First LP of jazz-funk experimental new wave by the Sheffied band formed out of the ashes of the first Clock DVA, released by Go! Discs in 1983. Never re-issued on either LP or CD.
condition (record/cover): NM / NM
One of the few bands capable of effectively combining the spontaneity and musicianship of jazz with the urgency and rough-edged sound of rock, the Box were a five-piece spin-off from Sheffield industrial funksters Clock DVA. Comparisons to Captain Beefheart, Gang of Four, the Minutemen and Ornette Coleman are all appropriate; execution is first-rate (especially by ex-Clocks Paul Widger on guitar and saxophonist Charlie Collins), the material frantic.
Details
Cat. number: VFM 4
Year: 1983
Release notes:
Recorded 19-23 January 1983, mixed 27-30 January 1983 at Jacobs, Farnham.
(p) & (c) 1983 Go! Discs.
Made In France.
[SNA] in the runouts represents the stamp of pressing plant [l266585].
Tracklist
| A1 | Water Grows Teeth | 2:48 | |
| A2 | Skin, Sweat And Rain | 2:50 | |
| A3 | Something Beginning With 'L' | 2:28 | |
| A4 | Strike | 2:54 | |
| A5 | The Hub | 3:32 | |
| A6 | Hang Your Hat On That! | 2:20 | |
| B1 | I Give Protection | 2:46 | |
| B2 | No Sly Moon | 2:56 | |
| B3 | Slip And Slant | 2:35 | |
| B4 | Old Style Drop Down | 2:49 | |
| B5 | Swing | 2:43 | |
| B6 | Out | 2:20 |
Credits
- Peter Care
- Artwork
- Terry Todd
- Bass
- Roger Quail
- Drums
- Paul Widger
- Guitar, Vibraphone
- BilBo
- Mastered By
- Ken Thomas
- Producer
- Charlie Collins
- Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute
- Peter Hope
- Voice
- The Box
- Written-By, Producer
