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The Colourfield: Virgins And Philistines

In April 1985, “Chrysalis” label released “Virgins and Philistines”, the debut Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, at “Strawberry Studios” in Rockport, and was produced by Hugh Jones and Jeremy Green.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Karl Shale – vocals, various instruments
  • Paul Burgess – drums
  • Pete de Freitas – drums
  • Ian Nelson – clarinet 
  • Preston Heyman – percussion
  • Katrina Phillips – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Thinking of You
  2. Faint Hearts
  3. Castles in the Air
  4. Take
  5. Cruel Circus
  6. Hammond Song – Margaret Roche
  7. Virgins and Philistines
  8. Yours Sincerely
  9. Armchair Theater
  10. Sorry

The Colourfield: Deception

On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Roland Orzabal – guitar
  • Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards
  • Sammy Merendino – drum programming
  • Dolette McDonald, Deborah Malone, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Badlands
  2. Running Away
  3. From Down to Distraction
  4. Confession
  5. Miss Texas 1967
  6. She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Heart of America
  8. Digging It Deep
  9. Monkey in Winter
  10. Goodbye Sun Valley

Terry Hall

On December 19, 2022, Terence Edward Hall died aged 63. He was singer and song-writer, member of The Coventry Automatics, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Colourfield, Vegas and Fun Boy Three, but was best known as member and the lead singer of The Specials. He also collaborated with Dave Stewart, Tricky, D12, Sinead o’Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Bananarama, The Lightning Seeds, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sisters and Damon Albarn.