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EYELESS IN GAZA - Original Albums Boxset

Format: 4 x CD BOX Label & Cat.Number: Cherry Red CRCDMBOX14 Release Year: 2014 Note: re-issues of the first four studio albums "Photographs as Memories" (1981), "Caught in Flux" (1981), "Drumming the beating Heart" (1982), "Pale Hands I loved so well" (1982) - plus one full CD with rarities & 7" / 12" non album tracks, all from 1981-1983; a great collection of their unique sound at that time - experimental & rough new wave & post punk / industrial that was at the same time so emotional, ethereal and poetic; 69 tracks, LP replica wallets, booklet Price (incl. 19% VAT): €25.00 Warning: Currently we do not have this album in stock! More Info "Originally signed to Cherry Red in 1981, Eyeless in Gaza moved very quickly through four albums of skewed free-pop explorations to become the intriguing, uncomfortable cousin of the brash new wave sound finding its way into the mainstream at the time. Picture a place where scratchy guitars, synthesisers, primitive rhythms, found sounds, technical experimentation and neo-noise come together to provide a bed for the poetic, exploratory lyrics of Martyn Bates. Oblique, anxious, difficult in places and beautifully detached, their sound captured perfectly the beauty to be found if one cared to rummage through the rubble of a Britain in the midst of industrial collapse. Produced with the approval and involvement of the band, and spread across 4CDs presented in a hard clamshell case, this set captures Eyeless In Gaza’s first four albums, along with a band compiled set of non-album essentials and oddities and a sleevenote by Martyn Bates. • Four albums originally released in 1981-1982 • Singles and rarities collection • LP replica wallets • Band sleevenotes • 69 tracks A classic part of the early Cherry Red catalogue, Eyeless In Gaza continue to be influential today and are often namechecked as a key influence by artists from across the musical spectrum." [label info] www.cherryred.co.uk