Colossal Youth

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For the 2006 Portuguese film, see Colossal Youth (film).
Colossal Youth
Colossal Youth cover
Studio album by Young Marble Giants
Released February 1980
Recorded 1979 at Foel Studios in North Wales
Genre Post-punk
Length 40:40
Label Rough Trade
Producer Young Marble Giants
Professional reviews

Colossal Youth is the Young Marble Giants' debut and only L.P. It was released early 1980 to much critical acclaim, and some commercial success. The Young Marble Giants were given the chance to record this album after Rough Trade Records heard only two songs by the YMG included on the local Cardiff compilation, 'Is The War Over?'.

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[edit] Significance

Nirvana singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain, said in a 1992 Melody Maker interview, that Colossal Youth was one of the five most influential records he had ever heard.

"This music relaxes you, it’s total atmospherics. It’s just nice, pleasant music. I love it. The drum machine has to have the cheesiest sound ever. We’re going to be on a Young Marble Giants compilation, doing ‘Credit In The Straight World’. I had a crush on the singer for a while—didn’t everyone? -Kurt Cobain


I didn’t know much about them — the Moxham brothers, right? I heard they might be getting back together again recently. (NB: Stuart Moxham just produced one side of the new Beat Happening album, another of Kurt’s favorite bands). Isn’t it weird how, when you hear something like that, you still get excited, even though you know you shouldn’t? I first heard Colossal Youth on the radio, after I started getting into K music when I lived in Olympia. It was a year before I put out the ‘Bleach’ album." -Kurt Cobain

[edit] Miscellanea

  • The record was recorded in three and half days at Foel Studios in North Wales for £1000. YMG achieved such rapid and cheap recording by using many of their first takes on the record in a deliberate attempt to keep the music 'alive'.
  • The only overdubbing on the record is a slide guitar on one track and distorted vocals on another.

[edit] Track listing

-Original Version-

  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

Re-release including tracks from Testcard EP, and some single B-sides.

  1. "Searching For Mr Right
  2. "Include Me Out
  3. "Taxi
  4. "Eating Noddemix
  5. "Constantly Changing
  6. "NITA
  7. "Colossal Youth
  8. "Music For Evenings
  9. "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
  16. "This Way
  17. "Posed By Models
  18. "Clock
  19. "Clicktalk
  20. "Zebra Trucks
  21. "Sporting Life
  22. "Final Day
  23. "Radio Silents
  24. "Cake Walking
  25. "Ode To Booker T

[edit] Personnel

  • Stuart Moxham - guitar and organ
  • Alison Statton - vocals
  • Philip Moxham - bass

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