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4AD three piece group, Colourbox consisted of two brothers - Martyn and Steve Young - and the vocal talents of Lorita Grahame.
Lorita grahame biography of williams
The name of the group came about in when when Martyn, Steven and Ian Robbins, with vocalist Debian Curry, had come up with a tape and needed a name to go with it. Flipping through a film book, they came up with the title of a animated film, a name which equally apply to a TV set or a paintbox.
This lineup produced the single "Breakdown" before Ian left the group and the two Young brothers from South London started looking for a soul singer, who they found in Lorita Grahame.
Influenced by scratch/rap records from New York and spaghetti westerns from their TV set, Martyn and Steven explored the possibilities of the recording studio with Lorita adding her classy vocals to the group's debut album "Colourbox".
The result is a fresh, yet familiar mix of pop styles.
Colourbox were known for their willingness to explore new ideas and the ability to charge of