COLOR TAPES
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Distr. : UK - Boomkat/Norman/
NE - Shiny Beast/
Style : industrial / wave / electro / synth pop / cold wave /
COLORLP 01 V / A COLD WAVES OF COLOR LP 11.2014
Side 1: BERSERK IN A HAYFIELD Tease
MODERN ART Alternative Universe (Edit)
LIVES OF ANGELS Lives Of Angels
THE LORD Winds Of Space
BERSERK IN A HAYFIELD Code
WER7 Don't Surrender
Side 2: MYSTERY PLANE Pigsty Cafe
STEREO MACHINES & KINESIS : Excerpt From Cassette No: 10
WER7 Volt Air
THE LORD Space Is The Bass
DISINTEGRATORS Beyond Reason Beyond Time
(Note : 180g vinyl edition of 500 with fold-out liner
notes/poster)
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COLORLP 02 V / A COLD WAVES OF COLOR 2 LP 06.2015
Side 1 DISINTEGRATORS Elixir Vapor
VOID Transvision
THE LORD Out Of Space And Out Of Time
BODY ELECTRIC Undercurrents
SPACE BROTHERS Lodore (Purple Twilight Remix)
Side 2 VOID Radio
BERSERK IN A HAYFIELD Pulse
WER7 Masterful Of Ceremonies (edit)
LIVES OF ANGELS Experiment 1
MYSTERY PLANE Find Some Body
LIVES OF ANGELS Experiment 2
The third volume of Color Tapes compilation of predominantly UK cold wave bands is
here. Using basic synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers these groups invented a
new genre of ice-cold synth-pop. Cold Waves of Color collects these impossible to find
rarities of droning, aggressive synth music and then packages them on vinyl LP with a
poster and fanzine.
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COLORLP 03 V / A : COLD WAVES OF COLOR-VOLUME 3 LP 02.2016
1 Duke of Disrespect You Tell Lies (Banging Away)
2 Silicon Valley X-Cell
3 The Lord Universe
4 Disintegrators Oscillations
5 Lives Of Angels Green On Black
6 Silicon Valley : Holborn Station 3 AM 3rd January 1982
7 Stereo Machines & Kinesis : Excerpt From Cassette No.7
8 Disintegrators Filter Reactor
9 Berserk In A Hayfield Club Paris
10 Echophase Destination
11 Mystery Plane When The money Runs Out
12 Lives Of Angels Red Suit
(Note : edition of 500. Includes A3 poster and reprint of Color Tapes’ 30-page Purple
Twilight fanzine from 1985)
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COLORLP 04 MYSTERY PLANE STILL LIFE LP 02.2016
1 Telephone
2 This Is Your Life
3 Something To Prove
4 Tightrope
5 Somebody else
6 Poor John
7 Crying Again
8 (Do The) Shah Of Iran (Twist)
9 Still Life
10 Silence After Midnight
(Note : LP + poster , 500 copies)
Mystery Plane formed in 1980 from the ashes of 70's new wave band 3D5 who's line-up
also featured future Cure member Porl Thompson. This record was originally a demo
cassette made in 1981 that was hawked around record labels with a view for release.
Later Color Tapes released a 100 copies edition. To support their demo at the time the
band played such gigs at the Marquee, Rock Garden and The Bridgehouse supporting bands
such as Fad Gadget, Modern English and Henry Padovani (Ex-Police) in London.
This sublime minimal basement krauty synth LP was inspired by bands such as Neu, Amon
Duul ll, and "Vienna" period Ultravox. The album features guitar work of Gerald O'
Connell who was a big fan of Ash Ra Tempel's guitarist Manuel Gottsching. A year later
he went on to form Lives Of Angels who made the classic cold wave album "Elevator To
Eden" which was originally released on Color Tapes in 1983.
Mystery Plane have been featured on the sold out Cold Waves Of Color compilation
series. The album has been remastered by Denis Blackham and comes complete with a
poster insert.
