutely OTM.

Revive partially cause a slew of Alison S.'s collaborative stuff has just been reissued via LTM. Never heard any of it before so it's been grand to hear how her vocal approach changed, just, over the years.

Just got the Crepescule CD last week although I've had the records for a long time. Classic, of course, and "Final Day" really is perfect.

http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/ltmhome.html

Darla distributes in the States.

I have the 25 track CD thing with the bleepy stuff near the end, but as mentional upthread, Final Day, Salad days, Choc Loni etc; just wonderful.

They just sound so..........ordinary.

I've bought and sold this reocrd twice, and have given it a more than fair go. Only "Astral Weeks" has been persevered with longer for less reward on my cheap Czech turntable.

The word "Dryness" has entered my mind for some reason.

I'm no Astral Weeks fanatic either, but it's hard for me to be objective about YMG.

And if you're missing the bonus tracks, Phil, that may help to persuade you.

also, has anyone heard Fools Brigade? sf indie/post-punk band that totally reminds me of this. there's no mention of them on the web at all?

I may give them one more try in the future (because of course one's tastes can always change), but for now, like gentlemen, we must agree to differ.

On September 11, 2007 Domino are proud to re-release Colossal Youth and the
Collected Works of Young Marble Giants, drawing together the band's album and
singles for the first time ever on a 3 CD set with liner notes by Simon Reynolds. To
mark this release, Young Marble Giants are reuniting for the very first time in 27
years for a worldwide exclusive performance on Sunday 27 May at The Hay Festival in
Hay on Wye in the UK, with support from Kendal's wonderfully dislocated Wild Beasts.


Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth and Collected Works track list:

DISC ONE: COLOSSAL YOUTH

1.Searching For Mr Right
2.Include Me Out
3.The Taxi
4.Eating Noddemix
5.Constantly Changing
6.N.I.T.A.
7.Colossal Youth
8.Music For Evenings
9.The Man Amplifier
10.Choci Loni
11.Wurlitzer Jukebox
12.Salad Days
13.Credit in the Straight World
14.Brand - New - Life
15.Wind in the Rigging

DISC TWO: COLLECTED WORKS

1.This Way
2.Posed by Models
3.The Clock
4.Clicktalk
5.Zebra Trucks
6.Sporting Life
7.Final Day
8.Radio Silents
9.Cakewalking
10.Ode To Booker T
11.Have Your Toupee Ready
12.N.I.T.A.
13.Brand - New - Life
14.Zebra Trucks
15.Choci Loni
16.Wind in the Rigging
17.The Man Shares His Meal With His Beast
18.The Taxi
19.Constantly Changing
20.Music For Evenings
21.Credit in the Straight World
22.Eating Noddemix
23.Ode To Booker T
24.Radio Silents
25.Hayman
26.Loop The Loop

tracks 1-6 TESTCARD E.P.
tracks 7-9 FINAL DAY single
track 10 taken from
IS THE WAR OVER compilation
tracks 11-26 SALAD DAYS album

DISC THREE: PEEL SESSION

1.Posed By Models
2.Searching For Mr. Right
3.N.I.T.A.
4.Brand New Life
5.Final Day
Recorded August 20, 1980.

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