THE MARCH VIOLETS
‘THE PALACE OF INFINITE DARKNESS’
Release date: November 18 2022 5xCD BOX SET
• The complete 80’s March Violets plus 6 BBC Sessions and 2 CDs of unreleased rarities
• Founder member Rosie Garland contributes notes in a 44-page illustrated booklet
• The 85 tracks include all indie chart hits plus alt versions and unheard studio tracks
• Features indie chart-toppers Snake Dance, Deep and Walk into the Sun 7” & ext. vers
• Leeds label-mates of Sisters of Mercy, they issued seven singles and compilations
THE MARCH VIOLETS came out of Leeds in the early 80’s, label-mates of Sisters of Mercy. Releasing six indie singles, they were a constant presence in the UK indie charts, hitting the top two with Snake Dance and Deep and no. 1 with Walk into The Sun. They never recorded an album – their '80's long-players, Natural History in the UK and Electric Shades in the USA, were compilations. Eventually they signed to a major label and were groomed for a USA breakthrough, performing in the 1987 Some Kind of Wonderful movie. However, they were asked to make too many compromises and split up.
Here is their entire 1980’s independent catalogue in both original and extended versions, together with six BBC Sessions – 23 tracks with 9 unreleased songs. Plus the set has two CDs of yet many more unreleased sessions, one from the early years 1982-84, and one covering 1985-87. The collection chronicles their development with lead singers Simon Denbigh, Rosie Garland and Cleo Murray, backed by bassist Lawrence Elliot and guitarist Tom Ashton.
Disc 1 - ‘PLAY LOUD PLAY PURPLE’ (COMPLETE SINGLES 1982-85) Radiant Boys, Religious as Hell, Fodder, Children on Stun, Bon Bon Babies, Grooving in Green, Steam, Crow Baby, 1 2 I Love You, Long Pig, Snake Dance, It’s Hot, Slow Drip Lizard, Walk into the Sun, Lights Go Out, Essence, Deep, Eldorado, Electric Shades. All the recordings released 1982-85 in original versions
Disc 2 - ‘PLAY LOUDER PLAY PURPLER’ (EXTENDED VERSIONS & ERAS) Crowbait, Snake Dance (Extended), Walk into the Sun (Extended), Lights Go Out (extended), Essence (Extended), Deep (Deeper Mix), Cut Down Pretty, Road of Bones, Mortality (Demo). Extended versions plus three 21st Century tracks
Disc 3 - ‘BIG SOUL KISS’ (THE BBC RECORDINGS 1982-84) Radiant Boys, Steam, 1 2 I Love You, Grooving in Green, Crow Baby, The Undertow, Strangehead, Slow Drip Lizard, Walk into the Sun, Deep, Kill the Delight, Big Soul Kiss, Lights Go Out, Love Hit, Don’t Take it Lightly, Electric Shades, The Face of the Dragonfly, Snake Dance, Deep. Recorded by the BBC for the John Peel, Kid Jensen and Richard Skinner programmes
Disc 4 - ‘INFINITE DARKNESS’ (UNRELEASED RARITIES 1982-84) Strangehead (Alternative version), Grooving in Green (Alternative Version), Radiant Boys (Alternative version), Radiant Boys, Children on Stun, Steam, The Palace of Infinite Darkness, Fodder, Virgin Sheep, Religious as Hell, 1 2 I Love You, Long Pig, Bon Bon Babies, Radiant Boys, Steam, The Palace of Infinite Darkness, Big Soul Kiss, Cold Blue Breakdown, Love in a Nightmare, Rich City. Studio and live recordings 1982-84
Disc 5 - ‘SILVER LINING’ (UNRELEASED RARITIES 1985-87) High Times, Close to the Heart, South Country, Avalanche of Love, One Cut Too Much, Silver Lining, Turn to the Sky, Gold, The Peacemaker, Persuasion, No Love No Money, Flames of Love, Snake Dance, Big Soul Kiss, Out of This World, Face of the Dragonfly, Wonderland, Snake Dance. 1-4 BBC Session for Janice Long; plus studio sessions 1985-87
STOP PRESS:- The March Violets reunion has been announced at their new website:- MarchVioletsBand (dot) com
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