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COLORLP 05 MODERN ART UNDERWATER KITES LP 12.2016
1 Hello/ Goodbye
2 TV Screen
3 Landscape From A Dream
4 Images In Sand
5 Death Wish
6 Protect & Survive
7 Tropic Of Cancer
8 Monochrome Dance
9 46 Botanical Species
10 (Trying To Find) The Hidden World
(Note : LP , 500 copies + poster insert)
Modern Art were a minimal synth pop band from the early ‘80s. Gary Ramon, who went on
to form space rock band Sun Dial, was their principal member. Only two of their albums
were released on vinyl with rest being cassette only. 1982's Underwater Kites, the
first of those cassette albums, finally gets the vinyl treatment. Ramon’s use of
guitar synth and drum machines creates a dark, atmospheric work with elements of
psychedelia. Ramon has also collaborated with Current 93 and Coil.
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COLORLP 06 V / A : COLD WAVES OF COLOR VOLUME 4 LP 12.2016
Grade A collection of post-punk rarities. Mostly unreleased or appearing on vinyl for
first time. Remastered by Denis Blackham (sounds amazing!). Includes A3 poster and
repro copy of Issue 3 of Purple Twilight; Color Tapes’ own fanzine.
https://boomkat.com/products/cold-waves-of-color-volume-4
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COLORLP 7 MODERN ART ORIENTAL TOWERS LP 05.2017
1 Dreaming Again
2 Discover
3 Sad Delusion
4 Sand In Your Eyes
5 Oriental Towers
6 World You Belong
7 Stars
7 Saturday 11th June 1983 (Previously Untitled)
8 Light Comes Down
9 Little Ballerina
Released on vinyl for the first time and including three previously unissued tracks
from the original session, here's a remastered version of Modern Art's second cassette
album from 1983. This album gives an excellent impression of what was going on in
England during the pinnacle of the post-punk era, a time that inspired many young
musicians to start making music influenced by a.o. Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire,
Throbbing Gristle and Clock DVA. Limited to 500 copies.
www.shinybeast.com
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COLORLP 08 V / A COLD WAVES OF COLOR VOL.5 LP 11.2017
1 Void - Isotope
2 Echophase - Silent Sky
3 Berserk In A Hayfield - Berserk
4 Silicon Valley - Transit 6
5 The Lord - Production Line
6 The Good Missionaries - Bending A Border (Dub version)
7 Berserk In A Hayfield - August Haze
8 Echophase - Continental Drift
9 Lives of Angels - Golden Age
10 Modern Art - Colliding World
11 Lives of Angels - Pavillion
(Note : LP , edition of 500 copies with poster insert and reproduction of issue 4 of
Color Tapes fanzine "Purple Twilight" from 1985)
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CTCLP 9 THE GOOD MISSIONAIRES PYLONS LP 04.2019
Side 1: Call To Arms
The Final Solution
Outlook
Reactions
K eep Going Backwards
Side 2: The Power & The Fog
Bending A Border (Dub Version)
Through My Window
Protect And Survive
Snapshot
After Alternative TV transformed into The Good Missionaries in 1979, the band released
one live album ('Fire From Heaven') before Mark Perry left. Guitarist-vocalist Dave
George and bassist Keith Rodway continued til' 1982, adding some singles to the
catalogue. This LP features previously unreleased recordings of the band. Anyone into
early '80s new wave and post-punk should take notice!
https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/COLOR.009LP.html
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COLORLP 010 V / A : COLD WAVES OF COLOR VOLUME 6 LP 04.2020
1 Berserk In A Hayfield - After Dusk
2 The Lord - Controversial
3 Silicon Valley - Electro Switch
4 Neutron Scientists - Cabaret Futurama
5 Lives of Angels - Artificial Ignorance
6 Modern Art - Golden Corridor
7 The Lord - Gonna Dream My Life Away
8 Echophase - Controlled Experiment
9 Disintegrators - Radioactive
10 Mystery Plane - Burning Desire
11 Modern Art - Dimension 2
(Note : LP , 500 copies + poster insert)
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EXLP 01 V / A : COLD WAVES OF COLOR-US EDITION LP 06.2015
Side 1 BERSERK IN A HAYFIELD Tease
MODERN ART Alternative Universe (Edit)
LIVES OF ANGELS Lives of Angels
THE LORD Winds of Space
BERSERK IN A HAYFIELD Code
WER7 Don't Surrender
Side 2 MYSTERY PLANE Pigsty Cafe
STEREO MACHINES & KINESIS : Excerpt From Cassette No.10
WER7 Volt Air
T HE LORD Space Is The Bass
DISINTEGRATORS Beyond Reason Beyond Time
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(Taken from: www.normanrecords.com)