With your first and only album, released in 1979 on Rough Trade in the heyday of creative new music, taking the Young Marble Giants from Cardiff, Wales a "marmorenes" set monument.
The Philip Brothers (bass) and Steward Moxham (organ, guitar) and Alison Statton (vocals), only supported by the occasional use of a primitive rhythm machine, create with these very simple means an unbelievable clear sound, brilliant beautiful melodies and brilliantly simple arrangements , And the singing .....
This simple ingenious tunes burrow into the ear canals and never let one go again - guaranteed!
This is not a record of a bygone era, not even a last decade or century, no, "Colossal Youth" is timeless and unprecedented!
The present edition of Colossal Youth & Collected Works, consisting of 3 CD's, next to the regular album (CD1) for more pieces of the test card EP + Final Day Single + a track from the "Is the war over?" Compilation + the complete Salad Days Album (CD2) as well as the ultra-rare, legendary Peel Sessions (CD3).
Minimalism had never before (and even later) such gifted protagonists such as the Young Marble Giants !!
Five Stars in Gold! Buy Absolutely !!