www.billnelson.com

In the thread: Is this worth £71.71?Well my prayers have been answered.
http://www.4ad.com/news/14/2/2012/4adto ... ompilation
http://shopusa.4ad.com/colourbox/

It says it only costs $30 but it was just under $50 (a wee bit over £32) by the time the shipping to the UK was factored in. But it was still a bargain. It is released on 22 May 2012.

And, it is simply called Colourbox

For the first time ever, 4AD have released the full double Colourbox album on one CD.
On the second CD you get all the 7” single versions with b-sides.
On the 3rd CD you get all the 12 inch mixes.
Finally on CD number 4 you get the rest of the Colourbox mini album,
an unreleased mix of Arena (which is a gorgeous song),
then all the BBC sessions that most folk never knew existed.
It contains 6 unreleased songs and two session versions of songs from the album.

In all, and very like the This Mortal Coil release, this brings together absolutely everything Colourbox created.

Thank you 4AD for making my dreams come true. I can’t wait to get hold of it now!

Stop Press - They have missed the instrumental version of Manic, which was on an obscure compilation LP. I have just emailed 4AD to ask them to add it as an extra track on the 4th CD. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for the "heads up" BPC

Shall look into this one

Edit.

£15.99. Preorder On Amazon. 28th May

Sorted!!

Allen, surely you are due a comp?

I received a reply from 4AD. This is what they said -
That to me shows just how fragile music can be. The fact that they have pulled together as much as they have managed, is amazing.
I note that pre-orders on Amazon & HMV etc. are settling around the £19.99 mark, but I am happy with what I have already paid for. This box set will be one to cherish.

As for music that is a labour of love and we'll be lucky to break even. Well, that is all too familiar on this forum and, as a result, is why I support such ventures so much.

Colourbox "Colourbox (4CD)"

Previous estimated arrival date: May 30 2012
New estimated arrival date: May 23 2012

Seems the release date has been bought forward a week.

Seems like a nice little deal there.

I have my box set and it is an object of beauty. 4AD have put a lot of care and attention into this.

To explain, you get 4 CDs, each in their own special slip case. You get the full Colourbox album with its 6 extra tracks. You get all the 7 inch versions of the singles and their B sides. You get all the 12 inch versions of the singles and their 12 inch B sides. Then you get the mini album, rare tracks (like Hot Doggie) and BBC session versions.

But even more, they have created 10 square cards each with album or single imagery in full glossy colour and on the back, they list the tracks for that release and where you will find them on the CDs. That is a neat touch.

And, the music has all been remastered from the original analogue tapes.

It really is a beautiful release and well in keeping with the astounding This Mortal Coil box set of last year.

Right now the Colourbox box set is for sale at about £30 from HMV, £16 from Amazon and about £18 on EBay.

It is a limited edition so I recommend that you grab it while you can. I would post a picture of my set, if I could (I don’t have a photo bucket!)

There you go BPC

That's quite nice. And a very good illustration as to why proper spelling is sometimes quite crucial.

Hey I got the US version and its missing a disk!!